Minority Health Students: College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and Summer Medical Research Internships



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AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION - Scholarships

Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Minority Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded based on how well the applicant demonstrates the goal or achievement described. Awarding of scholarships is strictly dependent upon availability of funds and adherence to eligibility criteria.

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION - Grants, Fellowships & Scholarships

Physical Therapy Minority Scholarships

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.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES (AAMC) - Grants and Awards

 

Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., Medical Scholarships

These scholarships are 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 minorities in the United States.
 

Herbert W. Nickens, M.D., Faculty Fellowships

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.

DIRECTORS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION (DHPE) AND U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)

Health Internships for Minority Students Enrolled In a Health Education or Health Promotion Program

The program has been designed to provide students with practical experiences in public health related to the core competencies of health education and to introduce the students to the essentials of public health.

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

 

Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program

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.
 

Visiting Clerkship Program (VCP) for Medical Students

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 Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy

The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy is designed to prepare physicians for leadership roles in formulating and promoting health policies and practices that improve the access to high quality care at the national, state, and/or local levels for the minority, disadvantaged, and most vulnerable populations.

HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

 

Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences (Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health and Social Behavior)

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.

HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY

 

Barbara Jordan Congressional Scholarships in Health Policy for College Seniors

The Program brings talented college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, with a focus on issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities.

KAISER PERMANENTE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 

Oliver Goldsmith, M.D. Scholarships for Students in Good Standing Entering the Third or Fourth Year of Medical School

Scholarships for people who care about their diverse communities.

INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT - Education Programs

 

Summer Internships in Health Management

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.

Graduate Scholarships in Health Care Administration

The Institute's Scholarship Program provides financial support to help fund graduate education for students preparing for a career as a health administrator.

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH, HEALTH CARE POLICY AND AGING RESEARCH, 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

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.

INTERAMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS (ICPS)

 

National Hispanic Youth Initiative in Health, Biomedical Research, and Policy Development for Junior and Senior High School Students

The NHYI provides participants with knowledge and skills in health and scientific research, introduces a broad range of opportunities available in the government and private sectors, and influences participants to pursue a career in the health sciences and biomedical research. This annual program is conducted in Washington DC for one week during the summer.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

 

Clinical Fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Clinical Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for minority medical students to explore a career in child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field.
 

Research Fellowships in Drug Abuse and Addiction for Medical Students

The AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction offers a unique opportunity for minority medical students to explore a research career in substance abuse in relation to child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field.

AMERICAN ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION

 

Cay Drachnik Minorities Fund

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.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS (AAHP) - Professional Development Programs

 

Minority Management Development Program (MMDP)

A year-long fellowship program that includes academic programming-led by faculty from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School-and mentoring combined with on-the-job skill development.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES

 

Albert W. Dent Minority Graduate Scholarships

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

Minority Internships in Healthcare and Professional Society Management

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.

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION - Scholarships and Fellowships

 

Underrepresented Minority 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.

AMERICAN EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (AEA) - Training and Professional Development

 

Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program

Interns may come from a variety of disciplines, including public health, education, political science, anthropology, psychology, sociology, social work, and the natural sciences.

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) FOUNDATION - Medical Education

 

Minority Scholarships

Medical student tuition assistance scholarships.

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION - Minority Fellowships

Clinical Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowships

This program provides 3-5 year fellowships to master's prepared nurses committed to pursuing doctoral study on minority psychiatric-mental health and substance abuse issues.

Clinical Research Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Provides opportunities for Fellows to expand and strengthen their research knowledge and skills, and their evidence-based practice and health policy acumen.

AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY - Minority Student Fellowships and Awards

 

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.
 

Porter Physiology Graduate Fellowships

Porter Physiology Development Fellowships are open to underrepresented racial and ethnic minority applicants who are obtaining their degree at a US Institution and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION - Minority Fellowships

 

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Predoctoral Fellowship

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.
 

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Postdoctoral Fellowship

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 PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION - Minority Fellowships

 

Minority Medical Student Summer Mentoring Program

This program is intended to identify ethnic minority medical students who have an interest in psychiatric issues and provide experiences to foster this interest
 

American Psychiatric Leadership Fellowships

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

Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowships

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.

ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Fellowship Programs

 

ASPH/CDC/PRC Minority Fellowships for Doctoral Students at CDC-Funded Prevention Research Centers

The overall intent of Fellowship is to enhance the preparation of future public health professionals from ethnic and racial minorities by providing unique training opportunities in prevention research.

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (FASEB)

 

Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)

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

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.

HISPANIC-SERVING HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS (HSHPS) - Training Programs

 

Fall, Spring and Summer Internships

The programs offer students a unique opportunity to better understand the significant health implications along the US-Mexico Border, how to prevent and control specific diseases that are relevant within the Hispanic community, and global health issues affecting Latin America.

HIV MEDICINE ASSOCIATION - Careers and Training

 

HIVMA Minority Clinical Fellowships

The Minority Clinical Fellowship program supports African American and Latino physicians with gaining HIV clinical experience working with medically underserved patient populations.

INTERRELIGIOUS FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

 

Medical School Scholarship Program at the Latin American School of Medical Sciences, Havana, Cuba

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.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS - Awards, Charitable Trusts, Grants, & Scholarships

 

Minority Scholarships for Graduate Training in School Psychology

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.

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.

NATIONALLY COVETED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS & POSTDOCTORAL AWARDS

Cancer Research & Education: Internships, Scholarships, Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards for Students

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

Medical School and Health Professions: Scholarships, Fellowships and Postdoctoral 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 Awards

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

PACIFICARE FOUNDATION

 

Scholarships for Spanish-Speaking, Bicultural Students Pursuing Careers in the Health Care Industry

The objective of the United Health Foundation is to increase the number of university students with little representation within the body qualified health workforce.

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION'S HAROLD AMOS MEDICAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

 

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program

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.

SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY - Awards and Fellowships

 

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.

SUMMER MEDICAL AND DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SMDEP)

 

Free (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week medical and dental school summer academic enrichment program for freshman and sophomore college students

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.

TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - Scholarships

 

Minority Scholarships for Texas Medical Students

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

TUFTS UNIVERSITY - Financial Aid and Tuition

 

Sidney Graduate Fellowships for Master's Degree Candidates in Child Development

Available for students entering graduate study and pursuing the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.).

U.S. AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY - Research Training Programs

 

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.

U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION - Public Health Training Opportunities

 

Starlab Program for Junior High and High School Students

The StarLab Program is designed to encourage under-represented minorities to consider pursuing careers in the public health sciences.
 

Project IMHOTEP Summer Research Internships

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.
 

Public Health Summer Fellowships

The program is designed to introduce and expose minority students (African-American, Native American, Latino and Asian/Pacific Islanders) to the field of Public Health.

Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) Internship Program for Students of Minority-Serving Institutions

The program has been designed to provide students with practical experiences in public health related to the core competencies of health education and to introduce the students to the essentials of public health.
 

James Ferguson Fellowship/National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) Summer Research Fellowships

A paid, eight week, professional development program for racial and ethnic minority graduate students with an interest in Public Health. The program exposes students to research opportunities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Students gain research experience in infectious diseases research areas such as antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious diseases, animal related diseases, hospital related infectious issues, etc.

U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) - Loans & Scholarships

 

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.
 

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.

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)

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. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIGMS)

 

Initiative for Minority Students: 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.
 

Initiative for Minority Students: Bridges to the Doctoral Degree

Theprogram 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
 

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.

U.S. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) - Training Programs in the Biomedical Sciences

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)

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.
 

Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT)

MHIRT awards support the ability of U.S. academic institutions to offer short-term international training opportunities in health disparities research for undergraduate and graduate students in the health professions who are from health disparity populations and/or are underrepresented in basic science, biomedical, clinical, or behavioral health research career fields.
 

Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

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.

YALE UNIVERTIY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - Summer Programs for College and High School Students

 

Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)

Yale BioSTEP provides intensive, short-term summer research training for undergraduates, especially students from groups underrepresented in biomedical sciences at research-intensive universities.

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