Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships

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

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

Award nominations open

July 1, 2018

Professional Awards

• Karen Denard Goldman Mentor Award
• Distinguished Fellow Award
• Dorothy Nyswander Open Society Award
• Horizon Award
• Clarence E. Pearson Program Excellence Award
• SOPHE Chapter of Excellence
• Technology Award

Student Awards

• 21st Century Scholarship to attend SOPHE 2019 in Salt Lake City – March 26-29
• Graduate Student Research Paper
• Vivian Drenckhan Award
• R. Brick Lancaster Community Health Internship Award

Fellowships

Annual spring deadline

• SOPHE 2017-2018 Student Patient Engagement Fellowship
• SOPHE/CDC 2017-2018 Student Fellowship in Injury Prevention

Honorary Fellow Award

This is SOPHE’s highest recognition of a non-SOPHE member that recognizes a person who has made exemplary and lasting contributions to the field of health education and public health.

Presentation

Awards are presented annually at SOPHE’s Annual Conference.