Scholarships in Pre-medicine

Medical Student Loan

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a medical student obtaining a M.D. or D.O. degree. Applicant must have established permanent ties to Broome County, NY, and be attending an accredited medical or osteopathic institution in the United States or Canada.

 

Leroy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award

Award: $130,000, Deadline: Second Wednesday of September

Applicant must hold an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award is for providing support for outstanding newly trained pediatricians and internists to complete subspecialty training, develop into independent investigators, and initiate a research program.

 

Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Award: $100,000, Deadline: Second Wednesday of September

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident and a clinically trained physician who will develop into an independent biomedical research investigator actively involved in a cystic fibrosis-related area.

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Award: $45,444, Deadline: First Wednesday of September

Applicant must be interested in conducting basic or clinical research related to cystic fibrosis and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

 

Clinical Fellowship

Award: $100,000, Deadline: First Wednesday of January (first two years); First Wednesday of September (third, fourth, fifth years)

Applicant must be eligible for Board certification in pediatrics or internal medicine when the fellowship begins and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Award is to encourage specialized training early in a physician's career and to prepare candidates for careers in academic medicine. Training will take place in a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation care center and must encompass diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, comprehensive care, and cystic fibrosis-related research.

 

Student Traineeship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 31

Award is to introduce students to research related to cystic fibrosis.

 

Richard F. Gilmore Sr., D.D.S. Award

Award: $300, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a full-time student with a minimum 2.75 GPA who is accepted into a dental school.

 

Dr. Henry H. and Margaret Zeigel Scholarship

Award: $600, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Hugh J. Andersen Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicants must be an underrepresented minority student enrolled as a second or third year student in a Minnesota medical school. Students must demonstrate leadership and community service.

 

William and Charlotte Cadbury Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicants must be senior minority medical students at an accredited U.S. medical school. Students must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community service.

 

Rock Sleyster, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian medical school and plan to specialize in psychiatry. Selection based upon demonstrated interest in psychiatry, academic ability, and financial need. The following materials must be submitted: applicant information form (available upon request), three letters supporting applicant's nomination (letter from Office of the Dean, letter from applicant outlining career goals in psychiatry, and letter of support from member of medical school's Department of Psychiatry), AMA Foundation Student Financial Statement completed by school's financial aid office, and medical school transcript.

 

Arthur N. Wilson, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 17

Applicant must be a graduate of a Southeast Alaska high school, be of high moral character, and have consistently earned academic honors. Applicant must submit letter of application and curriculum vitae, high school transcript, and letter of recommendation from president of one of the local medical societies in Juneau, Ketchikan, or Sitka, Alaska.

 

Aura E. Severinghaus Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: August 31

Applicant must be an underrepresented minority student who is in their senior year at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Applicant must have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and community service.

 

Health Professions Preparatory Compensatory Preprofessional Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must be a member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaskan Native tribe, be a high school graduate or equivalent in good standing at current educational institution, have the capacity to complete a health professions course of study, and be accepted or enrolled in a general education program prerequisite to a health professions program.

 

Franklin C. McLean Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a senior, underrepresented minority student enrolled in an accredited United States medical school. Applicant must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement as indicated in academic transcripts, faculty evaluations, by receipt of special academic honors, fellowships, awards, or induction into national medical honor societies; leadership as indicated by active participation in community-based work or initiation of innovative projects in school or community; and potential for distinguished contributions to medicine as indicated by participation in research, publications, or unique clerkships.

 

Sam E. Thompson Trust Resident Loan

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a medical doctor in a Texas residency program and a resident of Texas.

 

Ira and Flora Diddle Memorial Scholarship for the Professions

Award: $500, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a resident of Pike of Scioto County, Ohio, and have a minimum 3.25 secondary school GPA or a minimum 2.9 college GPA. FAFSA is required.

 

Howard B. Burchell, M.D., Ph.D., Heart Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota and be a full-time student at an institution in Minnesota. Award is for a period of full-time research (usually three months) with the sponsor.

 

James H. Moller, M.D., Heart Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota and be a full-time student at an institution in Minnesota. Award is for a period of full-time research (usually three months) with the sponsor.

 

Clinical Research Professorship

Award: $80,000, Deadline: October 15

Applicants must be beginning investigators or developing clinical researchers at collegiate.

 

ARS Graduate Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be of Armenian ancestry. Selection is based upon scholastic qualifications, financial need, and involvement in the Armenian community.

 

Farrell Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January 7

Applicant must have a minimum 3.3 GPA, a minimum combined SAT score of 1000 (composite ACT score of 21), and be a Washington state resident. Three letters of recommendation required. Two of the letters must be from teachers who can also comment on the applicant's scholastic ability. Selection is based upon character, leadership abilities, and altruistic qualities.

 

Robert E. Bass Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be an adult learner pursuing a medical, nursing, or business degree. FAFSA and Student Aid Report are required. Award amount is determined by committee.

 

Dr. A. L. Berman and Family Medical Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must reside or be employed in Lorain County desiring aid for initial and advanced medical education or be pursuing education and training in all fields of medicine. FAFSA, Student Aid Report, and tax forms are required.

 

Roy E. Hayes, M.D. Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a college student entering or enrolled in medical school. FAFSA, Student Aid Report, and tax returns are required.

 

Mary J. and Paul J. Kopsch Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have been accepted into medical school (either osteopathic or allopathic). Students in six-year programs will be considered in year three and above. FAFSA, Student Aid Report, and tax returns are required.

 

Harry T. and Dorothy Zahars Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a current or past male graduate of a high school in the city of Elyria, OH, pursuing education in engineering, medicine, or in the sciences. FAFSA and Student Aid Report are required.

 

Air Force ROTC: Pre-Health Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled in Air Force ROTC and have a 3.65 cumulative GPA (three-year) or 3.5 cumulative GPA (two-year).

 

Hon Fellowship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be interested in pursuing economics, business, international studies, pre-med and pre-ministerial programs.

 

Targeted Grant for Research Directed at Poor and Underserved Populations-Postdoctoral Fellowship

Award: $48,000, Deadline: April 1; October 15

Applicant must be in the process of researching disparity in cancer morbidity and mortality in poor and underserved populations.