Health Promotion through Community Engaged Dissemination and Implementation Science Annual Scholarship

This scholarship is for Health & Kinesiology graduate students who use community-engagement and dissemination and implementation science principles and approaches to address priority community health issues. Given to students who have projects focused on addressing health promotion or disease prevention in rural or lower income communities.

Required criteria:

  • Applicants must be a graduate student in a Department of Health and Kinesiology program.

Primary considerations for this award are:

  • Demonstrated interest and work done for community health promotion and/or addressing community health issues in rural or lower income communities.

Additional required documents:

  • A personal statement (max 600 words) that addresses the following:
  1. Your passion for and interest in the field of public health, health education, and/or kinesiology.
  2. The scholarship criteria and/or considerations.
  • A current resume/CV

Please fully complete your University of Utah General Scholarship Application and upload the required documents to be considered for this award.

Award
$2,000
Deadline
02/15/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please provide a personal statement (max 600 words) that addresses the following:
  2. Your passion for and interest in the field of public health, health education, and/or kinesiology.
  3. The scholarship criteria and/or considerations.
  4. Attach your resume or curriculum vitae. Be sure it includes: Your educational background, professional affiliations, awards received, research experience (presentations, publications, grants, fellowships), teaching experience, service to the University and/or the profession, and other key achievements.
  5. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION: List and describe off-campus service or volunteer activities related to this scholarship criteria (Max 600 words) in which you have participated.

    Examples may include the U-FIT Program, Special Olympics, youth sports programs, volunteer health screenings, health-related community service projects, research involvement, etc.