Office of International Programs

Student Travel Awards Program

(Deadline for 2008 is March 10)

Objective:

To provide students wishing to participate in OUCOM-sponsored Education Abroad programs with partial financial assistance to cover travel related expenses through a competitive process.

Nature of the Award:

• Up to 10 awards will be granted during 2008
• $500 will be applied towards in-country travel expenses
• Letter of award in recipient’s file with copy to the Dean or other academic authority as requested
• This award is not considered financial aid and is not "need based"

Eligibility

• OUCOM Students: Students currently enrolled in Years 1 to 4 at OUCOM applying to CEDEINFA 2008-El Salvador, Clinical Rotations in Ecuador, Community-Based Tropical Disease Research in Ecuador, Tropical Disease Biology Workshop in Ecuador, or Village Mountain Mission-Dominican Republic

 Guidelines

• Fill out the Travel Award Application Form online
• Upload a 500 word essay (not including references) on a topic listed below.
• Deadline March 10, 2008

Selection process

• Papers will be evaluated by a panel of OUCOM members and students, and scored considering clarity of ideas, overall content and relevance to the topic.
• A decision letter will be emailed to the applicant two weeks after the deadline.
• A letter of award, stating the nature of the competition and other relevant details, will be added to the applicant’s file at OUCOM or in their school/program and sent to the Dean or other academic officer at their school as requested.
• Award will be contingent on actual participation in the program and cannot be used to pay for program deposits.
• Awards are not transferable and can not be deferred.

 Essay Topics

 Discuss one or two important health issue(s) in Latin America.  Focus on the public health, cultural and socioeconomic aspects of the problem and potential solutions.  Students may go to www.paho.org to identify an issue or can choose from the following list: