The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships
to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs.
Under this program, funds are awarded to accredited schools of medicine,
osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine,
veterinary medicine, nursing (associate, diploma, baccalaureate and graduate
degree), public health, chiropractic, allied health (baccalaureate or graduate
degree programs of dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, radiologic technology, speech pathology, audiology,
and registered dieticians), graduate programs in behavioral and mental health
practice, which includes clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional
counseling, or marriage and family therapy; or programs providing training
of physician assistants.
Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients,
making reasonable determinations of need, and providing scholarships that
do not exceed the cost of attendance (tuition, reasonable educational expenses
and reasonable living expenses).
You are eligible to apply for this scholarship at a school that participates
in the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program, if you are a citizen,
national, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States or the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico or the Marianas Islands, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, the American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and
the Federated State of Micronesia.
To apply for this scholarship, contact the student financial aid office
at the school where you intend to apply for admission or where you are enrolled.
Although new Health Education Assistance Loans are not being offered, the HEAL refinancing program can offer current holders of HEAL loans substantial savings in monthly payments and total loan costs. HEAL refinancing lenders may offer you substantially lower interest rates than those of your current loans, and there is no cost to refinance. For additional information, and to get a better idea of the amount you will save, visit our HEAL refinancing web site.
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