General Information
Sarah Katz was a beloved student at the University of Pennsylvania who tragically passed away in September 2022 as a third-year undergraduate. We have developed the Sarah Katz Award to honor the legacy of Sarah, an integral member of SCUE who played a pivotal role in advocating for health literacy and heart health within the Penn community. During her time in SCUE, Sarah was devoted to increasing student awareness on how to operate AEDs and perform high-quality bystander CPR. Beyond SCUE, Sarah served as a research assistant at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) and taught CPR to high school students and members of unserved communities as a Red Cap Ambassador for the American Heart Association. The goal of the Sarah Katz Award is to provide funding to select students who are actively involved in, or are interested in pursuing, projects designed to improve health literacy with an emphasis on heart health. We hope to recognize students who share Sarah’s dedication to advancing health literacy and heart health on our campus. See the Award Description below for more information.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the Sarah Katz award, the student must be a full-time undergraduate expecting to graduate in May 2025 and beyond enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania. Awards can be used for ongoing research, individual projects, or community outreach initiatives that are to be initiated within one year of receiving the award. Examples of such initiatives include, but are not limited to, performing research in the intersection of cardiovascular health literacy, initiating outreach efforts, and creating informational resources that can be distributed, among others. Note that awards cannot be used for single events (such as one-day volunteering events) or as an academic/tuition stipend. Award recipients may receive up to $5,000 in funding towards their proposed budgets.
Application Details
Students should submit applications using CURF's Survey Monkey Apply system.
To apply, students will submit the following materials:
- Personal Statement:
- Why are you interested in the Sarah Katz Award? What experiences have guided your decision to apply? (max 500 words)
- Project Proposal:
- Identify key stakeholders in your proposal. Who is your project catered towards? Are you collaborating with any organizations? Do you have a mentor that is guiding your project? Provide clear explanations of their roles and involvement in your project. (max 500 words)
- Provide a tentative timeline for your proposal. Provide tentative dates and a brief description of what will be accomplished at each time point. (max 500 words)
- Identify your overarching goal. What are you hoping to accomplish with this proposal? How will you measure the success/impact of your proposal? (max 500 words)
- Budget:
- Provide a budget for the proposal. List and justify each budget item in order of priority, including the total amount needed to complete the project. (Please use this template when documenting your budget)
- Identify one reference that the selection committee may reach out to in the review process.
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcript
Applicants should be available for an interview with the selection committee in late March or early April. The award recipient should be prepared to present the details of their project at future SCUE/CURF events.
Details:
Research Offering Type
Grant
Undergraduate School
College, Engineering, Nursing, Wharton
Source
Penn
Contact Information
Applicants should contact scuewellnesscommittee@gmail.com with any questions.