Capstone Application

 

Thank you for your interest in the NYU Master of Public Health Capstone Program. We look forward to reviewing your proposal.

Please complete this survey application by May 1, 2012 in order to be considered for the following academic year. If your organization is submitting more than one proposal, please complete a separate application for each project.

Information on the Capstone Program, including the Capstone Guide, can be found at http://mph.nyu.edu/public-health-practice/capstone/information-for-organizations.html. Please refer to the Capstone Guide for details and guidelines on project scope and process.

To view this application as a PDF, please visit: http://mph.nyu.edu/content/dam/mph/documents/capapppdf.pdf

To see examples of Capstone applications, please visit: http://mph.nyu.edu/public-health-practice/capstone/past-capstones.html

We solicit projects that provide a mutually beneficial opportunity for your organization and a student team and will offer an engaging learning environment for the students to develop innovative solutions to global public health concerns. In particular, we look for projects that:

-ƒ Address a global public health issue: The project relates to a current global public health issue or problem.
- Have a realistic scope: The proposal outlines a concrete project with clearly defined objectives, expectations, and outcomes. The project is important but not urgent. The scope of the project can be completed within the academic timeframe outlined below.
-ƒ Offers a valuable learning environment: The project offers a challenging yet supportive learning environment for student teams and addresses core and concentration competencies.
-ƒ Are technically feasible: The project involves realistic goals for data collection and analysis, and draws upon commonly used and accessible software applications (i.e., SPSS, Excel, PPT).

We look for organizations and agencies that:

-ƒ Have been operating for at least five (5) years.
ƒ- Are able to identify two liaisons (primary and secondary). In particular, a primary liaison should be able to commit to communicating regularly with students and be available when
students are on location. We expect that if the liaison leaves during the project, a new liaison will be selected.
ƒ- Can host students overseas between December 26, 2012 and January 27, 2013 and arrange for ground transportation during that period, if overseas travel is a component of the project. (Projects are 8-months long but students are ONLY available to travel during their winter recess.)
ƒ- Can facilitate human subjects research and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, if necessary.
-ƒ Will be able to provide the appropriate human resources and capacity to undertake the Capstone project and support the student team’s efforts. (Students are given a budget for travel expenses only; any expenses related to program evaluation or the development of program materials is the responsibility of the organization.)

Please complete this application by May 1, 2012. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Amy Joyce, Associate Director, Public Health Practice, at 1-212-992-9928 or amy.joyce@nyu.edu.