Financial Information for Graduate Programs

Financial Aid

Scholarships and Fellowships

Public Health scholarship and fellowship information is posted on the bulletin board at the end of the first floor hall in the Health Sciences Building and/or in academic departments.

In addition, since the Arnold School of Public Health is a member of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), graduate students are eligible for fellowships offered through ASPH. Information about internship and fellowship programs managed by ASPH may be found on the at the Association of Schools of Public Health website.

The University of South Carolina Graduate School also has a listing of fellowships and awards located at http://gradschool.sc.edu/support.

Grants, Loans, and Other Financial Assistance

The University of South Carolina Office of Student Financial Aid provides access to a variety of grants and loans for students in graduate programs of study. Financial aid inquiries should be made to:

Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
University of South Carolina
1714 College Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Tel: 803-777-8134
Fax: 803-777-0941
Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Eastern Time
E-mail: uscfaid@sc.edu
Web: http://www.sc.edu/financialaid/

Financial Support

Internships and Traineeships

Public Health internship and traineeship information is posted on the bulletin board at the end of the first floor hall in the Health Sciences Building and/or in academic departments.

Graduate Assistantships

A limited number of Graduate Assistantships are available for full-time students. These assistantships provide a special tuition rate and a stipend in return for 10-20 hours of work per week under the direction of Arnold School of Public Health faculty. Currently, to qualify for an assistantship, a student must be fully admitted to a degree program, maintain a 3.0 average, and enroll in at least 6 credit hours.

The Graduate Assistantships application is available here.

Students applying through SOPHAS must submit this form to the Arnold School office of Student Services.

Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Program

Supported by an NIH T32 training grant from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences, the Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Program (BBIP) is designed for select students beginning their doctoral studies in Epidemiology, Exercise Science, or Psychology. The purpose of this interface program is to prepare behavioral scientists through their exposure to biomedical / biological training so that they will function more effectively as members of interdisciplinary research teams. The thematic emphasis for BBIP is on health-related research problems that are linked to prevention science, the developmental sciences (broadly construed), or both.

More information is available here.