KELLOGG PROJECTS

The W.K. Kellogg African American Public Health Fellowship and Development Program
This project seeks to (1) increase the number of African American students and professionals prepared for public health careers and engaged in health disparities research, and (2) build a synergistic research network to increase interactive health disparities research among South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the University of South Carolina.

Developing Public Health Professionals
The project is a partnership between the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, the Arnold School of Public Health, and South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A formal structure has been created by which undergraduate and high school students are introduced to public health professions, health disparities research, the career development process, and appropriate academic preparation needed for graduate and professional school. In addition, students gain experience in preventing major diseases that plague the African American community. In order to achieve its goals and objectives, the partnership also includes the state’s public health agency, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC).

Scholarships and Assistantships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Scholarships are awarded to a select number of eligible undergraduate and graduate students who enroll at the state’s HBCUs and in the Arnold School of Public Health. Graduate students who receive the Kellogg scholarship must be alumni from one of the partnering HBCUs. Scholarship recipients must have demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in public health or health disparities research.

Stipends for High School Students
High school students who successfully complete the Saturday Academy sessions and the High School Summer Enrichment Program are eligible to receive a stipend. Regular attendance at all sessions is required, and students are also required to complete all assignments given at Academy and Summer Enrichment sessions.

Building A Research Network
This project attempts to provide support to the HBCUs that wish to enhance and expand their research efforts. Over the last four years, research development training activities have been provided to HBCU faculty, and five pilot studies have been funded. Recipients of funding for research pilot projects were selected by a panel that included representatives from all collaborating institutions. It is our desire that the project’s collaborative pilot research studies will lead to the development of applications seeking major funding from federal entities such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control, and numerous other research-sponsoring agencies.

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