International Awards
The John and Grace Nuveen International Awards
Administered by the Nuveen Center, these awards are intended to assist students participating in an International Student Exchange Program through the Nuveen Center and Office of International Affairs. Awards may be used to support educational and/or living expenses while participating in a program.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oia/nuveen/index.html
Douglas Passaro International Award
The competition will assist graduate students with travel expenses associated with an international field experience. Four awards of up to $3000.00 (per award) will be given during the AY 2009-2010 year (includes Summer, 2010).
The Douglas Passaro Global Horizons Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Douglas James Passaro, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois, Chicago and Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases at the UIC Hospital from 2001 to 2005. The award reflects his intense interest in addressing international public health problems worldwide through his work in Africa during his service in the Peace Corps and through his continued work in Latin America while at UIC. The fund is intended to provide support to graduate students for health-related, hands-on field experiences to carry on Dr. Passaro's important work in promoting global health that was interrupted by his untimely death at age forty-three.
The most competitive applications will be from students seeking an experience that substantially broadens their understanding and application of public health in the world. Preference is given to proposals for projects in Latin America and Africa.
Eligibility Requirements
The applicant must:
- Be a graduate or professional student at the UIC School of Public Health
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (4.0 scale)
- Should s/he be selected:
o Prepare and present a poster on the field experience at the annual SPH Global Health Poster Competition,
o Attend the SPH Awards Ceremony, April 9, 2010,
o Purchase emergency evacuation insurance for travel abroad,
o Provide a post-experience report.
Application Packet
The applicant must submit:
- A completed Douglas Passaro Global Horizons Scholarship application form.
- A cover letter describing the proposed overseas field experience or project in detail and a statement, including expected learning objectives, of the potential of the proposed experience to enrich the applicant’s exposure to global health. Students must also briefly describe previous international experience. The letter must include the name and contact information of the International Host Organization (2-page limit).
- A budget estimating total travel expenses. Please include any other sources of financial support that would be used to help offset the total cost of the experience.
- A letter (or email) from the Host Organization outlining the parameters and expectations for the field experience or project, if applicable.
- A letter from the applicant’s UIC advisor for the field experience vouching for the applicant’s capacity for taking full advantage of this out-of-country field experience and stating her/his willingness to serve as a contact at UIC for the student while out of the country.
- A statement about foreign language proficiency (speaking, reading, writing) and language spoken at the proposed destination
- A copy of the applicant’s UIC transcript (available from UIC Web for Student http://osssorawebprod2.admin.uillinois.edu/webforstudent/wfs3.asp )
Note: International students may not apply for projects in their own country, but a field experience in another country would be considered eligible.
Timeline
- Application packets due Monday, February 1, 2010
- Winners will be notified in mid February
- Awards will be presented at the SPH Annual Research and Awards Day on April 9, 2010
Please direct questions to:
Alyson Lofthouse
Global Health Program Coordinator
312-996-0054
Alofth2@uic.edu
Global Health Awardees
Douglas Passaro International Award
AY 2008-2009
Name: Theodore Hufstader
Location: Santiago, Chile
Project: Analyze existing qualitative research data relating to the stigmas, perceptions, and beliefs surrounding HIV/AIDS among Chilean men as part of a five-year, multi-faceted HIV/AIDS study funded by NIH.
Name: Albert Plenty
Location: Kisumu, Kenya
Project: Work for the Kisumu Initiative for Positive Empowerment to collect demographic and behavioral data to identify risk factors and facilitators for HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). The project is part of a larger effort to obtain more descriptive and representative data in order to create better targeted interventions to reduce the spread of HIV among MSM.
AY 2007-2008
Name: Katherine Heiman
Location: Peten, Guatemala
Project: Participate in the International Health Immersion Program through Concern America. Program participants are offered a “hands on” learning opportunity in which participants learn about local health problems and local solutions.
Name: Lora Oswald
Location: Dominican Republic
Project: Assist in the testing of the effectiveness of the Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) model to address health issues from a public health infrastructure perspective using the case of San Jose de Ocoa. The project is under the mentorship of Drs. Karen Peters and Linda Kaste.
AY 2006-2007
Name: Linda Rosul
Location: Peru
Project: A Nested Case-Control Study of Crytposporidisis
Reflections: “I was invited by Dr. Robert Gilman, a mentor of Dr. Passaro, to come to Peru and work with Dr. Vitaliano Cama on a nested case-control study of crytposporidisis, a parasitic infection that is associated with childhood diarrhea and subsequent long-term growth faltering. This work was to examine the role of various domestic animals, such as cows, dogs, and poultry, in Cryptosporidium transmission"
“I now have a better appreciation of what it means to make a commitment to international work. I also have a better understanding of the steps I need to take to prepare myself to live in unfamiliar, challenging circumstances, beyond acquiring vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis.”
“I must express my thanks to the Passaro Foundation for the funds that facilitated my work. The award was a tangible continuation of Dr. Passaro's support of me while I was his student, but I would also like to say that the intangible will also always be with me: his mentorship and support are permanent. Thank you again.”
Global Health Poster Competition
AY 2008-2009
Name: Ignatius Praptoraharjo
Title: Sexual Relationships and Condom Use among Injection Drug Users in Indonesia
Description: Investigate sexual relationships among injection drug users (IDUs) in Indonesia to help formulate HIV prevention strategies. Subjects were recruited between September 2004 and April 2005 from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the five study sites (Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, Surabaya, Denpasar). The instrument consisted of 59 questions with multiple probes for core questions which covered demographics and living situation, drug history, injection networks and practices, sex and sex networks, including lifetime and over the past year behavior, mobility, HIV/STI awareness, HIV & STI risk reduction and health concerns.
AY 2007-2008
Name: Iko Safika
Title: The influence of sex work venue on condom use among female sex
workers in Senggigi, Indonesia.
Description: The data was collected on the island of Lombok, Indonesia.
The study examines where female sex workers (FSWs) solicit customers as an
important factor in shaping risk or protective behaviors. Condom use from
the four types of commercial sex work venues was compared, namely: (1)
freelance-based; (2)brothel; (3)massage parlor; and (4) karaoke bars. The
results suggest that condom use is a multilevel phenomenon that is
unevenly practiced in Senggigi across FSWs, venues and clients. The study
was funded by John E. Fogarty International, NIH and AIDS International
Training and Research Program at UIC.
AY 2006-2007
Name: Christine Mattson
Title: An In-Depth Evaluation of Risk Compensation Associated with Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya.
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