Your Public Health Journey Deserves Support.

We’re investing in future public health leaders.
If you’re a man of color currently pursuing a public health degree, this $1,000 scholarship is for you.

📅 Deadline to Apply: August 2025 (currently closed)

📣 Awardee announced: September 2025

About the Diverse Alliances for Prosperity (DAP) Award

The DAP Award was created by Brothers in Public Health Inc., a nonprofit committed to uplifting men of color in the public health space. This scholarship helps bridge the representation gap and supports your educational journey.

Why this scholarship matters:

  • Increase Representation in public health graduate programs.

  • Support Stronger Pipelines from undergrad to leadership.

  • Foster Inclusive Leadership to tackle public health challenges.

✅Eligibility

To apply, you must:

  • Identify as a male of color

  • Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional public health (or related) program in the United States

    • Undergraduate: 12+ credit hours

    • Graduate: 9+ credit hours

  • Submit:

    • Degree/enrollment verification form or acceptance letter

    • Resume

    • 1 letter of recommendation

    • Short essay (500 words) on how your background and aspirations align with BiPH’s mission

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📝 What to Submit

How do your background, experiences, or aspirations align with the mission of Brothers in Public Health to increase the visibility, leadership, and impact of men of color in the field? How do you envision using your public health education to drive meaningful change in your community or the broader public health landscape?

🧠 How Applications Will Be Scored

  • 25%: Originality and clarity of the essay

  • 25%: Alignment with BiPH’s mission and values

  • 25%: Demonstrated commitment to public health/community service

  • 25%: Academic and/or professional promise

📥 Application Form

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Recipient to be announced by September 15th!

FAQs

Do I have to be a member to apply for the BIPH DAP Award?

While becoming a student member is encouraged, it is not a requirement to apply for the BIPH DAP Award.

There is no character count or word count for the letter of recommendation. We will accept any length of LOR; however, ensure it speaks to your abilities and aptitude for public health.

Either the applicant or the LOR writer can submit the LOR. There is space to submit in the application or you can have the LOR writer email us at hello@brosinpublichealth.org with your LOR (please note in your application that your LOR will be sent via email from your LOR writer).

Your LOR writer can be anyone that can speak to academic integrity, leadership skills, and/or commitment to public health. This could be a professor, advisor, preceptor, supervisor, boss, etc.

No – not at all. There is no GPA requirement. We are open to diverse candidates regardless of GPA.

Funds will be disbursed directly to the student’s college or university.

📩 Have Questions?

Contact us at:

📧 hello@brosinpublichealth.org