Public Health Leadership and Implementation Academy for NCDs:

Application Checklist
Use this document to plan your application submission. Applications should be submitted to:
ph-leader@emory.edu by 11:59 pm UTC/GMT-5 28 February 2015. Please follow the naming convention at the
bottom of this page for all documents, including your reference letters.
Important: All applications will be run through a plagiarism checker. Any application found to have plagiarized
content will be automatically disqualified. Applications must be submitted in English.

1. Application Form. Complete and submit with Cover letter.

2. Cover letter / Letter of intent
Your cover letter should be a maximum of two pages long and address the PH-LEADER Selection Committee. It
should clearly describe (but nor repeat what is in your CV) your relevant public health experience in the context of:
your professional goals;
your career plans;
what makes you a good candidate for this program;
how your participation in this program will enable you to have an impact on public health and NCDs in
your home country.
3. Curriculum Vitae, biosketch (NIH format) or resum
Your CV or resum must be well organized, concise, and nicely formatted. Pay close attention to spelling and
punctuation. It should not be hand-written. It should address:
your education and training (include years/dates, institutions, degrees conferred);
your work experience (job title, institution, dates, description of activities);
honors and awards;
any publications, presentations, or participation in workshops or conferences.
4. Letters of support(2)
Please request that your letters be submitted directly to ph-leader@emory.edu. Letters should be named as below.
5. Supervisor Acknowledgement Form (Note: This is not a letter of recommendation.)
Please provide the form letter to your supervisor for her/him to read, sign, and submit to ph-leader@emory.edu.
Additonal Information:
All documents must follow the following naming convention below. Applicants names must be consistent
throughout the application. For example, applicant Smith with Department Head (Supervisor) Jones, and
obtaining letters of reference from Roberts and Hill would look like this:
Application Form: ApplicantName_AF (e.g.: Smith_AF)
Cover Letter/Letter of Intent: ApplicantName_LI (e.g.: Smith_LI)
CV: ApplicantName_CV (e.g.: Smith_CV)
LOS: ApplicantName_LOS_Name (e.g.: Smith_LOS_Roberts and Smith_LOS_Hill
SA: ApplicantName_SA_Supervisor (e.g.: Smith_SA_Jones)

Questions or concerns may be directed to: ph-leader@emory.edu.