(Katie presenting at the 2005 APHA Conference.)
KMF is pleased to announce these recipients of the KMF Leadership Grant:
2012
- Jonathan Barry (MSPH, MD, University of Tennessee; Ensign (O-1), United States Navy Reserve) will present curricula this spring at two national public health conferences in Washington, D.C.
- Neil Murthy (MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School) will attend the American Medical Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, where he will serve on the Committee on Global and Public Health.
- Helen Olsen (BA, Geography, and BS, Public Health, University of Washington) will travel this summer to Sierra Leone to do field work related to family planning.
- Hilary Rees (MPH, University of Arizona) will complete field work this summer with AMAPeru related to her degree studies in Peru.
2011
- Ann C. Herbert (MPP, University of Chicago) traveled to Nigeria to present her work with the Global Health Initiative at the Medical Women Association of Nigeria’s 17th Biennial Conference.
- Anjalee Kohli (PhD, Johns Hopkins University) presented research on a Congolese intervention to reintegrate of female survivors of sexual violence into their families and communities, at a conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Anna Maria Oprecsu (MPH, Columbia University), a Romanian-American international public health leader, used her KMF Leadership Grant to offset the cost of her studies.
- Megan Griffin (MPH, University of Massachusetts at Amherst) attended the Center for Digital Storytelling Workshop in Berkeley, California.
- Brian Vanderheyden (BA, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) attended the joint Wisconsin Women’s Studies Conference and the University of Wisconsin’s System LGBTQ Conference, where he presented his current research project on students’ perception and health behaviors based on their sexual identities.
- Bhavini Patel (MPH, UT Southwestern Medical School) attended the AMSA’s 2011 Annual Convention in Washington, DC, where she presented a community-based research project related to her work addressing obesity among underserved patients at a health clinic.
Purpose
Each KMF Leadership Grant recognizes a public health student leader, recommended by his/her department, who is seeking support in at least one of the following areas:
- *pursuing or completing his/her education
- *attending a public health field event or conference
- *pursuing an individual field project related to public health
Amount
Each KMF Leadership Grant is set between $100 and $500 of financial support, as determined by the selection committee in review of the application.
Timeline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants will be notified of a final decision by email or phone—please note in your application if the funding request is urgent. Recipients will be announced on the website and in KMF communications thereafter.
Process
To apply for a KMF Leadership Grant, please complete in full the embedded application document below, and upload the required documents.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. It is the responsibility of the applicant to submit a complete application.
All applications must be submitted online. There is no “hard copy” application option for a KMF Leadership Grant.
The application below requires applicants to submit three documents in Adobe Portable Document (PDF) format only, so applicants are encouraged to check in advance that they have the capability to convert files to the, or work in, the PDF format. You can learn more about the PDF format by clicking here.
Materials
In the application below, applicants must complete all of the following:
- Personal and Educational Information, typed directly into the form.
- Purpose entries, typed directly into the form.
- Upload, where indicated, a completed copy of the Leadership Grant Budget Form.
- Upload, where indicated, a copy of your personal resume or C.V. in PDF format only.
- Upload, where indicated, a letter of reference from a sponsoring faculty member in PDF format only.
Questions
See the application document for further details, requirements, and information regarding KMF Leadership Grants. Questions and comments may be addressed to us by email.
