CCPH Fellows
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Citizenship Requirements
Community Partners
Please send me an application
Can a pair or group apply for a fellowship?
Integrating SL into a course
Community-Based Participatory Research
Time Commitment
Is this a grant?

Question: I am not a US Citizen, can I apply to be a CCPH Fellow?

Answer: Absolutely. We welcome applications that meet the guidelines of the CCPH Fellows Program.

Question: I am a community partner in a community-based organization working on health related issues, am I eligible to apply?

Answer: Definitely. We welcome applications from community partners who meet the guidelines of the CCPH Fellows Program.

Question: Can you send me a CCPH Fellows application?

Answer: The CCPH Fellows application is available on the web. You can access the CCPH Fellows Guidelines and Application procedures in either html format or PDF format. You can also contact CCPH for more information at (206) 543-8178 or ccphuw@u.washington.edu.

Question: Can a pair or group of people apply together to be CCPH Fellows?

Answer: If a group of people are planning to work collaboratively on a project that
meets the CCPH Fellows guidelines they have two options.

The first option is to apply as a pair or group for a CCPH Fellowship. Please note that this option will be processed as an application for one fellowship, and the joint applicants will share the CCPH Fellows stipend and responsibilities.

The second option is to apply separately in a way that addresses each person's different role in the project and in disseminating their project to their disciplines and/or fields. This is an especially appropriate option for interdisciplinary work since the primary goal of the CCPH Fellows program is to enhance and advance service-learning, community-based participatory research, and/or community-campus partnerships in your field or discipline.

Question: I am planning on integrating service-learning into my course, is this a
project that would be funded through the CCPH Fellows program?

Answer: This is not an easy question to answer. The CCPH Fellows program is intended to support academic administrators, faculty and community-based professionals who provide leadership in service-learning (SL), community-based participatory research (CBPR), and community-campus partnerships in their field and/or discipline. Leadership in these fields pre-supposes that you have experience and expertise from having already worked extensively in SL, CBPR, and/or community-campus partnerships. For example, a Fellowship application that focuses on replicating a service-learning course you have already taught in other schools in the region/country will be more competitive than an application that focuses on integrating service-learning into a course for the first time.

Question: I am working on a research project that is a community based participatory research project, can I receive a fellowship for my research?

Answer: Similar to the service-learning question above, we are seeking to fund projects that
advance the concept of community based participatory research in your field or discipline. There are literally thousands of excellent SL, CBPR, and community campus partnership projects throughout the world. We do not have the resources to support all of the excellent work being done, but we do have the ability to offer a limited number of fellowships to leaders who seek to advance these concepts in their fields and/or disciplines. For example, a Fellowship application that discusses creating a tool kit for community-based participatory research in a particular health professions field would be more competitive than an application focusing on funding for the research project itself.

Question: What is the time commitment for CCPH Fellows?

Answer: This may vary depending on the individual project and dissemination methods. However, all CCPH Fellows are expected to participate in a conference call quarterly with the CCPH Program Coordinator and other CCPH Fellows. All CCPH Fellows are expected to devote time to a project which advances the concepts of SL, CBPR, and/or community-campus partnerships in their field or discipline and to devote time to disseminating that project in an appropriate way for their profession.

In addition, all CCPH Fellows have a set of responsibilities related to CCPH which are clearly spelled out here. Lastly, all CCPH Fellows are expected to submit portfolios of their work and to attend/present at the CCPH annual conference in 2003 in San Diego.

Question: Is this a grant?

Answer: The CCPH Fellows stipend of $5,000 over the course of one year (May, 2002-May, 2003) is designed to support CCPH Fellows during the time they spend in Fellows related activities.