Eligibility

OU-HCOM and CHSP Students applying for the following sponsored Global Health Programs (independent  programs are not eligible):

• TDI-Ecuador Research - Summer 2013

• Ecuador Clinical - Summer 2013

• Healthcare in Botswana - Summer 2013

• Child Life in Cape Town, South Africa - Summer 2013

All applications due March 1, 2013

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 Global Health Task Force members and students from HCOM and CHSP, 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, CHSP 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.