Public Health Traineeships
Students in the following programs are eligible to apply for funding opportunities through traineeships.
Funding Opportunities Through Traineeships
MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
About the funding opportunities
Industrial Hygiene Traineeship
Students in the program pursuing the Industrial Hygiene concentration are eligible for funding through a traineeship. To qualify, students must be citizens or resident aliens of the United States.
Eight traineeships are awarded per year to new or continuing students across MPH, MS and PhD degrees. Prospective students need to apply to the Industrial Hygiene MPH degree program, the Industrial Hygiene MS degree program, or the EOHS PhD concentration and indicate an interest in doing research related to industrial hygiene in their application materials. All applicants will be automatically considered for the traineeship.
Current students interested in consideration for the traineeship should talk to the traineeship director (contact information below).
For further information, contact Lorraine Conroy, ScD, CIH, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division, at 312-996-7469 or lconroy@uic.edu.
Occupational Safety Traineeship
Traineeship are awarded to applicants accepted into the MS and PhD programs in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, pursuing the Occupational Safety concentration. To qualify, students must be citizens or resident aliens of the United States.
MPH in Maternal and Child Health
All students admitted to the Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health program are considered trainees. Trainees are eligible for the following funding opportunities:
3 Irving Harris Scholars Awards are given to first-year MPH students (comes with a tuition waiver and an hourly RA position), awarded annually
2 MPH Maternal and Child Health Scholars earn one-time awards ranging from $2000 – $5000, awarded annually
Smaller Irving Harris and Maternal and Child Health Stipends that all trainees can apply for each semester. These awards typically range from $500-$2500.
Travel Awards to attend professional development opportunities that all trainees can apply for continuously throughout the year.
Learn how to apply for these funding opportunities
MPH in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
All students admitted to the Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology program are considered trainees. Trainees are eligible for the following funding opportunities:
MS in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
MS in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
About the funding
Each year, five trainees in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology concentration, as part of the Master of Science or PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, earn funding that includes a tuition waiver, a stipend and a generous travel allowance.
Students who apply for the concentration are automatically considered for this funding opportunity.
For more information, contact Leslie Stayner at lstayner@uic.edu or Mary Turyk at mturyk1@uic.edu.
PhD in Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and Child Health PhD Scholar
Each year, a PhD student from the Community Health Sciences Division who chooses to pursue a doctoral degree that focuses on the health and well-being of women, children, or families is selected as a Maternal and Child Health PhD Scholar. The division defines Maternal and Child Health broadly to include the health of women not only related to reproductive health and child-bearing. These students are chosen carefully by a faculty committee on the basis of their research interests, accomplishments and passion for Maternal and Child Health.
Scholars receive a stipend ranging from $2000 – $5000, mentoring from Maternal and Child Health faculty, leadership coaching and funding for travel to conferences and other relevant meetings.
Information about this opportunity will be sent to all students who are accepted into the Maternal and Child Health concentration. Students interested in consideration for the award should contact Cindy San Miguel at csanmig2@uic.edu. Students' SOPHAS applications will be reviewed for consideration, and no further application is needed. Selected students will be invited to participate in an interview process.
PhD in Maternal and Child Health Program
PhD in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Award
Special funding is available for doctoral students in the PhD Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology program that have passed their preliminary exams. The amount of the award varies depending on the availability of funding.
For more information, contact Cindy San Miguel at csanmig2@uic.edu.
PhD in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program
PhD in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology