The Peter Salama Refugee MPH Scholarship in Humanitarian Health

Institution Contact: [email protected]

Level of Study: Graduate

Fields of Study: Master of Public Health.

Scholarship Award Amount: Full tuition for the 11-month program of study

Approximate Funding Gap to be filled by student: Housing, travel, and living assistance

Award Duration: 11 months for Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate program

Number of Awards Available: One

Application Deadline: December 1, 2021; all required application materials are due by January 15, 2022.

Application Requirements:

The Master of Public Health program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, has launched a refugee scholarship program to support one individual who has been displaced due to the conflicts in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria. These students will receive full tuition, while pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate degree at JHSPH).

Applicants must have been displaced by the conflict in:

• Afghanistan and currently residing in Pakistan or Iran, or who have fled Afghanistan in recent months regardless of their current location, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees, or asylum seekers in the U.S.
• Myanmar and currently residing in Bangladesh or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees, or asylum seekers in the U.S.
• South Sudan and currently residing in Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, or Uganda, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees or asylum seekers in the U.S.
• Somalia and currently residing in Kenya or Ethiopia, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees, or asylum seekers in the U.S.
• Syria and currently residing in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, or Turkey, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees or asylum seekers in the U.S.

Students will begin their studies in late June 2022 (full-time MPH program only).

JHSPH requires a minimum TOEFL score of 100 or IELTS score of 7.0.

Applications are due by December 1, 2021; all required application materials are due by January 15, 2022.

International Applicants can apply for waivers for the SOPHAS application

Applicants with questions are asked to please contact the MPH Program by e-mailing:  [email protected]