THE CYPRUS INITIATIVE FUND:
WHAT DOES IT SUPPORT?

The Cyprus Initiative Fund has been established to provide a consistent source of revenue to support current use scholarships and research opportunities over and above those funded by the Republic of Cyprus. Following is a detailed description of those ways in which philanthropic gifts to the Cyprus Initiative Fund support the work of the Initiative:

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Scholarship Opportunities at the HCP:

The Cyprus Initiative Fund provides scholarships for master's and doctoral students in the field of environmental health to augment the opportunities available through the Republic of Cyprus endowment funds. These scholarships are granted to master's and doctoral-level students from Cyprus and the Mediterranean region to cover tuition and living expenses during their training. Students are funded for up to four years. Doctoral students have the opportunity to spend up to 50 percent of their time in Cyprus at the Cyprus International Institute.

E-Period Scholarship Opportunities:

Each year, fifteen masters-level students attend a four-week intensive seminar in January at the CII between the fall and spring semesters. This "E Period" provides an opportunity for students from the CII and the HSPH to work together on two intensive courses in environmental health and exchange experiences. The E-period often serves as an entry way into a full master's degree program. The Cyprus Initiative Fund helps to fund both tuition and living expenses for students from the Mediterranean region attending the E-Period courses.

Scholarship Opportunities at the Cyprus International Institute: Short Courses and the One-Year Post Graduate Program

The CII focuses on the delivery of programs in Cyprus for the region's students, scholars, mid-career professionals and government officials. Training will include short courses and a One-Year Post-Graduate Program. Two- to five-day short courses, developed and taught by faculty from HSPH and the CII, offer practical courses to public health officials in a wide range of areas including air quality networks, air quality and energy in the work environment, solid waste management, air quality management, and risk assessment and management. The One-Year Post-Graduate Program, a post-graduate program offered and awarded by the CII, will enable prospective students from Cyprus, Greece, and other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and North Africa to increase their knowledge and skills in environmental health. Gifts to the Cyprus Initiative Fund will provide scholarships and stipends for living expenses for students attending these programs.

FACULTY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT:

Faculty and Administrative Support:

The Cyprus Initiative Fund supports the salaries and associated expenses of faculty conducting important academic and research activities in key areas of environmental and occupational health including air and water quality, air pollution, water pollution, hazardous and solid waste, risk assessment, environmental toxicology, sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, life cycle analysis, and environmental epidemiology and global climate change.

Gifts to the Cyprus Initiative Fund for faculty and administrative support enable our faculty and administrators to carry out vital academic, training, publications, and research responsibilities.

Research Support:

The HCP and the CII will collaborate throughout the life of this Initiative to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of environmental and public health. Gifts to the Cyprus Initiative Fund will support key research in such areas as water quality, air quality, industrial pollution, waste management, occupational health, as well as nuclear safety and radiation protection which directly affect the environment and public health of Cyprus and the Mediterranean region.

Outreach Support:

Gifts to the Cyprus Initiative Fund also support the Initiative's vital educational and outreach activities which include international and regional conferences, media activities, guest lectures at universities and public organizations, and student orientation and career development activities in the environment and public health.

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OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

The Initiative believes strongly in the concept of working with donors over time to clearly understand their areas of interest. Major gifts can be made on either an endowed basis, which funds an activity in perpetuity, or on a term basis, which funds an activity for a specific period of time. Below are some of the areas in which donors can make a long-term investment in the work of the Initiative:

  • Named Capital Gift Opportunities
    Facilities and research laboratories in important areas including air pollution, environmental toxicology, and marine environmental health
  • Scholarships and Fellowships
  • Professorships
  • Research
    Support for important research in key areas of environmental and public health facing Cyprus and the Mediterranean region
For more information, please contact
Monique Bertic
Senior Major Gift Officer
617-384-8987
mbertic@hsph.harvard.edu