Thursday, August 13, 2020

SOPHE Offers Scholarships for its Virtual Advocacy Summit

Apply today for a 21st Century Scholarship to participate in the Virtual 22nd Annual Advocacy Summit!

This year, SOPHE is providing $400 scholarships to support students and public health education practitioners to participate in SOPHE’s Virtual Advocacy Summit, October 13-14, 2020. The Virtual Summit will focus on the effects of climate change on health and how public health professionals can use advocacy skills in three specialized tracts: The Effects of Climate Change on Health; Advocacy Skill-Building; Incorporating Advocacy in the Classroom. The 21st Century Scholarships provide financial reimbursement for the Summit and encourage funds to be used for supplemental SOPHE chapter membership. See the applications for eligibility and requirements.

Deadline for scholarship applications: August 31, 2020.

21st Century Student Scholarship: Fourteen (14) scholarships of $400 will be awarded to participate in the Virtual Advocacy Summit.

21st Century Practitioner Scholarship: Six (6) scholarships of $400 will be awarded to participate in the Virtual Advocacy Summit.

Start your online application and save your progress as you go. Practitioners who are encouraged to apply and attend the Summit include: health department coordinators, health educators and outreach managers, faculty at health education/public health programs, coalition leaders and more.

Visit SOPHE Awards to learn more and apply. For questions about SOPHE’s Awards Program, contact Jordan Buckley jbuckley@sophe.org. We look forward to your application!