Graduate Scholarships
The Department of Health & Kinesiology offers several funding opportunities for graduate students. Please reach out to your faculty advisor in Health & Kinesiology if you have any questions about applying to these opportunities.
How to Apply
To apply for these scholarships, go to Academic Works and complete the University of Utah General Scholarship Application. You will be matched to our department and university wide scholarships and fellowships that you qualify to apply to on the “Recommended Opportunities” page.
- Click the “Apply” button next to each of these scholarships and fellowships to view the criteria, reviewer considerations, required documents, and to upload the required documents.
The applications will be viewable on the site starting November 15th, 2025. Applications are due before midnight on February 15th, 2026. Application open are for the 2026-2027 school year.
Graduate Scholarships
- Health Promotion through Community Engaged Dissemination and Implementation Science Annual Scholarship
- N. P. Neilson Graduate Scholarship
- Robert O. Ruhling Masters Scholarship
Alice Oakes Bronson Research Fellowship
The purpose of this fellowship is to reward a third or fourth year doctoral student who has been meritorious in their graduate career but needs to focus on the completion of their doctoral dissertation.
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- Successfully complete all phases of their qualifying examinations
- Submit a signed IRB or Animal Care and Use Committee protocol and a signed (by the supervisory committee) proposal prior to the beginning of the academic year for which award will be made
- Be a third or fourth year candidate for the doctoral degree
Applicants will be judged on the quality and rigor of their research, excellence in teaching and service records as listed in their annual reports. Additionally, applicants who have exhibited highest professional standards in serving the department are encouraged to apply. Thus, students who have volunteered to assist their fellow students, faculty, and staff in meeting the mission of the Department of Health & Kinesiology would meet this criterion. In part, criterion will be judged by the applicant’s attendance at departmental meetings, Graduate Council meetings, willingness to volunteer for projects, and presence in clinical and laboratory settings within the department.
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