How to Join - Graduate Student Ambassadors

 

Application: Closed. Please check back at a later time for more information.

 

Graduate Student Ambassador benefits:

• Participate in cohort retreats.
• Join a community of like-minded peers.
• Receive mentoring.
• Receive 1-on-1 social support and graduate school completion guidance.
• Gain access to dedicated study space.
• $7,000 scholarship per year for up to 2 years.

 

Minimum Eligibility Criteria to Apply to be an Allied Health Academy Graduate Student Ambassador:

• Matriculated into a linkage partner graduate program in allied health(¹)
• U.S. Citizen, non-citizen national, or foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.(²)
• From an economic OR educationally disadvantaged background:
  • Low-income background.(³)
  • First generation college student(⁴) OR from a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in graduate education.(⁵)

^1. Linkage partner graduate programs are as follows:

• California State University, Fullerton Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, or Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders.
• If space permits, the students from the following partners would also be considered:
• Western University of Health Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy,
• California State University, Long Beach Master of Social Work,
• California State University, Los Angeles Master of Social Work,
• University of California, Irvine Master of Public Health.

² Individuals with temporary or student visas (e.g., F-1, J-1) are not eligible to participate.
^3. Proof of income must be provided through a Student Aid Report (SAR) form for the current academic year. (FAFSA.ed.gov: How to View Student Aid Report) Individuals meet the criteria for low-income background if their 2018 annual family income does not exceed the  following guidelines.
^4. First-generation college student is defined as a student whose parents did not graduate with a bachelor's degree or higher from the United States before the student started middle school.
^5. The following ethnic and racial groups are considered underrepresented in graduate education: Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Southeast Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

 

Graduate Student Ambassador Commitment:

• Check in with the student case manager once per month.
• Attend three cohort retreats per year (November, February, and May) which will cover:
• Identity development and community building,
• Graduate school retention,
• Financial literacy and financial aid, and
• Exposure to primary care and other health professions.
• Receive mentoring as a 1st year and provide mentoring as a 2nd year.
• Get support from a faculty mentor in Communicative Disorders, Public Health, or Social Work.
• Complete an internship or field work placement with exposure to primary care.
• Incorporate mental health or substance use into graduate thesis or project.
• Take one of the following graduate level courses:
  • COMD 544 Neurogenic Speech, Language & Cognitive Disorders
  • MSW 570 Social Work Practice in Addiction Disorders
  • HESC course to be determined
• Maintain good standing with the University.

Still have questions? Email Anel Tavares, Program Assistant at antavares@fullerton.edu to discuss your situation.