The Health Science Fellows Program provides students a four-year, experiential, team-based scholastic experience with like-minded students. Working with a dedicated director of the program, students are provided personal mentoring, networking travel, and opportunities to learn about careers in the ever-changing world of health and human performance. Students in the Health Science Fellows program will participate in value-added learning experiences that embrace the university’s growth mindset philosophy and connect students to faculty, peers, and professionals. To this end, the Health Science Fellows program seeks to expose, nurture, and develop knowledge and analytical thinking related to the health science discipline. The programming is three-fold, focusing on community building (personal and professional), experiential learning, and leadership development – culminating in a well-rounded graduate who can differentiate him/herself in the public sphere.
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About Health Science Fellows
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One University Parkway High Point, NC 27268
Daily from 8:30am — 5:00pm.
Director of Health Science Fellows
Health Science Fellows will also have priority access to HPU’s In-Residence Professionals
World leaders who have committed their time and expertise to help HPU students stand out in a crowded market.
Students in the Health Science Fellows Program will:
- Complete classes as a cohort
- Receive priority access to Congdon School of Health Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program
- Participate in tours of highly regarded research, clinical, and professional exercise science facilities
- Engage with faculty mentors
- Complete group service projects
- Participate in closed Fellows Symposiums with faculty, visiting scientists, and other community leaders
- Take a leadership role in the annual Exercise Science/Employee Wellness Annual 5k Run/ Walk
- Travel and attend Scientific Symposia, Sports Medicine Conferences, and other important events in the field
- Serve as an upper-class mentor for first year fellowship students
- Develop an electronic portfolio of completed projects
The departments of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training reserve admission spots for Health Science Fellows. Applicants who meet each program’s admission requirements and are in good academic and professional/behavioral standing must apply through the respective schools and attend an interview day.
Successful applicants to the Health Science Fellows program will have a declared major in Exercise Science, Health and Wellness or Athletic Training and have a record of accomplishment in studying the human body and its concomitant movement system. Previous sports science-related experience will be an advantage for applicants. The program is highly selective and is limited to the top 40 incoming qualifying students in each entering class.
To be considered for membership into the Health Science Fellows Program, you must first submit your High Point University undergraduate admissions application.
Then, please complete your Health Science Fellows application through your PantherPage by January 15 for priority applicants, and by March 1 for all others. The application is only available to students who meet minimum criteria.
Health Science Fellows receive a $3,000 scholarship renewable annually based on academic performance and continued participation in the program. This is in addition to the High Point Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, or Presidential Fellowship. Fellows must meet GPA and professionalism requirements to be awarded continuation of their fellowship into the next academic year.
