The Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) offers a broad range of scholarship opportunities, tuition discounts, and other financial benefits to help JCPH students afford the cost of earning their graduate degree.
You must be an incoming or current student in JCPH to qualify.
This scholarship is named in honor of Mr. Donato Tramuto, the former CEO of Tivity Health and an accomplished healthcare executive, global health activist, and author. The scholarship is funded by the TramutoPorter Foundation to recognize and support the outstanding efforts of our students.
This scholarship requires an application. The maximum award is $2,000 per student per academic year.
Deadlines to apply are July 15 and November 15 each academic year.
You must be an incoming or current JCPH student to qualify.
This scholarship is named in honor of Mr. Thomas Eakins, the Philadelphia native who painted the famous 1875 portrait of Dr. Samuel Gross called “The Gross Clinic.” Dr. Gross was regarded as the “Emperor of American Surgery” in the 19th century having written 14 books and 1,200 articles on surgery, general medicine, and medical history. Dr. Gross graduated from then Jefferson Medical College in 1828 and was the first alumnus to be appointed to a professorship at Jefferson and serve as Chair of Surgery from 1856-1882 and Co-Chair of Surgery from 1882-1889.
This scholarship requires an application. The maximum award is $2,000 per student per academic year.
Deadlines to apply are July 15 and November 15 each academic year.
You must be an incoming or current JCPH student to qualify.
Full-time and part-time Jefferson (and LVHN) employees are eligible for a 15% tuition discount and a waiver of library and IT fees for approved courses and programs. The discounted tuition is also extended to Jefferson Health's clinical partners (Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Wills Eye Hospital, Nemours Children's Health, and Main Line Heath); however, library and IT fees may be assessed.
In addition, Jefferson (and LVHN) employees may also be eligible for tuition assistance, please contact MyTuition.Jefferson.edu.
Employees must identify themselves as Jefferson (and LVHN) employees (or employees of the above-mentioned clinical partners) on their application in order to receive the tuition discount. Retroactive discounts will not be provided. The employee tuition discount cannot be combined with other scholarships offered by the College.
The College has partnerships with a wide variety of non-profit agencies, professional associations, healthcare providers, businesses, and other organizations, to support the continuing education of their members and employees. Many of these agreements include tuition discounts, course waivers, scholarships, and other benefits. Please visit our Partnerships page for more information.
Applicants must indicate their affiliation at the time of application to receive the benefits (e.g., course waivers, tuition discount, etc.) associated with their organization. Billing adjustments and waivers will not be made for courses that have already been completed. Benefits received under an affiliation agreement cannot be combined with any other scholarship or discount offered by JCPH.
Seniors 65 years and older, as well as, active duty military, military reserve personnel, and military veterans from the US Army, Navy, Airforce, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Space Force, and National Guard are eligible for a 15% tuition discount.
Seniors, military personnel, and veterans must identify themselves on their application in order to receive the tuition discount. Retroactive discounts will not be provided. The tuition discount for Seniors and Military personnel may be combined with other scholarships offered by the College.
Established in 2014, the Care Innovation Scholarship Fund provides financial support for students completing a Master of Science in Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research (AHEOR). The scholarship is focused on supporting students who are interested in pursuing careers in the pharmaceutical industry after graduation.
This scholarship requires an application. The maximum award is $2,000 per student per academic year.
Deadlines to apply are July 15 and November 15 each academic year.
You must be an incoming or current JCPH student to qualify.
Public health professionals are needed to address health, wellness, and equity in our communities, nationally, and globally. To help achieve this goal the College is committed to keeping the cost of public health training accessible and will provide a minimum of $6,500 in scholarship funding to all students admitted to the MPH program. Exceptional applicants and students enrolling in the online delivery option may receive up to $10,000 in scholarship funding. Eligible applicants receive the scholarship award at the time of admission. No additional application is necessary.
All public health applicants qualify for this scholarship except for the EDM/MPH and PhD in Nursing/MPH dual degree applicants. Applicants to the Bridge pathway (i.e., BS/MPH) do not qualify for this scholarship, but receive other benefits. Current students, Jefferson (and LVHN) employees, clinical partners, and those who have taken courses in JCPH in the last five years are not eligible for this scholarship.
As part of our partnership with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC), MD/MPH students receive a scholarship for the MPH portion of the dual degree to help support the advanced public health training of future physicians graduating from the university. The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Joseph S. Gonnella, a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Dean Emeritus of Jefferson Medical College (the previous name of SKMC). The scholarship is $5,000 towards the tuition and fees for the MPH portion of the degree program.
Eligible students automatically receive this scholarship when they are accepted into this dual degree program. No additional application is necessary.
As part of our partnership with the Jefferson College of Health Professions, eligible EDM/MPH students receive a scholarship, which can be used to pay tuition and fees for classes in both programs. The scholarship funds are distributed over the first three years of the program, as long as the student is in good academic standing. Eligible students automatically receive this scholarship when they are accepted into this dual degree program. No additional application is necessary. Jefferson (and LVHN) employees, clinical partners, and students who started in one of the two programs before moving to the dual degree are not eligible for this scholarship.
The MPH program is designated as a School of National Service in the AmeriCorps program. To honor the hard work and service of AmeriCorps members and alumni, students can apply for an award match to the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award when they are accepted into any MPH degree program. Note, the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award can only be distributed in the term in which it is requested.
This match scholarship requires an application. Students must also submit a copy of their Segal AmeriCorps Education Award notice with documentation that states the amount they have received to Mariah Carpenter. The maximum award match is $6,500.
Deadlines to apply are July 15 and November 15 each academic year.
You must be an incoming or current JCPH student to qualify.
The public health program offers a limited number of Graduate Assistantship positions each year. Graduate Assistants are matched with a JCPH faculty member to help with a variety of activities, including research and project management. Graduate Assistants work 10-15 hours per week and receive hourly payment. Contact Research Manager, Patrick Moeller, for more information.
As part of our partnership with the Jefferson College of Nursing, PhD in Nursing/MPH students receive a $3,500 scholarship, which can be used to pay tuition and fees for courses in both programs. The scholarship funds are distributed over the first year of the dual degree program, as long as the student remains in good academic standing.
Eligible students automatically receive this scholarship when they are accepted into this dual degree program. No additional application is necessary.
MPH students may also be eligible for scholarships outside of JCPH. Here are a few resources:
The Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) in Population Health is designed to equip the next generation of population health practice leaders to work in and across multiple stakeholders in the health ecosystem. In order to make the program available to a broad spectrum of high caliber candidates, JCPH offers a scholarship of up to $15,000 to qualified students, payable over three years.
Jefferson (and LVHN) employees and clinical partners receiving a tuition discount are not eligible for this award. Students who have already received the Population Health Leaders award are also not eligible to apply for this award.
Deadlines to apply are July 15 and November 15 each academic year.
You must be an incoming or current JCPH student to qualify.
Please carefully review the description of each scholarship program to determine eligibility and how to apply. Some scholarship programs and discounts can be combined, but some cannot.
Unless otherwise stated in a specific scholarship program, scholarship awards can only be used to pay academic tuition and fees for courses taken in JCPH and cannot be used to cover the costs of on-campus or off-campus housing, transportation, textbooks, supplies, or other expenses. Tuition discounts and fee waivers are only applicable to courses and degree programs in JCPH. Scholarships, tuition discounts, fee waivers, and other benefits are non-transferrable, non-refundable, non-renewable, and must be declared at the time of admission. Billing adjustments will not be made for courses, semesters, or terms that have already concluded.
Scholarships are awarded based on merit, financial need, prior and current scholarship awards, academic performance, alignment with the purpose of the scholarship, and other factors. Students must remain in good academic standing, adhere to the scholarship’s requirements, and comply with all applicable college and university policies to continue receiving award disbursements. The College's Office of Academic Affairs evaluates award applications two times a year. The Dean makes the final decision on all scholarship awards.
Receipt of scholarship funds may incur tax consequences—contact your tax advisor with questions. Receipt of scholarship funds may also alter eligibility for other sources of financial aid (including federal loans). Please contact the University Financial Aid Office for more information.
Please review the Scholarship section of the Student Handbook located under Handbooks & Forms on Student Resources for more detail on award policy.
Please contact Mariah Carpenter, Administrative Coordinator, Office of Academic Affairs.