USF College of Public Health Named Scholarship Awards

• One $1,000 award for a COPH graduate student (MPH, MSPH or PhD) in either the Environmental & Occupational Health, Health, Safety & Environment, or Occupational Exposure Science concentrations

• Eligible students must be enrolled full or part time during Spring 2024 semester

• This scholarship is weighted in favor of students who display outstanding academic achievement, commitment to the field of environmental health, toxicology or risk assessment through their involvement in community outreach, research and/or educational programs, and demonstrated leadership within the University of South Florida College of Public Health

• Link for application is available here.

Carl A Gelin – Mr. Gelin and his wife Gracil moved to Clearwater from Washington, D.C. in 1963. He was a retired engineer form the civil service who had served in the Navy during WWII. Gracil also worked in civil service. An unassuming couple, the Gelins lived modestly and quietly during their years in Florida.  They had no children and no close relatives. However, they did create a trust, and upon their deaths, a bequest in the amount of $200,000 came to USF to create a scholarship for USF St. Petersburg, the College of Public Health, and USF Honors Program.

• Three $3,800 awards for COPH graduate students studying Health Care Administration 

• Eligible students must be enrolled full or part time during Spring 2025 semester

• Selection of the scholarship recipient will also be guided by academic performance and financial need

• Link for application is available here.

Dr. Carol Bryant – Dr. Bryant dedicated more than 30 years to improving lives through community-based prevention marketing, a form of social marketing that she helped create. Bryant, Distinguished University Health Professor in the USF College of Public Health’s Department of Community and Family Health and former director of the Florida Prevention Research Center — a center she played a vital role in establishing — retired in August with emeritus professor status. This scholarship honors her contributions by supporting students studying social marketing at USF.

• At least one $1,000 awards for a College of Public Health graduate student

• Eligible students must be enrolled full or part time in a degree or certificate program during Spring 2025 semester

• The recipient will have shown outstanding academic achievement and leadership within social marketing

• Link for application is available here.

• One $500 award for a College of Public Health graduate student

• Eligible students must be enrolled full or part time during Spring 2025 semester

• Link for application is available here.

• At least five $1,000 awards for a graduate student in the College of Public Health

• Eligible students must be enrolled full or part time during Spring 2025 semester

• Link for application is available here.