Outside Scholarships

The NHSC is a competitive federal program of service-obligated scholarship support. The scholarship benefits are: (1) payment of school tuition and required fees; (2) payment of a twelve month stipend; and (3) a lump sum payment to cover books, supplies, equipment and required transportation to clerkship. Medical students who receive the NHSC award agree to serve in physician-shortage area after completion of medical training in the practice of primary care: family practice, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics. Other specialties may qualify as need for those specialties, such as OB/GYN, occurs in the underserved areas. Interested students must contact NHSC directly at:

National Health Service Corp
2600 Tower Oaks Blvd., Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 221-9393
nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov

This program is available only to Native Americans or Alaska Natives and pays full tuition, other costs of medical education and a monthly stipend. Recipients must serve a year for each year of scholarship assistance they receive. Interested students should contact:

Division of Health Professions Recruitment & Training
Indian Health Service
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, #100
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 443-6197

The Armed Forces Health Profession Scholarship Program is intended to recruit personnel to alleviate a shortage of physicians serving military personnel and their dependents. To be eligible students must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled in or accepted by a medical school and meet the eligibility requirements for appointment in the U.S. Armed Forces. Tuition, books and fees are paid for, and students also receive a living stipend (for 10 1/2 months). The remaining time is spent as a U.S. Reserve Second Lieutenant on Active Duty for Training with full pay and allowances.

The features of each program can be explained in detail by their service representatives. For additional information contact:

• AIR FORCE:
  U.S. Air Force Recruiting Office
  50 Mall Road, Suite G-18A
  Burlington, MA 01803-4537
  (781) 270-4134
• ARMY:
  U.S. Army Health Care Recruiting
  495 Summer Street, Room 112
  Boston, MA 02110
  (617) 753-3015
• NAVY:
  Navy Recruiting District Boston
  495 Summer Street
  Boston, MA 02210
  617) 753-4349

This program allows an individual enrolled in medical school to be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Medical Service Corps, and upon graduation be promoted to Captain. Individuals are not required to attend basic or active duty training to qualify, but must be enrolled in or accepted by a medical school, participate in a flexible training program of 16 hours each month and 15 days annually and meet the eligibility requirement in accordance with current regulations. For additional information contact the Army National Guard at (781) 377-5124 or email Major John Smolenski at majsmol@aol.com .

National Medical Fellowship Program
5 Hanover Square, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(212) 483-8880

American Indian Scholarships
Director of Scholarships
5106 Grand Avenue, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87103

Japanese American Citizens' League Scholarship
1756 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 921-5225

National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
One Sansome Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 445-9936
Email: scholar@nhsf.org