Awards, Fellowships, Internships & Scholarships
SOPHE offers a robust awards, fellowship, internship and scholarship program for health education and health promotion practitioners, students and faculty in more than 15 categories.
There are two cycles for applications, nominations and submissions – Winter/Spring (late April through June) and Summer/Fall (July through October).
Read about each award, fellowship, internship or scholarship, the eligibility, requirements, and submit an application or nomination.
Awards
The following awards are presented at SOPHE’s Annual Conference in the spring. (Summer/Fall application cycle)
Professional, Practitioner & Academic
Clarence E. Pearson Program Excellence Award
Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity Award
Health Education Technology Innovation Award
Karen Denard Goldman Health Education Mentor Award
SOPHE Chapter Award for Excellence
SOPHE Journals Papers of the Year
Student
Graduate Student Research Paper Award
Fellowships
- Past Fellowship: SOPHE/CDC Injury Prevention Fellowship
- Student Fellowship in Patient Engagement
(Winter/Spring application cycle)
Internship
R. Brick Lancaster Community Health Internship
(Winter/Spring application cycle)
Scholarships
Professional & Academic
21st Century Health Education Practice Scholarship
(Both application cycles)
Student
21st Century Student Scholarship
(Both application cycles)
Helen P. Cleary Scholarship
(Both application cycles)
Vivian Drenckhahn Scholarship
(Summer/Fall application cycle)



