American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Award For Minority Scholars

The American Medical Assocation (AMA) Foundation grants  $10,000 school scholarships annually to students who belong to minority groups.  Eligible students include those who belong to any of these minority groups:  American Indian, Alaska Native, American/Black, Native Hawaiian and Hispani/Latino.  Applicants should be current first-year or second-year students and are permanent residents of the United States.  Deans of medical schools or their designated representatives are only allowed to nominate a maximum of two candidates per year.

Scholarship Amount:

The totalamount of the scholarship awarded is $10,000, which can only be used during the sophomore, junior or senior years.  It is not renewable and the maximum number of awards per year is 10.

Eligibility:

Only students who belong to minority groups (American Indian/American Black/Hispanic/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian) and are either enrolled or planning to enroll as a full-time student at a college or university are eligible to apply.  This scholarship is only open to citizens of the United States.

Academic Disciplines

This scholarship is open for students who are enrolled in the health and medical sciences.

Requirements:

Submit all documents which include the application form, official school transcript, an essay composition, financial need assessment, personal references and your dean's nomination, not later than April 15.

Website: http://www.amafoundation.org

Contact:

Diana Lindenberg, Program Officer
American Medical Association Foundation
515 North Street
Chicago, IL  60654

E-mail:  scholarships@ama-assn.org