| Scholarship Program | Award | Eligibility | How to Apply |
| American Dental Association Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Program | Awardee receives $2,500 | Dental student taking a minimum of 12 credit hours, demonstrating financial need, and having an accumulative grade point average of 3.5 based on a 4.0 scale. | Apply Here Students must contact the associate dean for student affairs/program director or financial aid officer at the school to request a scholarship application form as the forms are disbursed by school officials. Application Deadline: Check with school for 2011 deadline |
| American Dental Association Foundation Minority Dental Student Scholarship Program | Awardee receives $2,500 | Student entering final year at the time of application, taking a minimum of 12 credit hours, demonstrating financial need, and having an accumulative grade point average of 3.5 based on a 4.0 scale. |
Apply Here Students must contact the associate dean for student affairs/program director or financial aid officer at the school to request a scholarship application form as the forms are disbursed by school officials. Application Deadline: Check with school for 2011 deadline |
| American Osteopathic Foundation Presidential Memorial Leadership Award | Awardee receives $5,000 | Recognizes a student who has made great strides toward becoming one of the top leaders within the osteopathic profession. The recipient will be an osteopathic medical student who will be in their 2nd, 3rd or 4th-year of studies in the fall of 2010 and is a current SOMA member. |
Apply Here Application Deadline: Spring each year |
| American Osteopathic Foundation Russell C. McCaughan, DO, Education Scholarship | Awardee receives $400 | Second-year osteopathic medical student from each AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine. To qualify, recipients must be committed to osteopathic medicine, excel academically, and have demonstrated financial need. | Apply Here Application Deadline: Spring each year |
| American Osteopathic Foundation Welch Scholars Grant | Awardee receives $2,000 | Second, third, or fourth-year osteopathic medical students from each AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine. | Apply Here Application Deadline: Spring each year |
| American Osteopathic Foundation William G. Anderson, DO, Minority Scholarship | Awardee receives $5,000 | Recognizes an outstanding minority osteopathic medical student committed to osteopathic principals and practice, has excelled academically, and has proven to be a leader in addressing the educational, societal, and health needs of minorities. | Apply Here Application Deadline: Spring each year |
| AfterCollege/AACN Scholarship for Nursing/Allied health care students | Awardee receives $2,500 | Nursing students enrolled in a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree program in nursing with a GPA of 3.25 or higher | Apply Here Application Deadline: January 31 April 30 July 31 October 31 |
| Alliance for Rural Community Health (ARCH) Empowerment through Education | Awardee receives from $1,000 to $4,000 per semester. | Open only to residents of Mendocino County or individuals currently working in an ARCH health center. Priority is given to current ARCH health center employees to advance their careers in the health professions. Scholarships are also available to Mendocino county residents interested in pursuing health careers in ARCH member health centers. | Apply Here Application Deadline: Ongoing |
| Allied Healthcare Scholarship (AHS) | Awardee receives up to $4,500. Commits to a practicing direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) of California for one year or 100-150 hours of volunteer service. |
Students enrolled or accepted into the fields of diagnostic medical sonography, medical imaging, medical laboratory technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory care, social work, pharmacy, pharmacy technician, surgical technician, ultrasound technician, and diagnostic medical sonography. | Apply Here Application Deadline: September each year |
| Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship (ADN) | Awardee receives up to $8,000.
Commits to practicing in direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) in California for two years. |
Students enrolled or accepted into an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: September each year |
| The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Allied Health Students Scholarship of Excellence | Awardee receives $1,000 | Objective is to recognize outstanding students in the allied health professions who are achieving excellence in their academic programs and have significant potential to assume future leadership roles in the allied health professions. Candidates must be enrolled in a college or school that is an institutional member of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions. Candidates must be enrolled in a career entry-level, degree-granting program; all degree levels are eligible (associate, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral). | Apply Here Application Deadline: May 15, for nominations |
| Bachelor of Science Nursing Scholarship (BSN) | Awardee receives up to $10,000 Commits to practicing direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) of California for two years |
Students enrolled or accepted into a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: September each year |
| California Dental Association Foundation Allied Dental Health Student Scholarship | Awardee receives up to $1,000 (minimum of $500) | Students interested in becoming a dental hygienist, dental assistant or dental laboratory technician, and enrolled in a state-approved program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: Determined by local dental society |
| California Dental Association Foundation Bettie Underwood Dental Assisting Scholarship | Awardee receives $1,000 | Students interested in becoming a dental assistant and currently enrolled in a state-approved program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: March 31 |
| California Dental Association Foundation Maurice Amado Dental Assisting Scholarship | Awardee receives $1,000 | Student interested in becoming a dental assistant and is currently enrolled in a state-approved program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: March 31 |
| California Dental Association Foundation Dental Student Scholarship | Awardee receives up to $6,000 | Students currently enrolled full time in a California dental school. Applications judged on financial need, community leadership, and academic standing. | Apply Here Application Deadline: March 31 |
| California Dental Association Foundation Latinos for Dental Careers Scholarship | Awardee receives up to $1,000 | Dental students, dental hygiene students (accepted to or in a DH program based in a California dental school) and international student dentists accepted to or enrolled at California dental schools. Applicants must be of Latino descent, and currently enrolled or accepted in a California dental school program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: April 30 |
| Health Professions Education Scholarship (HPSP) | Awardee receives up to $10,000
Commits to practicing direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) in California for two years. |
Students enrolled or accepted into Dentist, Dental Hygienists, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistant programs. | Apply Here Application Deadline: September each year |
| Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarships (LVN to ADN) | Awardee receives up to $8,000 Commits to practicing direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) in California for two years. |
Students enrolled or accepted into an accredited ADN Program. Priority given to students graduating within 1 to 2 years. | Application Deadline: September each year |
| National Black Nurses Association Scholarship Program | Awardee receives from $500 to $2,000 | Candidate must be currently enrolled in a nursing program (B.S.N., A.D., Diploma or L.P.N. / L.V.N.) and in good scholastic standing. Must be a member of NBNA and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area), and have at least one full year of school remaining. | Apply Here Application Deadline: April 15 |
| National Health Service Corps Scholars Program | Payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly support stipend.
Commits to providing full-time clinical primary health care services in high need, high-priority HPSAs for one year of obligated service for each full or partial school year of support. The minimum service commitment is two years; the maximum is four years. |
Students in training to be allopathic and osteopathic physicians, dentists, certified nurse-midwives, certified family nurse practitioners, or physician assistants. | Apply Here Application Deadline: TBD for 2011 |
| National Health Service Corps Scholars Program | Payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly support stipend. Commits to providing full-time clinical primary health care services in high need, high-priority HPSAs for one year of obligated service for each full or partial school year of support. The minimum service commitment is two years; the maximum is four years. |
Students in training to be allopathic and osteopathic physicians, dentists, certified nurse-midwives, certified family nurse practitioners, or physician assistants. | Apply Here Application Deadline: TBD for 2011 |
| Nursing Scholarship Program | Payment for tuition, education‐related expenses (including books, clinical supplies and laboratory fees) and a living stipend. Commits to work for at least 2 years after graduation at a health facility with a critical shortage of nurses. |
Students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited school of nursing in a professional registered nurse program (baccalaureate, graduate, associate degree, or diploma). Preference is given to qualified applicants with the greatest financial need who are enrolled full‐time in an undergraduate RN program. | Apply Here Application Deadline: Spring each year |
| Vocational Nurse Scholarship (VN) | Awardee receives up to $4,000 Commits to practice direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) of California for two years. |
Students enrolled or accepted into an accredited California VN) program approved by the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians. | Apply Here Application Deadline: September each year |
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