Medical Scholarships for Undergraduates

AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships

• The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers scholarship money to undergraduate students pursuing medical degrees through the Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship program. Five scholarships are awarded annually, each in the amount of $5,000. In order to be eligible, a student must be in his or her third year of medical school, and must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. According to the AAMC website, an applicant must have "demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities" in order to qualify for these awards. The annual deadline for application is May 3. Interested students should visit the AAMC website for more information.

  Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships Award Committee
  c/o Angela R. Moses
  Association of American Medical Colleges
  2450 N Street, N.W.
  Washington, DC 20037-1127
  E-mail: [email protected]
  www.aamc.org

Tylenol Scholarship Program

• The Tylenol Scholarship Program provides scholarship money to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in fields related to health and medicine. Approximately 40 scholarships are awarded every year, 10 in the amount of $10,000, and 30 in the amount of $5,000. According to the Tylenol website, the criteria for awarding these scholarships is based on the leadership qualities and experience of award applicants. The annual application deadline is May 14. Interested students should visit the Tylenol website for more information and to download an electronic scholarship application.

  McNeil-PPC
  100 Jefferson Rd
  Parsippany, NJ 07054
  www.tylenol.com

Health Professions Education Foundation Allied Healthcare Scholarship

• The Health Professions Education Foundation provides scholarship money to undergraduate students pursuing degrees related to health and health care through the Allied Healthcare Scholarship. These scholarships are awarded in amounts of up to $4,000 per academic year. Students must be attending an accredited institution in the state of California in order to be eligible. In return for receiving support, awardees of this scholarship must commit to either one year of employment or 100 hours of volunteer service in a medically underserved area of California. Interested students should visit the HPEF website for a full list of supported programs of study, and to download an electronic application.

  Health Professions Education Foundation
  400 R Street, Suite 460
  Sacramento, CA 95811-6213
  Telephone: (800) 773-1669
  Fax: (916) 324-6585
  www.oshpd.ca.gov