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Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Program

(Four Year College, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: The Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Program is a yearlong fellowship program open to all Baltimore area students enrolled in a degree program in health and human service fields. Fellows work with existing community agencies and carry out service projects of at least 200 hours that address unmet needs of underserved communities. Focus: Animal/Veterinary Sciences; Dental Health/Services; Food Science/Nutrition; Health Administration; Health and Medical Sciences; Health Information Management/Technology; Law/Legal Services; Nursing; Music; Social Services; Education; Therapy/Rehabilitation Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 16. Minimum award amount: $2000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 15 fellowship(s), totalling $30,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 2/28.

Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program

(Four Year College, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: The Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program offers year-long community service fellowships to students enrolled in health-related degree programs. Fellows carry out health related projects of at least 200 hours in collaboration with a local community agency, attend an orientation and monthly meetings, and help organize public symposia on health. Interview is required of those applicants who pass the first screening. Focus: Animal/Veterinary Sciences; Dental Health/Services; Education; Food Science/Nutrition; Health Administration; Health and Medical Sciences; Health Information Management/Technology; Law/Legal Services; Nursing; Religion/Theology; Social Services; Social Sciences Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 25. Maximum no. of awards: 30. Minimum award amount: $2000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 30 fellowship(s), totalling $60,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 1/15.

Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program

(Four Year College, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: The Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program provides service opportunities and support for aspiring health professionals who seek to help those currently underserved by our healthcare system. Fellowship projects involve a minimum of 200 hours of direct service through an existing community organization in Chicago, suburban Cook County, or DuPage County. Cosponsored by the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. Focus: Animal/Veterinary Sciences; Dental Health/Services; Food Science/Nutrition; Health Administration; Health and Medical Sciences; Health Information Management/Technology; Law/Legal Services; Nursing; Religion/Theology; Social Services; Education; Therapy/Rehabilitation Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 30. Minimum award amount: $2000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 30 fellowship(s), totalling $60,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 2/8.

Lambarene Schweitzer Fellows Program

(University/Fellowship)

Purpose: Each year, the Lambarene Schweitzer Fellows Program selects four New England medical students who are fluent in French to spend three months working at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambarene, Gabon as junior physicians in pediatrics, surgery, or internal medicine. Complete funding for students (airfare, room, board, immunizations) is provided. Focus: Health and Medical Sciences Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 4. Maximum award amount: $6000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 4 fellowship(s), totalling $24,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 12/24.

New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows Program

(University/Fellowship)

Purpose: The New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows Program is a yearlong fellowship for students enrolled in a degree-granting program in health, law, and other disciplines related to health care. Each Fellow carries out a health-related service project of at least 200 hours which addresses unmet health needs of an underserved community. Focus: Animal/Veterinary Sciences; Dental Health/Services; Food Science/Nutrition; Health Administration; Health and Medical Sciences; Health Information Management/Technology; Law/Legal Services; Nursing; Music; Social Services; Education; Therapy/Rehabilitation Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 16. Maximum no. of awards: 20. Minimum award amount: $2000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 16 fellowship(s), totalling $32,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 2/15.

North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows Program

(Four Year College, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: The North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows Program provides service opportunities for aspiring health professionals and lawyers who seek to help those currently underserved by our healthcare system. Fellows carry out a direct community service project of 200 hours with an existing community agency in North Carolina. Focus: Animal/Veterinary Sciences; Dental Health/Services; Food Science/Nutrition; Health Administration; Health and Medical Sciences; Health Information Management/Technology; Law/Legal Services; Nursing; Music; Social Services; Education; Therapy/Rehabilitation Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 16. Minimum award amount: $2000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 13 fellowship(s), totalling $36,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 2/15.

Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program

(Four Year College, Postgraduate, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: The Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program encourages health professional students to act on their idealism by serving needy individuals and communities through community service fellowships. The program is open to graduate and undergraduate students in health professional or related disciplines (no pre-medicine or pre-law). Focus: Animal/Veterinary Sciences; Dental Health/Services; Food Science/Nutrition; Health Administration; Health and Medical Sciences; Health Information Management/Technology; Law/Legal Services; Nursing; Education; Music; Social Services; Therapy/Rehabilitation Qualif.: Applicant must be: full-time student. High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 16. Maximum no. of awards: 20. Minimum award amount: $2000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 19 fellowship(s), totalling $38,000. To Apply: Required: interview; essay; reference(s); resume. Deadline: 2/1.