Service-Commitment Scholarship Programs
Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program
The Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program, essentially, offers full support (tuition, fees, and a monthly stipend) to the medical student while in medical school in exchange for service in the military once the scholarship recipient has completed the M.D. degree. These are very competitive scholarships and are based on GPAs and MCAT scores and not on financial need. You must be a U.S. citizen in order to be considered. For further information contact the appropriate service representative:
Army:
Staff Sergeant Juan Rodriguez
US Army Health Care Recruiting Station
1701 American Blvd. E., Suite 13
Bloomington, MN 55425
Phone: (952) 854-8489
Cell: 1-877-655-6534
E-mail: Juan.Rodriguez2@usarec.army.mil
Navy:
Lorrie Meyer
Naval Recruiting District
6020 28th Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55450
Phone: (612) 581-2308
E-mail: Lorrie.Meyer1@navy.mil
Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarships for Native Americans
In fulfilling its mission to ensure that American Indians and Alaska Natives have maximum involvement in meeting their own health needs, the IHS offers scholarships.
Scholarships are not limited to certain schools. Expenses covered include: tuition, books, fees, incidentals, tutorial services, and equipment. A monthly stipend of approximately $1,270 is provided for 2009-10.
Professional Scholarship: Funds students up to four years; minimum service obligation is two years; and students must be of American Indian or Alaska Native descent.
The number of awards is based on the availability of funds. The application deadline is usually in late April.
For more information contact:
Indian Health Service Scholarship Program
801 Thompson Ave., Suite 120
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-6197
www.ihs.gov
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
For the 2009-10 school year, the NHSC offers scholarships providing payment of tuition and fees; payment toward books, supplies, and equipment; and 12 monthly stipends of approximately $1,269. Selected applicants have priority for continued financial support for up to four years based on availability of funds.
U.S. citizens attending U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical schools are eligible to apply. For each year of support, recipients will serve one year providing full-time primary care in a health professional shortage area upon completion of training as assigned by the NHSC. The minimum service obligation is two years.
Priority for selection will be given to applicants: (1) who are prior recipients of the NHSC Scholarship Program; (2) who have primary care specialty goals; and (3) who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The most important criterion is the applicant's commitment to be a primary healthcare provider in either family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, combined medicine/pediatrics, or geriatrics.
The application deadline is, generally, in late March.
For applications and information contact:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service
Division of Applications and Awards
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-37
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 1-800-638-0824
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov
Applications are available online in late January.
