Application Process
Applications must be submitted online and include the following items:
- A 3,000 character (500 word) essay describing academic and career goals and how the area of focus relates to the Public Health Service (PHS) professional categories and/or the improvement of public health. Find the complete list of PHS professional categories at www.usphs.gov/explore-opportunities/.
Two letters of recommendation.
A copy of a current high school and/or college transcripts as applicable.
For high school students or incoming freshmen, a copy of a letter of acceptance to the applicant’s chosen college.
Activities/Honors/Employment form (found here).
Eligibility Criteria
Matriculated students for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States who are:
- Biological, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a member of the Commissioned Officers Association (COA) of the USPHS
- Spouse of a member of COA
Selection Criteria and Announcement
Recipients are selected by a scholarship review committee. The application period for the next funding cycle will open in February 2023.
Past Recipients
2022 recipients: press release
2021 recipients: press release
- 2020 recipients: press release
- 2019 recipients: press release
- 2018 recipients: press release
2017 recipients: press release
- 2016 recipients: press release
- 2015 recipients: press release
- 2014 recipients: press release
