Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships

Every year, SOPHE presents awards to faculty, practitioners, students and chapters in more than 15 categories.

There are two cycles for award submissions – fall/winter and spring/summer.

Read about each award, fellowship or scholarship, the eligibility, requirements, and submit an application.

Professional Awards

Fall/Winter

• 21^st Century Practitioner Scholarships
• Karen Denard Goldman Mentor Award
• Distinguished Fellow Award
• Dorothy Nyswander Open Society Award
• Honorary Fellow Award
• Horizon Award
• Clarence E. Pearson Program Excellence Award
• SOPHE Chapter for Excellence
• Digital Health Technology & Communication Award

Spring/Summer

• 21^st Century Practitioner Scholarships

Student Awards

Fall/Winter

• 21^st Century Student Scholarships
• Graduate Student Research Paper
• Vivian Drenckhahn Award
• R. Brick Lancaster Community Health Internship Award*

Spring/Summer

• 21^st Century Student Scholarships

Fellowships

Spring/Summer

• SOPHE/CDC Injury Prevention Fellowship*
• Patient Engagement Fellowship*

NCHEC’s Helen P. Cleary Scholarship

The Helen P. Cleary Scholarship provides financial support to students enrolled in a health education related degree program to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES^®) examination.

Learn about the next application cycle:

Award Presentations

Awards are presented annually at SOPHE’s Annual Conference.

*Application date subject to change for the R. Brick Lancaster Community Health Internship Award