Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
158
Days
September 30 2024
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Letter from the medical school verifying enrollment
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
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Foundation Education Award Scholarship

Description

The Foundation Education Award Scholarship will be awarded to qualified underrepresented minority medical students in an accredited Pennsylvania medical school. Applicants must be of the following racial or ethnic groups: African American or Black; Hispanic or Latino; Native American (American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian); Southeast Asian subgroup (Vietnamese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian). Two reference letters, from persons other than family members, documenting the applicant's integrity, interpersonal skills, and potential as a future physician are required. One reference letter must be from a physician or medical school faculty. A letter, on school letterhead, from the applicant's medical school verifying that they are enrolled as a medical student at that institution is also required.

Amount Details

$5,500
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Pennsylvania
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Pennsylvania
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Health and Medical Sciences
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Latin American/Caribbean, Vietnamese, Lao/Hmong, African, Hispanic

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Letter from the medical school verifying enrollment
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
For more info, please visit our site
Contact Deborah K. Monko
Director, Student Financial Services
studentservices-foundation@pamedsoc.org
Tel: 717-558-7809 Address 400 Winding Creek Blvd.
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050