Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Sponsor:
Department of Health and Human Services
Applicants must be full-time students, be from a disadvantaged background, demonstrate financial need and be studying in a health field, including medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and others. They must be U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent residents. All other criteria are set by individual schools.
Deadline:
Open
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Veterans Caucus Scholarship
Sponsor:
Veterans Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Applicants must be U.S. military veterans. They must be enrolled in an accredited physician assistant (PA) training program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Deadline:
March 1
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Predoctoral Research Training Fellowship
Sponsor:
Epilepsy Foundation
Applicants must be full-time graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. degree in neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, biochemistry, genetics, nursing, pharmacy or other related areas, have a dissertation research project, have a qualified mentor who can supervise the project and have access to resources to conduct the project. The project must be in...
Deadline:
Open
$20,000.00
Bachelor's in Nursing Degree Scholarships
Sponsor:
Oncology Nursing Society
Applicants who are registered nurses must have a current license to practice as an RN, have more than a high school diploma and be currently enrolled in an undergraduate nursing degree program in a school of nursing recognized by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education....
Deadline:
February 1
$5,000.00
Health Sciences Scholarship
Sponsor:
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Applicant must be a fourth-year medical student entering a primary care internship/residency in West Virginia, be enrolled in the final year of a nurse practitioner, or an undergraduate physician assistant educational program at a West Virginia school.
Deadline:
October 15
$20,000.00
Woman's Guild Scholarship
Sponsor:
Seton Hall University
Applicant must be interested in the pre-medical, pre-dental, physician assistant or physical therapy programs. Minimum 3.8 GPA and 1300 SAT score required.
Deadline:
January 1
$5,000.00
Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor:
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Applicants must demonstrate financial need and attend an accredited school of nursing. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, no affiliation with DAR is necessary.
Deadline:
February 10
$2,500.00
Nursing Education Scholarship Program
Sponsor:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Applicants must be Illinois residents, having lived in the state for one year prior to applying and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must be accepted to or enrolled in an approved nursing program and demonstrate financial need. Scholarship recipients must agree to work as a nurse in Illinois after...
Deadline:
April 30
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Michigan PA Foundation Annual Scholarship Award
Sponsor:
Michigan Physician Assistant Foundation
Applicants must be in the final year of clinical study in a physician assistant degree program at a school located in Michigan. They must be involved in community service or professional activities and be outstanding academically or demonstrate financial need. Selection is based on professional involvement, community service, academic merit and...
Deadline:
August 30
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GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
Sponsor:
National Medical Fellowships, Inc.
Applicants must be members of underrepresented minority groups or from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Students must be currently enrolled in medical school or a graduate-level nursing or physician assistant program.
Deadline:
January 31
$5,000.00
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship
Sponsor:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national enrolled or accepted into an accredited school in the U.S.as a full-time student.
Deadline:
April 27
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Advanced Practice Healthcare Scholarship Program
Sponsor:
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Applicant must be a student who is enrolled or accepted into a dentist, dental hygienist, certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialists, or physician assistant program.
Deadline:
$10,000.00
AfterCollege / AACN Nursing Scholarship Fund
Sponsor:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Applicants must be enrolled in a bachelor's, master's or doctoral program in nursing at an AACN member institution and have a minimum 3.25 GPA.
Deadline:
June 30, September 30, December 31, March 31
$2,500.00