The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research (CCHPR) has awarded ten scholarships to individuals employed by local nonprofit and governmental organizations. The funding will enable staff to attend week-long professional development courses offered through the Brown School Summer Institute at Washington University in St. Louis.
The scholarship supports intensive virtual learning for three hours per day for five consecutive days. Attendees can build new skills in areas like grant writing, statistical analysis, and leadership.
The Brown School Summer Institute moved to a virtual format with the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in scholarship applicants from rural community partners. Angela L. Brown, MD, ICTS Co-Director of the Center, said, “It’s important that we are able to reach Missouri’s rural public health departments and organizations with this program. Driving research advances in rural health and decreasing the significant disparities that exist is an ICTS priority. We are committed to supporting our community partners in this work.”
The Center received nearly 50 applications; applicants from the following organizations received scholarships:
St. Louis Integrated Health Network
Putnam County Health Department
New Madrid County Health Department
Rare and Black
Village of Moms STL
Behavioral Health Network
St. Louis City Department of Health
American Parkinson Disease Association
Carter County Health Department
St. Charles County Department of Health
The application for the Summer Institute scholarship is released annually in late winter. In addition to individual scholarship support, the Center offers technical assistance packages to organizations through the Capacity Building Fund.
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It’s important that we are able to reach Missouri’s rural public health departments and organizations with this program. Driving research advances in rural health and decreasing the significant disparities that exist is an ICTS priority. We are committed to supporting our community partners in this work.
Angela L. Brown, MD, ICTS Co-Director of CCHPR