The Dean's Special Project Fund was established to provide funding to help the school meet priority public health needs. All funding will be used at the Dean's discretion to respond to immediate public health needs and to serve as an incubator for new ideas and a platform to influence change in the health of our community.
The Alumni Board Scholarship was established by the 2019-2020 FSPH Alumni Board, to support undergraduate scholarships for first-generation students. All gifts in this fund will support students enrolled as either full-time juniors or seniors at FSPH.
Scholarships attract the very best students, and your gift ensures that the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health will recruit and retain exceptional students who are eager to learn and determined to make a difference. If you would like to direct a gift to a scholarship program or create a new opportunity for students, please let us know at fsphinfo@iu.edu.
In 2019, a group of Master of Health Administration alumni joined together to establish the MHA Legacy Scholarship, an endowed fund to honor the 50th anniversary of the program. The scholarship recognizes the unique relationships between alumni of the program, who are always ready to assist in the launch of the next generation of healthcare leaders. All gifts in the endowed fund will assist students in pursuing an MHA degree. There is no minimum or maximum donation required to contribute to this fund.
Graduate students enrolled in the JD/MHA or JD/MPH joint degree programs in the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health benefit from funds in this account by receiving scholarships as well as professional development opportunities.
The Addison Public Health Scholarship supports scholarships for undergraduate students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health.
Students who study abroad return transformed by the opportunity to travel outside of their culture and away from home. Your support today will enable worldview-changing experiences for our students.
The Samuel H. Hopper Scholarship was established to honor the first Masters of Health Administration program director. Gifts will be used to support scholarships for second year graduate students enrolled in the MHA program.
The faculty who helped develop the MS in Product Stewardship degree program established a scholarship account to accept donations for students in the program. FSPH is the first academic institution in the world to offer a graduate degree in this emerging field, and scholarships will help support these emerging experts.
The future of public health will be determined by the actions we take now. Your gift to the School of Public Health Fund helps advance our mission to cultivate innovative, interdisciplinary, community engaged education, research and service and prepare leaders in public health and health care.
The Grassroots Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Project (GMCHL) trains and mentors women to help their neighborhoods improve pregnancy and infant development outcomes. They work to make a change at the community, organizational, and policy levels while meeting the needs of women, infants, and families in their neighborhoods by linking them to services. All gifts in this fund will support expenses incurred by the school for the GMCHL project.
The Center for Public Health Practice’s mission is to support excellence in public health practice and translational research. Your gift supports the center’s ability to provide technical assistance to state and local health departments and community-based organizations in Indiana.
Alumni and friends have the option to direct gifts to academic divisions and programs. These discretionary funds allow individual programs to strengthen student support, provide funds for research and professional development, and develop the many leadership programs for students and community partners. You can direct your gift to the following programs. If you would like to direct a gift to a program that is not listed, please let us know at fsphinfo@iu.edu.
By making a gift today, you can give Latino teens the opportunity to gain self-confidence and skills that can help them survive and thrive through the program Your Life. Your Story. Your donation will support a program that includes a week-long summer experience designed specifically to address the needs of at-risk youth by helping them build their resilience: the ability to bounce back and thrive when faced with adversity.
