Fellowship & Program Opportunities
The Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy is fortunate in its ability to support several fellowship and tuition stipend opportunities due to the gracious gifts of several benefactors.
The Ray E. Brown Recruitment Fellowships
The Ray E. Brown Fellowships are awarded over the summer to an incoming student from each of the participating GPHAP schools who are also seeking admission to GPHAP, while at the University of Chicago. All applications are reviewed by the GPHAP Director and GPHAP Faculty Committee. The applicants are considered based on their commitment and passion to the health care field, their demonstrated understanding of the value of interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches, and the student's ability and willingness to take a leadership role in the program.
Students must apply for the Ray E. Brown Recruitment Fellowship by July 15th of the summer before entering their first year.
The Ray E. Brown Recruitment Fellowship application is now integrated with the GPHAP application, which may be downloaded HERE. Click HERE for the most recent Brown Fellowship description.
Click HERE for the Brown Fellowship Recipient List.
The Arthur Quern Fellowship
The objective of the Quern Fellowship is to foster innovative thinking and leadership in GPHAP students who wish to pursue creative and self-initiated health related projects over the summer between their first and second years. All first year, full-time GPHAP students who are in good academic standing are eligible to apply. Proposed projects must be student-initiated and not part of a pre-established or existing internship. Click HERE to view the most recent "Call for Proposals".
Quern awardees are expected to carry out the project as described in the proposal, continue in the second year of the GPHAP program and provide a brief report (5-10 pages) to the GPHAP director highlighting the project activities, observations and conclusions. Awardees will also present their findings at a luncheon seminar held during the winter quarter of their second year. Quern awardees are also expected to be available to other incoming GPHAP students to answer questions about their project and experiences.
Interested students must submit a complete application to the GPHAP director by the first Monday after the spring quarter break. Fellowships are typically between $2,500 and $5,000. The application form may be downloaded HERE.
Laurie Bankhead was elected as the 2007 Quern Fellowship Recipient. A summary of her project is avaliable HERE and to read her complete report, click HERE.
Kate Perushek was elected as the 2006 Quern Fellowship Recipient. A summary of her project is available HERE and to read her complete report, click HERE.
Erikson Hospital Fellowships at the University of Chicago Medical Center
The Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy partners with UCMC to offer GPHAP students a range of summer internships in hospital administration. Projects change from year to year, but are intended to provide students with a specific experience in hospital management while exposing them to the broader and complex aspects of hospital administration. Depending upon how many students participate, UCMC may provide a weekly management seminar for the participating GPHAP interns.
All full-time GPHAP students are eligible to apply contingent upon both: a) taking the first required GPHAP course, SSA 475, Introduction to Health Systems, during the spring quarter of their first year and b) being current with all GPHAP requirements such as co-curricular summaries. Interested students must complete an Internship Interest Form, available HERE, typically towards the end of the winter quarter.
A summary of the 2008 Erickson Internship Information is available HERE.
A list of 2007 and 2006 Erickson Hospital Fellowships is available HERE.
For more information please contact Mary Stonor Saunders; GPHAP Director at mstonor@uchicago.edu or Benjamin Capps; GPHAP Administrative Assistant at benjamincapps@uchicago.edu.
Tuition Stipends
Students enrolled in GPHAP may be eligible for a modest stipend in their second year to support a range of activities including: special papers, projects, events, and other student initiatives that enhance the overall learning experience.
Research Assistantship Opportunities
PLEASE NOTE:
CURRENTLY ALL GPHAP FUNDED RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS ARE TAKEN FOR THE 2007/2008 ACADEMIC YEAR
The Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy also supports a number of research assistantships (RAs) throughout the university. GPHAP students are eligible to be sponsored for up to 10 hours per week during the academic year, with a maximum of 100 hours per quarter.
Each quarter new projects are identified, and GPHAP students are eligible to apply for positions throughout the academic year. Some examples of RAs include: Cardiology, Quality of Care, Clinical Quality of Care in Hosptitals, FDA Policy Evaluation, Value Estimation of AIDS Drugs in the U.S., HIV Risk Among Injection Drug Users, Factors Related to Breast Cancer Among African-American Women, and Early Adversity and Cognitive/Biological Mediators of Depression. For more information, please refer to the GPHAP Research Assistanship Program summary HERE.
The most recent list of opportunities can be found HERE