Student Travel Awards Program

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:

• $600 to $1000 may be applied towards your program fee. This will be credited to your account.
• 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

• OU-HCOM Students applying for OU-HCOM sponsored Global Health Programs (independent  programs are not eligible).
  • El Salvador (Due March 1)
  • Ecuador (Due April 24)
  • SHARE Kenya-Ohio (Due August 1)
  • Honduras Surgery (Due August 1)

 Guidelines

• Fill out the Travel Award Application Form online
• Upload a 500 word essay on a topic listed below. Essays should be original and in your own words. Check that information is cited properly. References should be listed at the end but do not count towards the 500 word limit.

Selection process

• Papers will be evaluated by a panel of OU-HCOM 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 OU-HCOM 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 cannot be deferred.

Essay Topics

Discuss one or two important health issues in the country to which you are travelling. Focus on the public health, cultural and socioeconomic aspects of the problem and potential solutions.  Information must be properly cited. Possible topics are listed below. You may also visit WHO or PAND web sites for other salient topics.