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Tuition and Financial Aid
Education is an investment that will pay dividends throughout your career. At the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, we are committed to helping make your education accessible and affordable.
Begin by exploring your resources and options:
Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Scholarships
THE ROBERT AND BETTY PARKINSON SCHOLARS AWARD
Named for Loyola alumni Robert (“Bob”) and Betty Parkinson, the Parkinson Scholars Award honors their commitment to helping ensure access to quality health care and the recognition that such health care is a basic human right. Bob and Betty Parkinson took to heart the Ignatian value of “being persons for others.” The Parkinson Scholars Award supports exceptionally talented students with demonstrated financial need who are dedicated to being “persons for others” and will use their Parkinson education to improve the health and health care of individuals, communities, and systems.
Awarded each year to up to 12 Parkinson students, it includes an $8,000 tuition-restricted scholarship and additional funds to support scholarly activity. Scholars are selected to represent the broad range of the Parkinson School’s disciplines.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Newly enrolled, incoming Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health graduate degree and certificate program students with a minimum part-time enrollment status
- Students enrolled in a Parkinson Accelerated bachelor's/master's (4+1) program
- Superior academic performance based on academic record in, or outside of Loyola
- Demonstrated financial need based on information provided to the Loyola University Chicago Financial Aid Office
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and health equity through academic and/or service work
- Demonstrated commitment to developing leadership skills and serving in a leadership capacity
- Pathways Scholarship recipients, MD/MPH, MD/CRME, and MD/HIDS students are not eligible to apply for this award
REQUIREMENTS
Parkinson Scholars will serve a minimum one-year academic term begininnig in the Fall and will commit to the following:
- At the beginning of the first scholarship year, the Parkinson Scholars cohort will identify a social justice or health equity issue as the focus of their academic and/or service work for the year.
- Attendance at monthly meetings and programming events beginning in September. Most meetings will be recorded and available for viewing at students' convenience.
- Completion of a reflection based on the year as a Parkinson Scholar. Reflections will be published by the School and presented at an annual meeting of the School’s community partners.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Additional funds will be reserved to sponsor student participation at conferences that may occur after their year of funding. Parkinson Scholars will have the opportunity to participate in scholarly activities including the submission of a paper, abstract, or poster to an academic or professional meeting.
- Opportunities to participate in the Parkinson Scholars Alumni Committee
- Mentoring future Parkinson Scholars and students
PAST SCHOLARS
HOW TO APPLY
The application cycle will begin each Spring. Prospective and current students will receive notification via email with instructions on how to apply.
Questions? Email ParkinsonStudentLife@luc.edu.
For information on other scholarships offered by the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, please visit the Scholarships page.
Accessing financial aid begins by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Be sure to use Loyola's School Code 001710. Learn more by visiting the Financial Aid Office.
Education is an investment that will pay dividends throughout your career. At the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, we are committed to helping make your education accessible and affordable.
Begin by exploring your resources and options:
THE ROBERT AND BETTY PARKINSON SCHOLARS AWARD
Named for Loyola alumni Robert (“Bob”) and Betty Parkinson, the Parkinson Scholars Award honors their commitment to helping ensure access to quality health care and the recognition that such health care is a basic human right. Bob and Betty Parkinson took to heart the Ignatian value of “being persons for others.” The Parkinson Scholars Award supports exceptionally talented students with demonstrated financial need who are dedicated to being “persons for others” and will use their Parkinson education to improve the health and health care of individuals, communities, and systems.
Awarded each year to up to 12 Parkinson students, it includes an $8,000 tuition-restricted scholarship and additional funds to support scholarly activity. Scholars are selected to represent the broad range of the Parkinson School’s disciplines.
For information on other scholarships offered by the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, please visit the Scholarships page.
Accessing financial aid begins by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Be sure to use Loyola's School Code 001710. Learn more by visiting the Financial Aid Office.