Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
51
Days
August 12 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship

Description

To strengthen the career pathway for physicians from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is pleased to offer the Sherry R. Arnstein Underrepresented Minority Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes underrepresented minority (URM) students attending one of AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs). Each year, AACOM awards scholarships to a select number of osteopathic medical students. Both newly accepted and continuing students are eligible to apply. Applicants may either be currently enrolled in the first, second or third year at an AACOM member COM; or a student who has been accepted and is planning to matriculate at an AACOM member COM. Applicants must be African American, Native American, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian, mainland Puerto Rican or Hispanic American as directed per the Sherry Arnstein Trust. Previous Arnstein Scholarship applicants are eligible to reapply; previous recipients are ineligible. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Amount Details

$5,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Osteopathy
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: African, Hispanic, Latin American/Caribbean

How to Apply

What you'll need:

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Contact Erik Guercio
Senior Director of Research
arnsteinscholarship@aacom.org
Tel: 301-968-4100
Fax: 301-968-4101 Address 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 250
Bethesda, MD 20814