For Students

The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice supports students in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Access to Training

Public health students can access NWCPHP’s hundreds of training and learning resources at no cost. Choose from self-paced courses, toolkits, exercises, and a regularly updated library of archived webinars. Create an account in PH LearnLink to learn more. 

Hands-on Projects at NWCPHP

We collaborate with students to co-develop projects that meet graduation requirements. Past student projects have included supporting training needs assessments, developing evaluation plans, and conducting background research for training development. Contact Barb Rose to to discuss possible project ideas. 

Student Stipends

We fund practice-based projects in public health organizations during each academic year. Stipends are distributed directly to students and are intended to help them defray living expenses during their hands-on learning experience. 

Project Types

Faculty-Student Collaborative Projects: Faculty and student collaborative projects may include research projects or community interventions identified by a governmental public health agency or other public health service entity. They must involve a faculty member and a student working in close collaboration with the agency to address specific public health issues among a specified target population, and work together to develop the methodology and plan of approach.

Student Field Placements: Must establish or strengthen the placement of students in public or nonprofit health organizations, particularly ones serving underserved areas and populations, to work on a discrete public health project. 

See examples of past funded projects to learn more.

• 2025-26 student projects

Student Eligibility

Stipends are available for:

• Graduate and doctoral students enrolled in public health, psychology, sociology, and social work degree programs.

Project work must address populations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington and students should be enrolled at a college or university in one of these states.

Proposals will be evaluated based on public health practice focus, attention to underserved areas and populations, and feasibility.

All project work must be completed by the end of spring term each academic year.

To Apply

Compile an application packet with the following information. You should have all of these pieces ready before submitting your application.

• Completed online application
• 1–2 page résumé or CV
• Project plan including methods, timeline of tasks, and deliverables. View a sample project plan.

Award Procedures

Selected recipients will receive up to $5,000 paid in two installments. Awardees will receive a handbook with additional details about their award notification and requirements.

Tuition Support

We provide funding to support graduate students in specialized training in public health during their degree program.

Student Eligibility

Funding is available for:

• Graduate students enrolled in an epidemiology, environmental health, maternal and child health, nutrition, toxicology, biostatistics, or public health nursing degree program. Students must be enrolled in a college or university in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington.

To Apply

Compile an application packet with the following information. You should have all of these pieces ready before submitting your application.

• Completed online application
• 1–2 page résumé or CV

Award Procedures

Selected recipients will receive up to $5,350 paid in one installment. Awardees will receive additional details about reporting requirements upon selection.

Funding Procedures and Deadlines

There are limited stipends and tuition support available for each competitive application period. Students should apply in the quarter/semester their project or program begins and are encouraged to apply early in the corresponding application period. 

All stipends and tuition support will be awarded to US citizens, non-citizen US nationals, or foreign nationals holding a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

For questions, contact Christine Ector.