Mary Ann and Steven J. Allard Fellowship Program in Public Health

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Mary Ann & Steven J. Allard have established the Allard Fellowship Program.

The fellowship is for outstanding non-traditional students, including veterans making the transition from military service to the classroom, returning adults whose formal education has been interrupted and post-baccalaureate students pursuing a public health undergraduate degree or major, who have demonstrated a personal commitment and/or outstanding academic potential in pursuit of studies in public health at the Bloustein School.

For the next academic year, two (2) undergraduate students in the public health major will be selected to receive the Allard Fellowships. The two fellows will receive $2000 each.

Eligibility: UNDERGRADUATE applicants with a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.

Completed application materials should be EMAILED to allardfellowship@ejb.rutgers.edu

NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026.

The Email message must contain the following in the body of the message:

1. Name
2. Mailing Address
3. Cumulative grade point average

ATTACH the following items to the email:

1. An unofficial Rutgers transcript (PDF format)
2. A 500-word personal statement including professional, research and/or academic goals of the student during his/her academic program (MS Word or PDF format)