Funding Your Education

The Department of Dietetics & Nutrition is proud to offer the Auslander Family Scholarship. The Auslander Family Scholarship is intended to recognize and provide financial support for outstanding students who wish to become a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist.  The recipient must have a proven academic and achievement record and have the potential to make a major contribution to the profession of dietetics.

Award The number of awards and amount of each award varies. All scholarship awards are paid through the University to the recipient’s University account.

Eligibility Criteria The Auslander Family Scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis to candidates who demonstrate financial need and the ability to be an excellent dietetic student.  Applicants will only be considered for the scholarship if they meet the following eligibility criteria:

• be seeking a master’s degree in the Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
• be accepted into the Department’s dietetic internship
• demonstrate financial need
• exemplify the values and ethical principles of the Code of Ethics for the profession of dietetics as set forth by the Academy of  Nutrition and Dietetics

Selection Criteria  The Auslander Scholarship Committee will review and score the applications according to a rubric.  The three applicants with the highest scores will be interviewed. After the interviewing phase, a decision will be rendered. The Department reserves the right to revoke the scholarship in the event the student is not fulfilling the requirements of the coordinated program/dietetic internship. Application deadline is March 27, 2020. For additional requirements and application materials, please visit the FIU Academicworks Scholarships website.

All interested students entering their MSW clinical practicum (MSW II) in Summer 2020 or Fall 2020 may apply for the FIU Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Fellowship. If selected as a Behavioral Health Fellow, you will receive:

• Placement at one of the following agencies:
  • Banyan Health Systems
  • Citrus Health Network
  • FIU Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP
  • The Village South
• Additional required interprofessional behavioral health course
  • Weekly hybrid format
  • Does not count as MSW elective
• $10,000 stipend
• Tuition waiver – up to 9 credits for one semester

This will be a highly selective process, including:

• Minimum 3.25 GPA
• Strong interest in behavioral health, particularly with underserved communities
• Personal narrative
• Resume

Application deadline is 12:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Please send the following application materials to Zenaida Pirri (zpirri@fiu.edu):

1. Name, panther ID, email and current GPA
2. Personal statement of interest (narrative of maximum 500 words) responding to the following question:
   • Why are you interested in social work practice focused on behavioral health with underserved and marginalized communities?
   • Make sure to discuss in the narrative, your thoughts about:
     • Integrated behavioral health primary care
     • Interprofessional approach to patient care
     • Social determinants of health
3. Current resume.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Elise Linder (eslinder@fiu.edu) or Dr. Mary Helen Hayden (haydenm@fiu.edu). 

The AIDS Help of Monroe County, Inc. (AHI) award is for Stempel College students who are enrolled full time in the Master of Public Health and who are interested in engaging in an AHI internship or practicum for one semester. The duties and responsibilities linked to the internship or practicum may be fulfilled remotely. The awardee must have access to technology (i.e., skype, etc) to meet and communicate regularly with the AHI project director. The object, general purpose and nature of AIDS Help of Monroe County, Inc. (AHI) is to establish and maintain in Monroe County, Florida, a nonprofit HIV/AIDS agency that will provide case managed healthcare, food programs, counseling, housing, clinical, and other supportive and volunteer services; increase affordable housing by acquiring, developing, and maintaining low income housing for persons in need; and conduct health education and linkage to care. AHI is a public health agency that practices within FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work’s core concentration areas: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Policy and Management; Biostatistics; Epidemiology; and Environmental Health Sciences. AHI is looking for an intern who embodies the agency’s core values of honesty, compassion, teamwork, sense of humor, empowerment, diversity, integrity, and fairness. We are most intrigued by a student who is interested in our line of work. This intern would be helpful in moving our agency forward through the many processes of development that are necessary in sustainability. This internship project would be based upon the following key responsibilities:

• HIV/AIDS Intensive Case Management Program services development and evaluation
• Prevention and Outreach management, specifically through social media
• Researching potential funding sources to better offset the loss of PAC Medicaid Waiver income

Criteria

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• MPH student enrolled full time and in good standing
• Minimum 3.25 GPA
• Strongly preferred concentrations: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention or Health Policy and Management
• May apply as an intern or to fulfill MPH practicum requirements. For the latter, the student must be in touch with the Stempel College MPH Practicum Coordinator, Ms. Florence Greer

The deadline for the fall award will be in May. The deadline for the spring award will be in September. The application portal for spring will reopen on September 11, 2018 and close on October 11, 2018. Additional requirements and application materials can be accessed by visiting the FIU Academicworks Scholarships page

Introduction
The Ernest Stempel Foundation provides support to selected charities and organizations that focus on education, the environment, medical research and the disadvantaged. FIUStempel College of Public Health & Social Work is honored to distribute this award, which provides financial support to incoming students joining the Dietetics & Nutrition, Public Health, or Social Work programs.

The Stempel Research scholarship provides new master’s students (beginning in fall 2020) with the opportunity to engage in a research project with a faculty member. Students will receive hands-on research experience working alongside a faculty member on a pre-determined topic or project for two consecutive semesters. Students can apply for a project in any discipline.

The recipient receives a one-time, non-renewable fixed scholarship that may be applied towards University tuition, fees, books and supplies, housing/living expenses and travel. The recipient will be selected based on specific criteria. Continuation of support from one semester to the next will be based on the student’s academic and research progress during the scholarship year. This is a one-time award, provided to the recipient in the first year of study in a master’s program.

Criteria

Applicants must:
• Be a new/entering student
• Motivated to work on a research project with a faculty member
• Meet the minimum admission requirements for their respective master’s program and must have been fully admitted into the program at the time of the award. 
• Have a minimum of a 3.4 undergraduate GPA.
• Submit an essay, current resume, and recommendation form
• Meet the qualifications for the identified project
• Submit the endorsement/approval from project leader (form provided by the faculty)

Recipients must:
• Be fully admitted to the master’s program, maintain full-time enrollment status, and good academic standing (3.0 or higher) throughout the term of the scholarship. 
• Complete a FAFSA form with the Office of Financial Aid (if applicable).
• Work closely with the assigned faculty member on the pre-determined research project for the fall and spring semester
• Maintain regular communication with the assigned faculty member who monitors the student’s progress in the project. 
• Maintain good academic standing and make sufficient progress on the assigned research project in order to keep the award 
• Have satisfactory evaluation on mid-year progress report

Application Procedures
• Eligible applicants are asked to complete all portions of the application at: https://fiu.academicworks.com/ 
• Applicants must review the call for research projects and send the faculty project leader(s) an email with their resume and brief statement of interest for working on the project. Applicants must obtain a preliminary approval (form provided by the faculty) in order to proceed with the application process (students may obtain approval for more than one research project; list of projects and faculty contact information is located under the questions section).
• Rank their project preferences (up to three but must rank at least two)
• Application will not be reviewed if the faculty preliminary approval form is not included (form provided by the faculty)
• Submit a typed personal statement (double spaced, two-page maximum) that will address the applicant’s: 

1. Practice/research interests and goals for a career in the applicant’s academic discipline; 
2. The chosen research project(s) of interest and why it is of interest to the applicant. 
3. Any prior research experience, if any, conducted individually or as part of a team (not required);
4. Knowledge, skills and abilities that will contribute to the research project;
5. How the scholarship’s financial assistance will help the applicant fulfill his or her educational, personal and professional goals.

Faculty Recommendation Form
The application must include a recommendation form from a faculty member who is familiar with the applicant’s academic work. The applicant must send the request via Academic Works. The faculty member’s responses must detail: 
• The applicant’s academic performance, dependability, and consistency in completing course requirements and assignments. 
• The applicant’s experience and potential to contribute to the research project;
• The relevance of the research project to the applicant’s background and future aspirations

Post-Acceptance Process
• Students must submit an appropriate photo to include with application. No selfies, please.
• Student must provide name of faculty advisor/mentor. 
• Brief bio, notable achievements, etc. 
• A letter to the donor that expresses how the project has helped the student both financially and academically.

The application portal for spring is now open. For additional requirements and application materials, please visit the FIU Academicworks Scholarships website. The application deadline is April 24, 2020.

You may also contact Irene Abad at the Stempel College Office of Student and Alumni Affairs at iabad@fiu.edu or 305-348-4692.

The Stempel Travel Scholarship provides support to graduate students in FIU Stempel College to travel to conferences, scientific meetings or workshops to present papers, posters or for their participation in professional development workshops. Graduate students (master’s or PhD) in the College’s four programs, dietetics and nutrition, public health, social work and disaster management, may apply. Awards will be based on the quality of the paper or poster, the applicant’s response to the questionnaire on academic works, the faculty member’s letter of support, quality of the scientific conference or meeting/workshop, and adequate progress by the candidate toward completion of the degree.

A total of 5 Stempel Travel scholarships in the amount of $750 each will be awarded in the summer semester.

Criteria:
• Must be a graduate student in the college (master’s or PhD)
• Applicant must have submitted an abstract; have had an abstract accepted for presentation at a conference or meeting; or must have applied and been accepted to attend a workshop for professional development. 
• Students who are presenting can only apply if the abstract has been accepted.
• Stempel College graduate students are eligible to apply for up to one travel award per academic year.
• Priority will be given to students who are traveling in the semester in which the award is disbursed.

Application materials:

Applicant Statement
The application must include a statement from you that includes the following: statement of professional purpose; research interests and goals for a career in your academic discipline; how the conference or meeting fits in the scope of your presentation; description of the research that you will be presenting and the contribution of the research to your discipline; your contribution to the research and writing of the paper or poster; relevance of the abstract/presentation/workshop and how it aligns with your professional goals; how the funding will help you achieve those goals.

For professional development, include a statement of professional purpose; research interests and goals for a career in your academic discipline; relevance of the professional development event and how it aligns with your professional goals; what you will be doing at the event and what skills you will gain or learn that relate to your field; how the funding will help you achieve those goals. We highly recommend including an agenda for the event.

Submission or Acceptance Notification
The application must include a copy of the paper or poster to be presented. 
The application must include a copy of the letter or email regarding acceptance of the manuscript/abstract or poster for presentation.
If you are attending a professional development event, please include a copy of the registration and/or email confirmation that you registered.

Faculty Letter of Support
The application must include a letter of support from a member of College’s faculty familiar with your work. The faculty member’s letter must detail your progress toward completing the degree, an evaluation of the quality of the paper or poster to be presented, your role in the research and development of the paper or poster presentation, and the relevance of the workshop or presentation as it aligns with your professional enhancement.

Post-Award Process
• Students must submit an appropriate photo to include with application. No selfies, please.
• Student must provide name of faculty advisor/mentor. 
• Brief bio, notable achievements, etc. 
• Thank you note to the donor will be appreciated.

The application deadline is April 24, 2020. For additional requirements and application materials, please visit the FIU Academicworks Scholarships  website.

The Stempel Publication Award recognizes a current doctoral student or doctoral graduate of FIU Stempel College who has had a paper accepted for publication or published in the previous twelve (12) months. The doctoral graduate need not be enrolled to receive the award, but must be no more than one semester or one year post-graduation. For the student or doctoral graduate to be considered for the award, s/he must be the research article or paper’s first author in a peer-reviewed journal. This is a one-time award. Previous Stempel Publication awardees are not eligible to reapply for the award.

A scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded in the spring term to two awardees. The scholarship will be awarded during the Stempel College Graduation Reception at the end of the semester.

Criteria
• Must be a doctoral student or recent doctoral graduate (graduated in the last twelve months) of any of the three doctoral programs at Stempel College (Dietetics & Nutrition, Public Health, Social Welfare).
• Must be a current doctoral student or doctoral graduate of FIU Stempel College who has had a paper accepted for publication or published in the previous twelve (12) months
• Must be the first author on the research paper or article in a peer-reviewed journal. 
• This is a one-time award. Previous Stempel Publication (previously known as Path Science) award recipients are not eligible to reapply for the award.

Application Materials

Manuscript
The application must include a copy of the manuscript; if published, a copy of the printed manuscript; if not published, a copy of the manuscript as submitted. If the manuscript is not yet published, a letter from the journal editor accepting the paper for publication.

Acceptance/Acknowledgement
A letter of acceptance or acknowledgement of the submission of the manuscript from the journal is desirable.

Applicant Statement
The application must include a letter from the applicant explaining the paper, clearly describing the applicant’s role in developing the research and writing the manuscript, and addressing its contribution to the discipline.

Faculty Letter of Support
A letter from a member of College’s faculty who is very familiar with your work. The faculty member’s letter must provide an evaluation of the quality of the research included in the manuscript, the applicant’s contribution to in developing the research and writing the manuscript, and an evaluation of the journal in which the paper was or will be published.

The College Scholarship Committee will evaluate applications based on the quality of the paper, quality of the journal in which the paper was published or accepted for publication, and the faculty member’s letter.

Post Acceptance:
• Students must submit an appropriate photo to include with application. No selfies, please.
• Student must provide name of faculty advisor/mentor. 
• Brief bio, notable achievements, etc. 
• Thank you note to the donor.

The application deadline is January 31, 2020. For additional requirements and application materials, please visit the FIU Academicworks Scholarships  website.

For more information, please contact Irene Abad in OSAA at iabad@fiu.edu or 305-348-4692.

The Health Effect is designed to impact “whole child, whole school, and whole community” through strategic collaborations that increase the collective capacity for all children to succeed in school and thrive in their communities. This unique opportunity allows fellows to develop educational, advocacy and leadership skills for the care of under-served populations in Little Haiti, Overtown and Liberty City. The fellow should have direct interest in the core areas of child/adolescent health, active living lifestyles, nutrition and dietetics, and community health education. The fellow should have the ability to motivate and engage members in ways that result in positive health and wellness outcomes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collect, analyze and utilize health-related data to identify areas of greatest opportunity for change.
• Perform community outreach activities, such as facilitating workshops and events on building a culture of health and making gains in areas related to health promotion.
• Establish baseline and measurement criteria, evaluate programs, and report results.
• Use assessment tools provided to audit the physical space, environment, and communications promoting healthy behaviors, to assist participants in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
• Collaborate with the MDCPS teachers, staff and administration to assess community capacity and community needs.
• Refer participants, as appropriate, to mental health and physical health services.
• Conduct home visits.
• Maintain accurate records of interviews, assessments and safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary.

These activities will be completed through 20 hours/week of on-site work in one of the three priority communities: Little Haiti, Overtown or Liberty City.

Benefits/Award:

• Educational stipend of $5000 per academic year ($2500 per semester during the Fall and Spring).
• Students may use fellowship projects to satisfy MPH practicum requirements (pending permission from Ms. Greer, the practicum coordinator).

Required Eligibility Criteria

• Full-time Master of Public Health student. Though all MPH students are eligible, preference will be given to students in the Maternal and Child Health concentration.
• Good Academic Standing.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Have access to transportation and ability to readily travel to Little Haiti, Overtown or Liberty City.
• Successfully complete a level II background check, including fingerprinting through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Preferred skills

• Bilingual: Haitian-Creole or Spanish speakers preferred.
• Interest in health equity, public health, health disparities and community-based research.

Additional Information Students participating in the fellowship program will complete a project under the guidance of their major advisor. Several deliverables are expected at the end of the program. Each student is responsible for developing:

• An abstract detailing the research and findings to be submitted to local, national or international health conferences.
• A draft of a manuscript corresponding to the research findings.
• A poster and/or oral presentation.

Ongoing guidance and support will be provided throughout the fellowship to ensure students are able to successfully meet the above deliverable obligations. Ideally, students will serve as fellows for one year (fall and spring semesters). However, the award may be renewed for more than two semesters based on the program’s need. Application deadline is August 14, 2019. Additional requirements and application materials can be accessed by visiting the FIU Academicworks Scholarships page Questions? Contact Christine M. Domé, Coordinator of Administrative Services, P: 305-348-4526 or at cdome@fiu.edu.