The Master of Public Health program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, has launched a refugee scholarship program to support one individual who has been displaced due to the conflicts in AfghanistanMyanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria. These students will receive full tuition while pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate degree at JHSPH.
 
To be eligible for the Peter Salama Refugee MPH Scholarship in Humanitarian Health, applicants must  have been displaced by the conflict in: 

  • Afghanistan and currently residing in Pakistan or Iran, or who have fled Afghanistan in recent months regardless of their current location, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees, or asylum seekers in the U.S.
  • Myanmar and currently residing in Bangladesh or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees, or asylum seekers in the U.S.
  • South Sudan and currently residing in Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, or Uganda, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees or asylum seekers in the U.S.
  • Somalia and currently residing in Kenya or Ethiopia, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees, or asylum seekers in the U.S.
  • Syria and currently residing in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, or Turkey, or residing under Temporary Protected Status, refugees or asylum seekers in the U.S.

Applications are due by December 1, 2021, and all required materials are due by January 15, 2022. Applicants with questions are asked to please contact the MPH Program by emailing: mphprog@jhu.edu

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