Santander Scholarship

***Santander Scholarship Program close is Summer 2018 and is no longer issuing awards . ***

The goal of the Santander Scholarship was to facilitate global health practicums for public health students with financial constraints. Applicants will have the chance to be selected through a competitive process. In this final year of Santander funding of international practica, students have the opportunity to be awarded $2,500 towards the cost of an international practicum. Award recipients were notified approximately one month following the application deadline. Approximately 35 Santander Scholarships were offered by Summer 2018, in the final year.

Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a current student at BUSPH in good academic standing. The practicum must include a minimum of six weeks in an international location. Those who have already completed an international practicum are not eligible for this award. DrPH students, please note that those who have already completed a practicum, whether domestic or international, are not eligible to apply. Incomplete applications will not be considered, and applications submitted after the deadline may be considered for the next application cycle.

BUSPH Practicum Process
Students need to have a practicum site identified at the time of the application submission. The award will be forfeited if a domestic placement is chosen instead. All standing BUSPH policies and procedures regarding practica are applicable to the placement. Awards will be disbursed to the individual students not more than 60 days in advance of the start of the practicum. Once selected, Scholars may request funds up to 90 days in advance of the start of the practicum, and funds may be disbursed up to 60 days in advance of departure. Please note that processing time for Santander checks can take up to 5 weeks.

Application Materials

  • One page résumé/CV
  • Personal Statement (maximum of 500 words): provide a succinct description of your planned practicum and its connection to your educational experience.
  • BUSPH Unofficial Transcript
  • Copy of email communication: Applicants should show the current status of their communication with their internationally based host organization by providing a copy of recent and relevant email communication.

Applications will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Quality, clarity, focus, and creativity of proposed practicum as demonstrated in personal statement
  • Academic standing
  • Selected practicum will strengthen or create connections between BUSPH and other organizations.

Any questions please contact: Joe Anzalone

To apply, applicants must submit all application materials by completing the online application form below. For clarity, name your files as follows: lastname_CV.doc, etc.

  • Santander Online Application Form is closed.