The Public Health Traineeship program provides grant funding to public health programs at universities across the nation. The schools use the grants to set up public health traineeships for their graduate students. The traineeships provide full funding for college tuition and include a yearly stipend. To be eligible for one of these awards, students must be studying a public health field that is experiencing a shortage of professionals. As of 2010, maternal and child health, biostatistics, toxicology, epidemiology, nutrition and environmental health are areas that qualify.
The ASPH Training Grant is available in conjunction with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The program offers students the opportunity to study at HRSA, practicing the skills they learn in class. The program is open only to master's or Ph.D. level students studying at accredited public health programs at an American university. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports dissertation research in the field of public health. The dissertation grants provide a living stipend to enable students to work full time while completing their dissertations. Only current Ph.D. students are eligible for these grants. At the time of the grant award, successful applicants must have completed all work toward their degree, except for the dissertation. The student's dissertation committee must also approve the dissertation topic prior to the grant award.
Named after former U.S. Congressman Edward R. Roybal and his wife, the Roybal Foundation provides funding for Hispanic students committed to public health careers serving low-income, Spanish-speaking communities. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for the annual award, although graduate students receive $5,000, while undergraduates receive $2,500.