Scholarships for CFHI Programs

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is offering half and full scholarships during.

Scholarships are to be used toward the program fees for a CFHI programs.

Scholarships to these programs are available during the following months only: September, October, November and December, February, March, April, May.

CFHI does not have scholarships available during the months of June through August.

Recipients of partial scholarships are responsible for the remaining balance of CFHI program fees.

Eligibility Criteria for Scholarship Applicants

All CFHI participants must be 21 or over at the time of participation. Scholarship recipients must have demonstrated financial need and may be any of the following:

  • Medical Resident
  • Medical Student 1-2
  • Medical Student 3-4
  • Senior level Pre-Medical Student
  • Nursing Student
  • MPH Student
  • Physicians Assistants Student
  • Taking time off between undergraduate and graduate studies

    Priority will be given to :

  • People of ethnicities underrepresented in CFHI programs
  • Those who have had limited* opportunity to travel abroad and no prior international health experience

    *limited = emigrated to US before 10 years of age; short trips to visit family; 2-wk trips with school programs, etc.

    Selection Criteria :

  • Community involvement
  • Individuals must have some experience volunteering and/or working to strengthen their community
  • Sense of Purpose
  • Individuals must articulate how connecting with communities overseas at this time in their lives will impact their future work

    Character

  • Individuals invested in their communities and education with an interest in exchanging ideas and sharing experiences with
  • people from other parts of the world
  • Individuals who are independent and resourceful
  • Individuals who are open-minded and have a passion for learning and service
  • Financial need

  • Individual’s incomes, parents’ incomes, number of members in family, loans, expenses, scholarships generally compared Special circumstances will be taken into consideration such as extraneous financial or medical needs and extra responsibilities in work and family

    For more information see; Scholarships for CFHI Programs