Schweitzer Fellowship Details

Thank you to everyone who came to informational session about the Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program, a chapter of the national Schweitzer Fellowship. The program was recorded and can be viewed at this link.

The Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program seeks to build leaders in service who are dedicated to working with the underserved.  From May 2018 until April 2019 Schweitzer Fellows will design and implement 200-hour community service projects that address local unmet health-related needs and participate in other Fellowship activities.

  • 12-18 graduate and professional students will be selected from OSU, Ohio University, and other Columbus-area colleges
  • Fellows can be from a broad range of disciplines including the health sciences, social work, divinity studies, law, education, engineering, and others
  • Open to students enrolled full or part-time in a graduate and professional degree program
  • Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend in two installments
  • Applications are due February 13, 2018

Press releases about past pharmacy projects:

New Schweitzer Fellows To Expand Blood Pressure Management Services to the Underserved

Pharmacy Celebrates Its Schweitzer Fellows

Future Pharmacist Named Schweitzer Fellow


Feel free to contact pharmacy faculty who have been mentors for past students projects:
Dr. Anna Haas-Gehres 
Dr. Deb Barnette
Dr. Jen Rodis 

For more information from the Schweitzer Program directors:
Maria F. Gallo, PhD – mgallo@cph.osu.edu
Elizabeth M. Fitzgerald, EdD, RN, PMHCNS-BC – Fitzgerald.118@osu.edu


http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/chapters/columbus/

New Ohio State grant program takes aim at opioid crisis

In the face of an unrelenting drug epidemic that is devastating Ohio and the nation, Ohio State has established the Opioid Innovation Fund, a grant program designed to leverage the university’s expertise and resources to hasten solutions to the crisis. More than $1 million is available and will be distributed in grants of up to $100,000. Teams are encouraged to include partners in the public and private sectors, but each team must be led by an Ohio State faculty or staff member to be eligible for the grants. The deadline to submit pre-proposals is Friday (11/3) at 5 p.m.
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Tech Hub Student Project Grants – Deadline is October 29

The Tech Hub Student Project Grants program awards funding annually to between 3 and 5 student projects that exhibit a connection to technology. This can mean hosting an event, producing innovative art or developing a for-profit product. Last year we awarded a total of $10,000 and this year we hope to fund even more student projects with our increased award pool of $15,000. Applications for 2017 funding are open now and will close Sunday, October 29 at midnight. Students from all majors and academic tracks are encouraged to apply.

 

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General info

Application

Past Winners

Connect and Collaborate Grant Program

On behalf of the Connect and Collaborate Program Stewardship Partners, this note is to inform you that the 2017-18 grants program supporting engaged teaching, research and service activities will be announced university-wide next week. The maximum grant award is $70,000.

Information and application materials are available at http://oaa.osu.edu/ccgrants.

The Connect and Collaborate Stewardship Partners include: The Columbus Foundation; Greater Columbus Arts Council; United Way of Central Ohio; Corporate Engagement Office; Office of Energy and Environment; Office of International Affairs – Global Gateways, Global One Health; Office of Outreach and Engagement; Office of Research – Discovery Themes, Industry Liaison Office; Office of Undergraduate Education – Office of Service-Learning, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry; OSU Extension; and OSU Wexner Medical Center.

For more information about the program, please contact Mark McCann at mccann.249@osu.edu.

 

Travel support available for 4th International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface

The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) of the Office of International Affairs and the Office of Outreach and Engagement are offering travel support funding for Ohio State faculty, staff and students to attend the 4th International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface (ICOPHAI): Environmental Changes and Impact on Global Health Congress, November 7-9, to be convened in Doha, Qatar. Individual presenters are eligible for up to $2,000 to offset the cost associated with attending and participating in the event. Completed applications must be submitted by Aug. 15.

Read more: https://engage.osu.edu/newslist-items/icophaitravel.html

Contact: engage@osu.edu

Connect and Collaborate Grant Proposals Due February 1

Funding available for faculty, staff and student engagement

The Connect and Collaborate Grants Program incentivizes faculty, staff, students and their public/private sector community partners to submit pre-proposals which have the potential to catalyze engaged, collaborative teaching and research activities benefiting the community and university. Grants up to $70,000 are available. Pre-proposals are due Wednesday, Feb. 1. An information session will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 11:30 a.m. in the Research Commons and can also be viewed online athttps://carmenconnect.osu.edu/jan17ccgrants.

Read more at https://oaa.osu.edu/ccgrants.html

Contact: engage@osu.edu

Schweitzer Fellowship Application Information

This program is a wonderful opportunity for PharmD students to engage in a year-long service and leadership development program.  More information can be found here: http://medicine.osu.edu/orgs/outreach/albert%20schweitzer%20fellowship/pages/index.aspx   If you have questions or are interested in applying, please contact Jen Rodis (rodis.2@osu.edu).

Recruitment for the 2017-2018 Fellowship Year:
General recruitment sessions will be held at Research Commons—Room 350 (https://library.osu.edu/blogs/researchcommons/) on:
Tuesday, October 18:    10:00-11:00 am
Thursday, October 27:   2:00-3:00 pm

2017-2018 Timeline and Selection Process:
The selection process timeline for the 2017-2018 Fellowship year is as follows:
February 13, 2017:         Written application submission due date
February 14, 2017:         Written applications distributed to ASF Review Team (Please let me know if you would like to review a small number of applications.)
February 23, 2017:         ASF Review Team submits scores/recommendations
February 25, 2017:         ASF applicants notified regarding whether he/she has been selected for an in-person interview
March 6-11, 2017:          30-minute in-person interviews with ASF Review Team  Please complete the following Doodle poll to indicate your availability to participate in the in-person interview process (as we will only interview ≈15 individuals/pairs, not all time slots will be filled)

New grant opportunity for service-learning courses

The Office of Service-Learning, with support from the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Office of Outreach and Engagement, announces a new Service-Learning Grants program for Autumn 2016. These grants, up to $4,000 each, will support courses using a new partnership model with the Columbus Metropolitan Library. This is a flexible model that can be applied to a wide variety of courses, while at the same time alleviating the pressure on individual instructors to develop new partnerships with service sites. The deadline to apply is Monday (10/31).
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