The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health (COF) will be offering Family Membership Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. These scholarships are funded by active duty and retired Public Health Service (PHS) officers, Commissioned Officers Association (COA) Local Branches, and other donors.
Please check back in early 2022 for the new academic year funding announcement.
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.
An Activities/Honors/Employment form (found below).
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
A scholarship review committee will select recipients. The recipients will be announced on the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation website and in the Commissioned Officers Association newsletter, Frontline. We anticipate announcing winners by mid-June, 2021.
Past Recipients
- 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
