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Summer Health Professions Education Program

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 11/1/2024
Closes: 2/5/2025

The Summer Health Professions Education Program is available to college freshmen and sophomores who are high school graduates or GED recipients. Students interested in learning about health professions during a summer academic enrichment program at designated universities are eligible to apply. Special consideration is given to students from economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, or those interested in underserved populations.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Minimum 2.50 GPA
  • Resident of the U.S.
  • College freshman or sophomore
  • High school graduate or GED recipient
  • Seeking a bachelor's degree
  • Studying medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, or healthcare professionrelated
  • Planning to attend a summer session at select schools in Birmingham, Alabama; Los Angeles or Pomona, California; District of Columbia; Gainesville, Florida; Iowa City, Iowa; Louisville, Kentucky; Omaha, Nebraska; Newark, New Jersey; New York; Houston, Texas;or Seattle, Washington
  • U.S. citizen, conditional permanent resident, current DACA status, pending DACA application, or permanent resident Preference is given to students from economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, or those interested in underserved populations.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    College Freshman, College Sophomore
    Location
    • Country: US
    Intended Area of Study
    Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Dental Studies, Pre-Medicine Studies, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine
    Minimum GPA
    2.5
    Citizenship Status
    Conditional Permanent Resident, Current DACA Status, Pending DACA Application, U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

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