Minority Scholarships
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Scholarships for Minorities — Hispanics, Latinos (Boricuas, Canarios, Catrachos, Chamorros, Chapines, Chicanos, Colombianos, Cubans, Dominicans, Ecuatoguineans, Spaniards, Filipinos, Guajiros, Guanacos, Jíbaros, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Nicas, New Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Quisqueyans, Sephardim, South and Central Americans, Texans, Ticos, Venezolanos) African Americans, Native Alaskans (Aleuts, Inuit, Eskimos), Native Americans, Native Pacific Islanders (Hawaiians, Polynesians or Micronesians)

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♥	♠	National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) - The Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship — $2,000 to $5,000 per year
Sep 25		Open to any student enrolled full time in an accredited graduate dental, medical, public health, policy, physician assistant, pharmacy, or podiatry, and BSN or graduate students in nursing school. Nursing BSN students will only be considered for the $2,000 one-year scholarships. Any other health professions not listed above will not be considered.

Study Abroad	College & Graduate School	High School Seniors	Biomedical Internships
Hispanics, Latinos	Nationally Coveted	Teachers	Internships & Summer Jobs
Minorities	Engineers & Computer Sci.	Medical School	Ethnic Groups & Studies
Minority Health	High School Students	Public Health	Library Studies & History
Women	Biology & Environmental Sci.	Cancer Research	Media Communications
African Americans	Physical Sciences & Math	Nurses	Free Scholarships
Native Americans	Social Sciences	Arts & Humanities	Updates


	♠	U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) — Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Aug 8 Dec 8 Apr 8		This program encourages students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to seek graduate degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences to help increase the number of well-trained scientists from underrepresented groups. The fellowship provides up to 5 years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree, the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree, or other combined degrees in the biomedical or behavioral sciences.
	♥	U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) — Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)
Mar 18		UGSP offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers scholarship support, paid research training at the NIH during the summer and paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation.
	♠	U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) — Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training Program (MHRT)
		The NIMHD Minority Health Research Training Program (MHRT) funds U.S. institutions to offer research training opportunities in domestic and international settings to undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students, as well as residents, fellows, and postdoctoral students from health disparity backgrounds.
♥	♠	U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Public Health Traineeships, Fellowships and Internships
Jan 31		Internships and fellowships for high school, college, graduate, medical, epidemiology, postgraduate, health education, and nursing students
♥	♠	Public Health Associate Program (PHAP)
Jan 31		The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is a competitive, two-year, paid training program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for recent graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree with little or no work experience in public health. PHAP associates are assigned to public health agencies and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and US territories, and work alongside other professionals across a variety of public health settings.

	♥	Morehouse College — CDC Public Health Leader Fellowship Program (PHLFP) at Morehouse College
Jan 31		A rigorous 10-week summer program designed to prepare underrepresented, culturally sensitive, undergraduate students for leadership roles in the field of public health. A principal aim of the program is reducing health disparities.
	♥	Morehouse College — Project IMHOTEP Summer Research Internships
Jan 31		Project IMHOTEP is an eleven-week internship designed to increase the knowledge and skills of rising juniors and seniors and recent graduates of an undergraduate institution in biostatistics, epidemiology, and occupational safety and health. Applicants must be current juniors, seniors, or recent graduates (within one year) of an undergraduate institution.

	♥	Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons — Columbia Summer Public Health Scholars
Jan 31		The program is designed for undergraduates in their Sophomore or Junior year and recent baccalaureate degree students who are undecided about their career goals and who have a minimum GPA of 2.7. This is a rigorous program which includes Public Health course work at Columbia University; hands-on field experience and immersion in a diverse, economically disadvantaged urban environment; seminars and lectures with public health leaders; and mentoring by faculty members, ensuring students' exposure to the breadth and importance of public health as a career option.

	♥	University of Michigan, School of Public Health — Future Public Health Leaders Program
Jan 31		The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is a 10-week residential program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health (UM-SPH) designed to encourage underrepresented college students to consider careers in public health. The program is intended for college students in their Sophomore, Junior or Senior year who are undecided about their career goals and are in good academic standing in their area of study. The program includes public health and career mentorship, hands-on and practical field experience, seminars, lectures and workshops with public health leaders.

	♥	Kennedy Krieger Institute — Maternal and Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement
Jan 31		The Maternal and Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (MCHC/RISE-UP) Program provides opportunities for enhanced public health and related training to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity. This program's ultimate goal is to promote a more diversified and equal health system by introducing highly qualified undergraduate students (juniors and, seniors with a GPA 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale; and students who received their baccalaureate degree within 12 months of MCHC/RISE-UP program orientation) from underrepresented groups to the field of public health. All students interested in addressing health disparities are encouraged to apply.
	♠	Kennedy Krieger Institute — James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Jan 31		A nine week summer program providing educational and professional development opportunities for students from underrepresented populations and those interested in addressing health disparities related to infectious diseases. Students must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, or public health graduate program.

	♥	UCLA Fielding School of Public Health — Public Health Scholars Training Program
Jan 31		The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program provides undergraduate students the opportunity to explore the field of public health through hands-on training, structured workshops, group excursions, and leadership and professional development. Located in Los Angeles, the program offers scholars the opportunity to train at UCLA, to explore public health in one of the most diverse counties in the US, and to experience the city’s vibrant culture.

	♥	Harvard Medical School — Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program — Up to $4,800
Feb 1		The Program is offered for currently-enrolled undergraduates who are considering careers in biological or biomedical research sciences, who have already had at least one summer (or equivalent term-time) of experience in a research laboratory, and who have taken at least one upper-level biology course that includes molecular biology.
	♣	Harvard Medical School — The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University — $60,000
Dec 2		The year-long fellowship offers intensive study in health policy, public health, and management for physicians committed to transforming delivery systems for vulnerable populations. Fellows also participate in leadership forums and seminars with nationally recognized leaders in health care delivery systems, minority health, and public policy. Under the program, fellows complete academic work leading to a master of public health degree at the Harvard School of Public Health, or a master of public administration degree at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
	♠	Harvard Medical School — Visiting Clerkship Program (VCP) for Medical Students — Up to $400
Feb 28		The Visiting Clerkship Program (VCP) provides support for fourth-year and qualified third-year minority (African American, Native American, and Hispanic American) medical students to participate in the HMS Exchange Clerkship Program.

♥	♠	American Dental Hygienists Association — Institute for Oral Health Scholarships
Feb 1		The program offers financial assistance to dental hygiene students and dental hygienists who demonstrate a commitment to advance the discipline of dental hygiene.

	♥	Harvard School of Public Health — Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology
Feb 1		The Summer Program is a relatively intensive 4-week program, during which qualified participants receive an interesting and enjoyable introduction to biostatistics, epidemiology and public health research. This program is designed to expose undergraduates to the use of quantitative methods for biological, environmental and medical research.

	♥	Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) — Free (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week medical and dental school summer academic enrichment program for freshman and sophomore college students — $3,600
Feb 5		Factors considered in the admissions process include whether an applicant identifies with a group that is racially/ethnically underrepresented in medicine and/or dentistry (as defined independently by each program site); comes from an economically or educationally disadvantaged background; has demonstrated interest in issues affecting underserved populations; and submits a compelling personal statement and strong letters of recommendation.

	♥	Kaiser Permanente — Oliver Goldsmith, M.D. Scholarships for Students in Good Standing Entering the Third or Fourth Year of Medical School — $5,000
Jan 6		Scholarships for people who care about their diverse communities. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. medical/osteopathic school and demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of culturally and/or linguistically responsive care or diversity through community service work, clinical volunteering, or applicable research.

	♣	HIV Medicine Association — HIVMA Clinical Fellowships — $60,000
Jan 7		The Clinical Fellowship program supports physicians with gaining HIV clinical experience working with medically underserved patient populations.

	♠	American Psychological Association — Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Predoctoral Fellowship
Jan 15		A federally funded program to support doctoral training in psychology that seeks to promote culturally competent behavioral health services and policy for ethnic minority populations and increase the number of ethnic minority psychologists providing behavioral health services and developing policy for ethnic minority populations.
	♣	American Psychological Association — Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Postdoctoral Fellowship
Jan 15		The goal of the Postdoctoral MHSAS Fellowship Program is to encourage and facilitate the specialized training of postdoctoral psychologists who maintain a professional focus on behavioral health services or policy for ethnic minorities.

	♠	American Physiological Society — Porter Physiology Development Fellowship
Jan 15		The Porter Physiology Development Program provides 1-2 year full-time graduate fellowships in programs leading to the Ph.D. (or D.Sc.) in the physiological sciences at U.S. institutions. The program is open to underrepresented ethnic minority applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories and student members of the Society.
	♥	American Physiological Society — Minority Travel Fellowships
		This program is designed to encourage highly qualified women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other individuals who traditionally have been underrepresented in science to pursue professional careers in physiological/biomedical sciences.

	♠	American Psychiatric Foundation — American Psychiatric Diversity Leadership Fellowships
Jan 30		The two-year American Psychiatric Leadership Fellowship offers psychiatric residents, with exceptional leadership potential, many different experiences that prepare them for leadership roles.
	♣	American Psychiatric Foundation — Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowships
Jun 1		The Fellowship provides all psychiatry residents, fellows and early career psychiatrists an opportunity to work in a congressional office on federal health policy, particularly policy related to child and/or minority issues.

	♠	American Art Therapy Association — Awards & Scholarships
Apr 1		Specifically designed for the purchase of books, this fund is available to members of an ethnic minority group who can demonstrate financial need and acceptance and or enrollment in an AATA approved art therapy program.

	♠	Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) — Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., Medical Scholarships — $5,000
Apr 6		These awards consist of five scholarships given to outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and have demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.
	♣	Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) — Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., Faculty Fellowships — $15,000
Apr 6		The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in the United States in addressing inequities in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities; and is committed to a career in academic medicine.

	♠	Latin American School of Medicine, Havana, Cuba — Full Scholarship to Study Medicine at the Latin American School of Medicine, Havana, Cuba
Mar 15		A six-year program of study, which includes two years of basic sciences, three years of classwork and clinical rotations at accredited teaching hospitals, and a rotatory clinical internship in the sixth year.

	♣	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Mar 12		The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program supports basic/biomedical, clinical, and health services/epidemiology research. The purpose of the AMFDP award is to facilitate the transition of the newly-trained clinician who wishes to develop into an independent investigator.

♥	♠	National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarships
May 15		The National Health Service Corps Scholarship (NHSC) Program accepts applications once a year from students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an accredited health professions training program in an eligible primary care discipline: medicine (MD or DO), dentistry, family nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife or physician assistant. You can apply before your first year or after you have finished one or more years of school.
♥	♠	Nurse Corps Scholarships
Apr 30		Nurse Corps Scholarship Program enables students accepted or enrolled in a diploma, associate, baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs, including RN to BSN Bridge Program to receive funding for tuition, fees and other educational costs in exchange for working at an eligible Critical Shortage Facility upon graduation. Upon graduation, Nurse Corps Scholarship recipients work at these facilities for at least 2 years, earning the same competitive salary and benefits as any new hire.
♥	♠	U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) — Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Mar 3		The program provides funds to schools. In turn, the schools make scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs: medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing, public health, chiropractic, dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, radiologic technology, speech pathology, audiology, registered dietitians, behavioral and mental health practice, clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, physician assistants.
	♠	U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) — Health Professions Student Loans
		The program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, or veterinary medicine.
	♠	U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) — Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS)
		The program provides long-term, low-interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue a degree in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy or veterinary medicine.

	♥	U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) — Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree
		The program provides support to institutions to help students make transitions at a critical stage in their development as scientists. The program is aimed at helping students make the transition from 2-year junior or community colleges to full 4-year baccalaureate programs. The program targets students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities.
	♠	U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) — Bridges to the Doctoral Degree
		The program provides support to institutions to help students make a critical transition in their development as scientists. The program is aimed at helping students make the transition from master's degree programs to Ph.D. programs. The program targets students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities.
	♥	U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) — Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
		MARC seeks to increase the number of highly-trained underrepresented biomedical and behavioral scientists in leadership positions to significantly impact the health-related research needs of the nation.

	♥	Rutgers University — Summer Internships in Mental Health, Health and Health Policy Research for Sophomores and Juniors from Ethnic and Cultural Groups Traditionally Under-Represented in Graduate Education — $4,150
Feb 10		The summer program is an intensive ten-week internship opportunity for qualified students who would like to obtain research skills and "hands-on" experience in health services research under the guidance of a distinguished faculty mentor.

	♠	Institute for Diversity in Health Management — Summer Internships in Health Management — $5,000
Feb 14		The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is an enhanced internship program which gives real-world work experience to graduate students in health administration with a 10-12 week, paid internship in a hospital or health care facility.

	♠	Texas Medical Association — Minority Scholarships for Texas Medical Students — $10,000
Feb 21		For minorities underrepresented in Texas medical schools and the state's physician workforce: Mexican Americans, African Americans or Native Americans.

	♠	Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) — Graduate Fellowship Training Program
		The HSHPS Graduate Fellowship Training Program provides paid and unpaid training opportunities for graduate and doctoral students and recent graduates interested in working on Hispanic health research. Fellows are placed throughout the United States and Latin America within government agencies and academic institutions. All HSHPS fellows work along side a mentor, an experienced researcher or senior staff member; assist with a research project as it relates to minority health issues; and participate in a series of professional development seminars.

	♠	American Medical Association (AMA) — Minority Scholarships — $5,000 to $10,000
Mar 4		Medical student tuition assistance scholarships.

♠	♣	American Nurses Association — Minority Fellowship Program Doctoral
May 6		The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association (ANA) grew as a response to the lack of mental health and substance abuse nurse professionals who could provide culturally competent care to an increasingly diverse population with ever-expanding needs for mental health and substance abuse disorders services, research, advocacy, and policy development. Through the MFP, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides federal grants to increase the number of PhD prepared nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists from underrepresented ethnic minority groups.
♠	♣	American Nurses Association — Minority Fellowship Program Masters
May 6		The Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association was awarded the "Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program- Youth (NITT-MFP-Y)" grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The NITT-MFP-Y was a component of the President's Plan, "Now is the Time," which was developed to increase access to mental health services for youth in America. The primary goal of the NITT-MFP-Y was to reduce health disparities, and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse populations by increasing the number of culturally competent master's level behavioral health professionals. The fellowship focused on the behavioral health care of children, adolescents, and youth transitioning into adulthood (aged 16-25)

	♠	National Medical Fellowships — Scholarships, Awards and Fellowship Programs for Medical Students
		The core program of NMF is the need-based scholarships. Offered primarily to first- and second-year medical students, these scholarships are granted on the basis of financial need.

♥	♠	Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) — Health Equity Internship Program
Oct 30		ASPHN offers internships for the fall and spring. Students who do no attend minority-serving institutions can apply to the program. Students enrolled in a minority serving institution of higher education are encouraged to participate in the internship program. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an institution of higher education at the undergraduate or masters level and be in good academic standing at their institution. International students may participate in the internship program if they submit a student visa with the application materials.

	♥	National Association of School Psychologists — Minority Scholarships for Graduate Training in School Psychology — $5,000
Oct 30		Students must be accepted for enrollment in a school psychology program that is NASP-approved and/or located in an institution that is accredited by the appropriate institutional regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with the aim of becoming a practicing School Psychologist.

♥	♣	American Physical Therapy Association — Physical Therapy Minority Scholarships
Dec 1		These scholarships are awarded annually to physical therapy students in their final year of physical therapy education and faculty members pursuing their post-professional doctoral degree.

	♠	American College of Healthcare Executives — Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship — $5,000
Mar 31		Designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.
	♠	American College of Healthcare Executives — Minority Internships in Healthcare and Professional Society Management
Jan 7, Mar 4		The three-month internship program will provide an opportunity for the intern to rotate through all major ACHE divisions, including Communications and Marketing, Education, Executive Office, Finance and Administration, Health Administration Press, Management Information Systems, Membership, Regional Services, and Research.

	♠	Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation — The Kaiser Media Internships in Health Reporting
		An internship program for young minority journalists interested in specializing in urban public health reporting.

♥	♠	Cancer Research & Education: Internships, Scholarships, Fellowships and Postdoctoral Research Awards for Students
		College financial aid for cancer survivors, young adults, persons impacted by cancer.
♥	♠	Medical School and Health Professions: Scholarships, Fellowships and Postdoctoral Research Awards for Students
		Medicine, Dentistry, Idiopathy, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Osteopathy, Pharmacology, and Veterinary Science.
♥	♠	Minorities: College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships, Research Internships
		College scholarships, graduate fellowships and grants for Hispanics, Latinos, Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, South and Central Americans, African Americans, Native Alaskans, Aleuts, Inuit, Eskimos, Native Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, Hawaiians, Polynesians or Micronesians.
♥	♠	Nurses: Nursing Scholarships for College and Graduate School
		Assistants, attendants, baby sitters, caretakers, foster parents, medics, minders, nurse practitioners, practical nurses, registered nurses, sitters, therapists, and wet nurses.
♥	♠	Public Health: Scholarships, Fellowships and Postdoctoral Research Awards
		Disease control and prevention, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health education, toxicology, public health training, nutrition, and chronic diseases.

	♠	American Dental Association Foundation — Scholarships for Dental and Allied Dental Health Students
Nov 9		Predoctoral Dental Student and Allied Dental Student Scholarships. The ADA Foundation funds scholarships for dental student, underrepresented minority dental students and allied dental students including dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental laboratory technology.

	♥	Society of Toxicology — Minority Student Travel Awards
		The award will provide travel funds to the next National SOT meeting and will be presented to a minority or woman Ph.D. student judged to give the best platform or poster presentation.

	♠	U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — Opportunities for Minority Students
		The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports training opportunities to help individuals prepare for a career in health services research. AHRQ is particularly interested in fostering the professional development of minority health services researchers.

Study Abroad	College & Graduate School	High School Seniors	Biomedical Internships
Hispanics, Latinos	Nationally Coveted	Teachers	Internships & Summer Jobs
Minorities	Engineers & Computer Sci.	Medical School	Ethnic Groups & Studies
Minority Health	High School Students	Public Health	Library Studies & History
Women	Biology & Environmental Sci.	Cancer Research	Media Communications
African Americans	Physical Sciences & Math	Nurses	Free Scholarships
Native Americans	Social Sciences	Arts & Humanities	Updates

Minority Scholarships Medical School, Nursing, Public Health

Internships and fellowships for high school, college, graduate, medical, epidemiology, postgraduate, health education, and nursing students

A rigorous 10-week summer program designed to prepare underrepresented, culturally sensitive, undergraduate students for leadership roles in the field of public health. A principal aim of the program is reducing health disparities.

The Visiting Clerkship Program (VCP) provides support for fourth-year and qualified third-year minority (African American, Native American, and Hispanic American) medical students to participate in the HMS Exchange Clerkship Program.

The program offers financial assistance to dental hygiene students and dental hygienists who demonstrate a commitment to advance the discipline of dental hygiene.

The Clinical Fellowship program supports physicians with gaining HIV clinical experience working with medically underserved patient populations.

The goal of the Postdoctoral MHSAS Fellowship Program is to encourage and facilitate the specialized training of postdoctoral psychologists who maintain a professional focus on behavioral health services or policy for ethnic minorities.

This program is designed to encourage highly qualified women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other individuals who traditionally have been underrepresented in science to pursue professional careers in physiological/biomedical sciences.

The two-year American Psychiatric Leadership Fellowship offers psychiatric residents, with exceptional leadership potential, many different experiences that prepare them for leadership roles.

The Fellowship provides all psychiatry residents, fellows and early career psychiatrists an opportunity to work in a congressional office on federal health policy, particularly policy related to child and/or minority issues.

Specifically designed for the purchase of books, this fund is available to members of an ethnic minority group who can demonstrate financial need and acceptance and or enrollment in an AATA approved art therapy program.

A six-year program of study, which includes two years of basic sciences, three years of classwork and clinical rotations at accredited teaching hospitals, and a rotatory clinical internship in the sixth year.

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program supports basic/biomedical, clinical, and health services/epidemiology research. The purpose of the AMFDP award is to facilitate the transition of the newly-trained clinician who wishes to develop into an independent investigator.

The program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, or veterinary medicine.

The program provides long-term, low-interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue a degree in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy or veterinary medicine.

MARC seeks to increase the number of highly-trained underrepresented biomedical and behavioral scientists in leadership positions to significantly impact the health-related research needs of the nation.

The summer program is an intensive ten-week internship opportunity for qualified students who would like to obtain research skills and "hands-on" experience in health services research under the guidance of a distinguished faculty mentor.

The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is an enhanced internship program which gives real-world work experience to graduate students in health administration with a 10-12 week, paid internship in a hospital or health care facility.

For minorities underrepresented in Texas medical schools and the state's physician workforce: Mexican Americans, African Americans or Native Americans.

Medical student tuition assistance scholarships.

The core program of NMF is the need-based scholarships. Offered primarily to first- and second-year medical students, these scholarships are granted on the basis of financial need.

These scholarships are awarded annually to physical therapy students in their final year of physical therapy education and faculty members pursuing their post-professional doctoral degree.

Designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.

An internship program for young minority journalists interested in specializing in urban public health reporting.

College financial aid for cancer survivors, young adults, persons impacted by cancer.

Medicine, Dentistry, Idiopathy, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Osteopathy, Pharmacology, and Veterinary Science.

Assistants, attendants, baby sitters, caretakers, foster parents, medics, minders, nurse practitioners, practical nurses, registered nurses, sitters, therapists, and wet nurses.

Disease control and prevention, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health education, toxicology, public health training, nutrition, and chronic diseases.

Predoctoral Dental Student and Allied Dental Student Scholarships. The ADA Foundation funds scholarships for dental student, underrepresented minority dental students and allied dental students including dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental laboratory technology.

The award will provide travel funds to the next National SOT meeting and will be presented to a minority or woman Ph.D. student judged to give the best platform or poster presentation.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports training opportunities to help individuals prepare for a career in health services research. AHRQ is particularly interested in fostering the professional development of minority health services researchers.

Minority Scholarships
Medical School, Nursing, Public Health