The Dr. Martin SYB Annual Scholarship has been created to encourage the participation of under-represented communities in the area of building health, safety and education by covering the tuition costs of the Building Biology Advocacy (BBA) Program at the Building Biology Institute
Who is Dr. Martin Blank
Dr. Martin Blank was one of the world’s leading EMF scientists, academics and activists for over 30 years. He performed decades of research at Columbia University Medical School and the US Office of Naval Research. Among many other roles, being the spokesman for the global scientists appeal on EMF radiation submitted to the United Nations, and the author of the BioInitiative Report were just one of Dr. Martin’s achievements.
So this scholarship was established in 2020 in Dr. Blank’s memory, by his son, R Blank, in collaboration with the Building Biology Institute, with the goal of expanding knowledge of EMF health and safety to a community that has traditionally been under-represented in this field.
What is Building Biology Institute
Building Biology Institute is a non-profit education organization that brings together the educational and technical resources to teach people how to create natural, healthy home and workplace environments.
The BBI fulfills its mission by guiding both the general public and working professionals (architects, builders, engineers, interior design professionals, physicians, nurses, and other health care practitioners, real estate professionals, etc.) to an understanding of the vital and complex interrelationship between the natural and built environments, and teach them the means for merging these complementary environments into greater harmony and planetary health.
Scholarship’s benefit
The scholarship is funded to permit three awards per calendar year worth $965.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be:
- Must be from a community that is underserved by, and lacks equitable and sufficient access to, resources in line with the information taught in the BBA program.
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate to a wider audience in their community (such as a podcast, YouTube channel, church or community group leader).
- Under the age of 50.
- Able to devote the time sufficient to complete the rigorous program within 12 months.
- Able to have regular and reliable internet access.
Application deadline
The entire application can be done through the website online and there is no formal deadline.
Applications are evaluated as they are received.
Visit the Dr. Martin SYB Annual Scholarship website for more details.
