scholarship

Sisters in Public Health awards three $1,000 scholarships in August annually.

Bourda Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

· Public Health student in a Bachelor program

· Completed at least 1st year of program

· Basic membership status

· Full-time student

· Identifies as a woman in public health

· Attends school in the United States

· 3.0 cumulative GPA

Frazier Fund

Eligibility criteria:

· Public Health student in a Masters program

· Completed at least 1 term

· Basic membership status

· Part-time or full-time student

· Identifies as a woman in public health

· Attends school in the United States

· 3.0 cumulative GPA

Lockett Award

Eligibility criteria:

· Public Health student in a Doctorate program

· Completed at least 1 term

· Basic membership status

· Part-time or full-time student

· Identifies as a woman in public health

· Attends school in the United States

· 3.0 cumulative GPA

Scholarship timeline:

February 18: Informational Session #1

February 19: Informational Session #2

February 20: Informational Session #3

March 3: Scholarship opens

June 22: Scholarship deadline (11:59pm PST)

July 21: Scholarship winner notified

July 28: Scholarship winner must accept by (11:59pm PST)

August 1-8: Scholarship awarded & announced

Further information: Email VP of Scholarship, Trisha Amboree at scholarship@sistersinpublichealth.org

Application

The Sisters in Public Health scholarship application is now closed and will open again in 2026 for the

2026-2027 cycle. Please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

All applications will require a Google account.

APPLICATION CLOSED

previous scholarship recipients

Lauren E. Forney

May A. Salama, BDS, MPH, CPH

Lauren E. Forney

2025 BOURDA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Focus: Community Health, Environmental Health, & Global Health

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia

Sara Hijer

May A. Salama, BDS, MPH, CPH

Lauren E. Forney

2025 FRAZIER FUND RECIPIENT

Focus: Population and Family Health, Public Health, & Humanitarian Action

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

New York, New York

May A. Salama, BDS, MPH, CPH

2025 LOCKETT AWARD RECIPIENT

Focus: Health Policy & Management

Maternal & Child Health

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

Shelby Wade

Julia Mandeville, MPH

May A. Salama, BDS, MPH, CPH

2024 FRAZIER FUND RECIPIENT

Focus: Trauma & Resiliency

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Julia Mandeville, MPH

2024 LOCKETT AWARD RECIPIENT

Focus: Social & Behavioral Sciences

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

Yoo-Jin Kang

Julia Mandeville, MPH

2023 FRAZIER FUND RECIPIENT

Focus: Community Health

UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Berkeley, California

Cary Carr, MPH

Adia R. Louden, MPH

Cary Carr, MPH

2023 LOCKETT AWARD RECIPIENT

Focus: Sexual & Reproductive Health

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Cheyanne Busso

Adia R. Louden, MPH

Cary Carr, MPH

2022 FRAZIER FUND RECIPIENT

Focus: Community Health & Social Welfare

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

Adia R. Louden, MPH

Bethany Ogbenna, MPH

2022 LOCKETT AWARD RECIPIENT

Focus: Maternal & Child Health

Gillings School of Global Public Health

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Bethany Ogbenna, MPH

2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Focus: Epidemiology

University of Maryland School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland

Renny Ma

Bethany Ogbenna, MPH

Alexis Sims, MPH

2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Focus: Healthcare Administration

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor School of Public Health

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alexis Sims, MPH

Bethany Ogbenna, MPH

Alexis Sims, MPH

2020 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Focus: HIV prevention & homeless youth

The University of Texas Health Science Center - School of Public Health

Houston, Texas