Joel H. Lamstein Scholarship Fund.

“It was always clear that those of us who are advantaged should give back. It’s part of every religion I know of; it is a fundamental part of ethics, which outlines all we are and should be.” -Joel Lamstein

In honor of Joel Lamstein’s lifetime commitment to public health and education, Lamstein’s family endowed a new SPH Scholarship Fund to celebrate Lamstein’s Legacy at JSI.

Lamstein was president and founder of John Snow, Inc., the nonprofit JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., and World Education, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving lives through education, economic, and social development programs.

The Joel H. Lamstein Endowed Scholarship Fund will be a permanently endowed fund, and will provide annual need-based scholarship awards to one or more graduate students at the Boston University School of Public Health who are studying or have an interest in global health, with a preference for students who have experience living in or an interest working in low-income countries, as designated by the World Bank.

For me, Joel’s leadership is unparalleled. I’ve heard him tell JSI’s evolution story many, many times and it never gets old. Without question, he lives the “why” behind why he started JSI.”Megan Hiltner (SPH '05), 18 years with JSI

Click to learn more about JSI: The First 40 Years and the the legacy of Joel Lamstein. 

To give on-line, please visit:

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In “other” please specify how you would like to designate your gift: Joel H.  Lamstein Scholarship

To pay by mail:

Make your check payable to Trustees of Boston University.

On the check’s memo line or in an attached note, specify how you would like to designate your gift: Joel H.  Lamstein Scholarship. If you do not include a designation, your gift will be used for the general teaching, research, and public service initiatives of Boston University.

Mail your gift to:

Boston University, Gift Processing
c/o JPMorgan Chase & Co.
PO Box 22605
New York, NY 10087-2605

For questions, please contact Jacoba van Heugten, Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations at jjvh@bu.edu.