Rural Health Innovation Scholarship Spring 2025

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Twenty-five fully funded Rural Health Innovation (RHI) scholarships are available to those matriculating in the spring term. RHI Scholars are passionate about reshaping healthcare policies impacting rural communities, policies that enable rural Americans to access better care and healthy lives. This opportunity is available to domestic students only.

Eligible students will reside in and/or work in a rural community with plans to continue working in and improving rural health populations.

To apply for this scholarship, each of the following requirements must be complete for consideration:

You have completed your online MPH application
You have completed the ‘Documentation of Work Experience’ section in your online MPH application by uploading 1 document to verify your employment.
You have submitted your responses to the below questions:

Email Address (Please use the same email address you used to created your application)

First Name

Last Name

Did you complete the ‘Documentation of Work Experience’ section in your online MPH application by uploading 1 document to verify your employment?

Yes

Do you currently live in a rural area as defined by HRSA?

Yes

Please indicate your home address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Do you currently work in a rural area as defined by HRSA?

Yes

Please indicate your work address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Do you plan to focus your studies on Rural Health policy?

Yes

Please indicate the length of time you've worked with rural populations and/or worked on issues particular to rural public health:

Are you currently working on issues particular to rural public health?

Yes

Professional and Career experience in Rural Public Health (150 words)
Please describe your experience working in the area of rural health.

Professional and Career Goals in Rural Public Health (300 words)
Please describe what you want to learn about public health through the master’s degree and how you see yourself applying your work experience as a Rural Health Innovation Scholar to address the two most pressing problems in your community. (Please identify the two pressing problems in your essay).