Applications for the 2026-2027 Year Are Open!
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Students applying for NEPHTC Student stipend must have their project approved and confirmed by their university and field placement site prior to application.
NEPHTC Student Stipend Program
The New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) provides awards to 27 public health and health program students per year for field placements and faculty-student collaborative projects throughout New England. The award for graduate level students is $5,000 and the award for undergraduate level students is $3,500.
The NEPHTC Student Stipend Program is designed to allow students to gain practical experience working on projects in public or nonprofit health agencies or organizations, including hospitals, community-based health care facilities, and non-traditional health settings. Projects serve medically vulnerable and/or rural areas or populations in one of the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The program is funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) New England Public Health Training Center, located at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).
NEPHTC’s Student Stipend Program aims to strengthen the public health workforce through student field placements and faculty-student collaboratives, aligning with the Boston University School of Public Health’s mission to improve the health of local populations. Applications will be weighed based on project suitability, agency characteristics, Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities, and regional representation across the New England states.
All applications meeting minimum requirements will be considered, even if the project has already started.
Proof of Impact
By the Numbers
*Agreed or Strongly Agreed
Data from Common Metrics Reporting period 7/1/22-6/30/23
View Field Placements by the Numbers (July 2018 – June 2024)Employment Status One Year After Program**
80.7% of students are employed.
76.1% of those employed work in health or public health.
Impact**
100% of those working agreed or strongly agreed that their placement prepared them for the work they do now.
**Data from 2023 participants, gathered one year after participation
In Their Own Words
Listen to Fawatih Mohamed-Abou’s describe the benefits of her internship experience:
“I loved interacting with community members and being able to make their voice heard in policy level decision making efforts.”
“This funding opportunity made it possible for me to turn an idea into a reality.”
“I loved having the opportunity to experience real world public health work.”
— Participant Exit Survey, 2022–23