Posted by On May 23, 2012 the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students grant. The purpose of the grant is to promote diversity among health profession students and practitioners by providing scholarships to full-time students with financial need from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, making reasonable determinations of need, and providing scholarships that do not exceed the allowable costs (i.e., tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses with a cap for the total scholarship award of $15,000). Total program funding is $45,000,000 and will be distributed among 246 grant awards. Eligible applicants are Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); accredited schools of medicine; osteopathic medicine; dentistry; nursing (as defined by section 801 of the Public Health Services (PHS) Act); pharmacy; podiatric medicine; optometry; veterinary medicine; public health; chiropractic; allied health; a school offering a graduate program in behavioral and mental health practice; or an entity providing programs for the training of physician assistants. For further information refer to the PHS Act, Sections 737 and 799B. Faith-based and community-based organizations; Tribes; and tribal organizations are eligible to apply if all other eligibility requirements are met.
A synopsis of the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students grant can be found below:
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-12-079 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Creation Date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | N/A |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 246 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $45,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | N/A |
| Award Floor: | N/A |
| CFDA Number(s): | 93.925 – Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
See full application for more details:
If you are interested in applying for a grant and would like to receive a letter of support from the State, please send your request to HCRWorkforce@oshpd.ca.gov. In your letter please include, the addressee, the amount of your grant request, your grant objective and any other information you would like the State to consider. Also, please include the deadline date for your grant application submission.
Thank you,
Liz Martin
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Healthcare Workforce Development Division
400 R Street, Suite 330
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 326-3714
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