Funding and Scholarships
Types of Funding
At the Johns ѻý, each academic department administers and awards scholarship assistance. For most scholarships, no additional application is required to be considered for funding.
Funding we offer includes:
- Merit and need-based scholarships, fellowships, and grants
- Student employment
- Federal and private loans
- Travel grants
Internal Scholarships
The Bloomberg School awards several competitive merit and need-based scholarships to accepted students who are pursuing a degree program.
There is no separate application process for scholarships, with the exception of the MSPH Need-Based Scholarship, Bloomberg Fellowship, and Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative. All materials you submit with your online application are important for the scholarship review process.
Master's Tuition Scholarship (Two-Year Master's Programs)
Some departments offer a Master’s Tuition Scholarship (MTS) to students in good academic standing in a two-year, full-time master’s program. The MTS is a 75% reduction in tuition for the second year of an eight-term program.
Students in some programs have the option of receiving a 25% reduction in tuition for their first year and 50% for their second year.* Admitted students who choose the 25% MTS in their first year and 50% in their second year cannot change the distribution schedule after making the selection. Please contact your program of interest for information regarding MTS eligibility.
Degree | Departments Offering MTS |
MHA | Health Policy and Management |
MHS | Health, Behavior and Society* |
MS | Environmental Health (Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment)* |
MSPH | Health, Behavior and Society*; Health Policy and Management; International Health*; Population, Family and Reproductive Health |
ScM** | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biostatistics, Environmental Health and Engineering; Epidemiology; Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
*Students in the MHS in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, MS in Environmental Health (Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment), and MSPH in the Departments of Health, Behavior and Society and International Health are required to receive their MTS entirely in the second year of their program.
**Students who transfer from the MHS into the ScM programs and qualify for the MTS will have the 75% scholarship distributed evenly throughout each term of their second year.
Need-Based MSPH Scholarship
Thanks to support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Johns Hopkins University offers need-based scholarships for students enrolled in a full-time Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) program.
These need-based scholarships cover up to 50% of tuition costs in the first year of study to enable the best and brightest students with an interest in public health to obtain the highest-quality professional public health education available. First-generation graduate students with exceptional undergraduate academic records will be prioritized for this need-based scholarship.
To be considered for an MSPH need-based scholarship, applicants should submit their SOPHAS application and supporting documents no later than February 15*, along with the CSS profile to the Financial Aid Office using code 5315. Applicants should indicate their interest in the scholarship by answering “yes” to the school-specific question in their SOPHAS application for the MSPH program of their choice.
*Applicants to programs with an application deadline before February 15 should submit their SOPHAS application and supporting documents by the appropriate deadline. Applicants have until February 15 to submit their CSS profile.
Welch Scholarship (MPH, Online, Part-Time)
All new online/part-time MPH students are awarded the Welch Scholarship. This award is in honor of the Bloomberg School's 100th anniversary and our founder, Dean William Henry Welch.
The Welch Scholarship is designated for tuition costs and disbursed incrementally for each credit (up to 80 credits). This funding can be used for online, in-person, institute, or regular-term courses.
The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative (PhD)
The is available for applicants from historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions who are pursuing PhDs in STEM fields offered through the departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biostatistics; Environmental Health and Engineering; and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.
Vivien Thomas Scholars will receive the academic and financial support needed to ensure their success, including up to six years of full tuition support, a stipend, health insurance, and travel funding, along with significant mentorship, research, professional development, and community-building opportunities.
Other Resources
The School also provides a limited number of need-based scholarships administered by the Financial Aid Office. These include the Baltimore Public Health Scholarship and the Public Health Grant programs.
Some departments offer scholarships for specific programs, information for which is listed on the respective program page.
Bloomberg Fellows
The Bloomberg Fellows Program is a groundbreaking initiative that provides world-class public health training to individuals in organizations that are tackling critical challenges facing the U.S.
Fellows receive a full scholarship to earn an MPH or DrPH degree in either a part-time or full-time enrollment format.
Sommer Scholars
Every student accepted into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program is automatically considered for nomination to the prestigious Hopkins Sommer Scholars Program.
This program provides full tuition and a stipend for the most inspiring and accomplished applicants to pursue the curriculum that best meets their needs and interests.
External Funding Resources
Students often utilize more than one funding source, both from School-affiliated and outside sources. We encourage applicants to explore external scholarships and grants in addition to internal funding.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Office of Financial Aid at BSPH.finaid@jh.edu.
You can also visit the Office of Financial Aid to learn more about federal aid, private loans, and other ways to fund your education.