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DEADLINE: May 5, 2024

The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2024 Family Member Scholarship Program. Awards are expected to be announced in June 2024.

Eligibility

Applicants must be the spouse or biological, step, or adopted child or grandchild of a current COA member. Applicants must also be matriculated students in undergraduate or graduate studies at schools located in the United States, or high school seniors who have been accepted at a post-secondary institution.

The Family Member Scholarship is limited to four total years of funding, and the Mishoe "BELIEVE" scholarship is limited to one year of funding. High school seniors may be awarded both a Family Member Scholarship and a "BELIEVE" scholarship one time during their senior year of high school. High school students applying for the Family Member Scholarship, who meet Mishoe "BELIEVE" Scholarship eligibility criteria and wish to compete for additional funding through the RDML Mishoe "BELIEVE" Scholarship (one time award), must ALSO complete the Mishoe "BELIEVE" essay (see #16 in the application.) Others may skip Question #16.

Selection and Notification

A review committee composed of COA members will select the scholarship recipients. Awardees will be announced in the newsletter Frontline and posted online.

Promotion of Scholarship

If you are selected to receive a scholarship, your photo and excerpts from your essay may be used for promotional purposes.

Questions

Contact Annette Beadle at abeadle@coausphs.org. Include 2024 Family Membership Scholarship in the subject line.

For more information on the Family Members Scholarship program, visit https://www.phscof.org/scholarships/family-member-scholarships/. For high school seniors also applying for the RDML Mishoe Believe scholarship, more information can be found at https://www.phscof.org/scholarships-grants-and-funding-requests/mishoe-believe-scholarship/.

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* 1. Contact information

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* 2. Sponsor information

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* 3. Rank

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* 4. Status of sponsor

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* 5. Date of death, if deceased

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* 6. Did sponsor die on active duty?

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* 7. Sponsor's relation to you

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* 8. Sponsor's COA membership number (required)

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* 9. For high school and undergraduate students, upload a copy of your most recent transcript or GED. For high school seniors, the transcript must include your senior year 1st semester grades. For undergraduate college  students, upload a copy of your final high school transcript or GED and transcripts of any college courses completed.

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* 10. For graduate students, upload a copy of your undergraduate transcript.

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* 11. For graduate students, upload any additional college coursework you've completed toward your graduate degree.

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* 12. Essay: Address what you attend to accomplish with your degree or program and how your area of focus relates to improving public health. Limit your response to 3000 characters. It is recommended that you compose this section in Microsoft Word, then copy/paste it into this box.

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* 13. Upload activities/honors/employment form.

This form can be found at https://www.phscof.org/family-member-scholarships.html

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* 14. Upload recommendation letter #1.

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* 15. Upload recommendation letter #2.

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* 16. FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ONLY - RDML Helena O. Mishoe Diversity "Believe" Scholarship

(This is optional for high school seniors who wish to apply for additional funding.)

Write an essay (double spaced and not to exceed 2 pages) that addresses the following:
1. Describe how you overcame a challenge, how it has shaped you as a person and how it affected your career dreams/aspirations.
2. Identify how will you use your college education to serve and inspire others.
3. Explain what the following means to you - “Hope emerges and the future begins for one person only when there is another who believes in the beauty of their dreams.” (Note: this is RDML Mishoe's favorite quote)
4. Provide an example of human rights in practice and an example of a human rights violation.

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