DACA Student Resources

Additional scholarship resources for students with DACA status. The website, Immigrant Rising, provides comprehensive information on scholarships available to undocumented students nationwide. Please see the following lists:

Immigrant Rising Website: https://immigrantsrising.org/2020scholarships/

– Graduate scholarships: https://immigrantsrising.org/resource/graduate-scholarships/

– Graduate fellowships: https://immigrantsrising.org/resource/graduate-fellowships/

 

In addition, the Pre-Health Dreamers organization has consolidated some of the health professions specific opportunities here.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Summer Fellowship

Deadline: March 18, 2024

Information and application: http://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/student-summer-fellowships/

Eligibility

Medical students at an accredited U.S. or Canadian school of allopathy or osteopathy, or at an international school with a Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter, may apply for either the Research or Service Fellowship. Students may apply as individuals or in a group.

Selection Criteria and Process

Gold Foundation staff select the Gold Student Summer Fellows according the following criteria:

• Project involves humanism, underserved community, community health, or cultural competency
• Project reflects quality and quantity of patient interaction
• Project design is rational, with sound methodology, implementation, and evaluation
• Proposal clearly outlines plans for measuring outcomes
• Project involves interprofessional teamwork
• Project is designed and implemented by student
• Proposal identifies methods for sustainability and/or publication
• Project encourages systems change

We are particularly interested in creative projects that focus on improving the health and lives of traditionally underserved populations.

Additional Components

There are two types of fellowships:

The Gold Student Summer Research Fellowship is awarded for research in community health, cultural competency issues and improving the health and lives of traditionally underserved populations. The research focus should be on humanistic patient care and as such the proposal should show significant interaction with the target patient population. The Foundation’s goal is to provide an opportunity for students to work directly with patients and to become more compassionate, relationship-centered physicians.

The Gold Student Summer Service Fellowship is intended to provide students an opportunity to design and implement a service project addressing a public health need in an underserved community or population. The Foundation’s goal is to provide an opportunity for students to work directly with patients and to become more compassionate, relationship-centered physicians.

Patient interaction and Covid 19: We expect that all submissions will include some level of patient interaction. If there are obstacles with this component of your application due to Covid-19, please address it specifically in your proposal. If your project involves travel, please abide by the parameters of your institution and local restrictions.

Mentorship: The student is expected to conduct the project under the oversight of a mentor. The student is responsible for identifying an appropriate mentor from their school.

How and When to Apply

We are now accepting applications for 2023. Proposals are due by March 20, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

All applications must be submitted using our online form.

American Brain Tumor Association Summer Fellowship

Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program 

Medical Student Summer Fellowships are $3,000 grants awarded to medical students wishing to spend a summer conducting brain tumor research with esteemed scientist mentors. The intent of this program is to motivate talented medical students to pursue a career in neuro-oncology research. The ABTA Grant Application Portal opens in early November with an application due date of mid to late January.

DEADLINE: January 18, 2024

Applicant/PI(Fellow)

•Must be currently enrolled in the first, second or third year of medical school

•Must conduct the proposed research and training at the Mentor’s institution

•Must not have previously been a fellow on an ABTA Medical Student Summer

Fellowship

•Is not required to be a U.S. citizen or resident

For more information and application: https://www.abta.org/medical-student-summer-fellowships/

National Medical Fellowship Primary Care Leadership Program

Deadline: February 5, 2024

Website: https://nmfonline.org/scholarships-programs/service-learning-programs/pclp/?fbclid=IwAR1GYozWjT-nKoAiBodz1xPSmdeLih8Zj13qHOORTzUiBXFL9NNCeQwA4_Q

Program Requirements

Scholars complete their program requirements during June and July, including a six-week on-site period. Program requirements include:

• Program Orientation;
• 200 service-learning hours at assigned CHC site placement;
• Leadership Training, including one-on-one interactions with site leadership; attendance at management and other staff meetings; site leadership interviews; and participation in Leadership Seminar Series webinars;
• PCLP Project, including a project proposal, report, and poster presentation;
• Clinical Experience; and
• Program Assessment

Program Eligibility

PCLP Scholar candidates must meet the following eligibility:

• Proof of U.S. citizenship or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approval letter
• Currently enrolled in an accredited medical school or graduate-level nursing or physician assistant program located in the U.S.
• Identification as a student underrepresented in medicine* and/or socioeconomically disadvantaged student
• Demonstrated leadership early in career
• Commitment to serving medically underserved communities

*NMF designates the following racial/ethnic groups as underrepresented student in healthcare: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American (Vietnamese and Cambodian only), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Program Dates

Program dates for 2024:

• Los Angeles, CA: June 17 – July 26, 2024

NOTE: PCLP is an in-person program in 2024. However, scholars should be prepared to pivot to a virtual program model depending on COVID-19 related conditions as determined by your assigned site.

Scholars should plan to use a portion of their scholarship stipend to cover travel, living, lodging expenses during the service-learning experience period.

AACAP’s Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Research Fellowship

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is sending out this final call for applications for  AACAP’s  Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Research Fellowship! This is a great opportunity for medical students of color to become engaged in substance abuse research.

Visit for more information and the application:  http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Awards/Medical_Students_Awards/Spurlock_Research_Fellowship.aspx

Application Deadline: March 4, 2024

AACAP is pleased to announce the Jeanne Spurlock, MD, Minority Medical Student Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction, supported by NIDA.

Overview

• The AACAP Jeanne Spurlock, MD, Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction offers a unique opportunity for minority medical students, or students whose project will focus on underserved youth, to explore a research career in substance abuse and/or addiction in relation to child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, as well as receive mentorship and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry/ substance use and addiction field. The fellowship opportunity provides:
  • Up to $4,000 for 12 weeks of summer research under a child and adolescent psychiatrist researcher/mentor.
  • Coverage for required attendance to the AACAP 71^st Annual Meeting, October 14 – 19, 2024 in Seattle, WA, to present their research in a new research poster session. (Complimentary registration, four-paid nights in the hotel, and travel reimbursement for the Annual Meeting are included in addition to the fellowship stipend.)

Time Commitment

Students are expected to complete 12 consecutive weeks (60 working days at 8 hours per day) of fellowship training during the summer following acceptance into the program. The amount of time an applicant proposes to spend in the fellowship training will be taken into account by the selection committee. If an applicant is unable to complete 12 weeks, a slightly shorter fellowship experience may be proposed in the application. If approved, the stipend will be pro-rated to reflect the reduction in time spent completing the fellowship. [IMPORTANT: Fellowships proposals with a duration of less than eight weeks will NOT be considered.]

American Indian Graduate Center

Native Forward Scholars Fund may have medical school related scholarships/fellowships available. Contact them for more information. fellowships@nativeforward.org.

Website: https://www.nativeforward.org/scholarship-finder/

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

The application for the 2024 Fellowship is closed. The application for the 2025 Fellowship will open in the spring of 2024. 

Deadline: each year November 1.

For further information visit https://www.pdsoros.org/apply

Each Fellowship supports one to two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the United States. Each award is for up to $25,000 in stipend support a year, as well as 50 percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for one to two years. The first year of Fellowship funding cannot be deferred.

1. NEW AMERICAN STATUS

One of the following must be true as of the application deadline:

• Born in the US: You are a US citizen by birth and both of your parents were born abroad as non-US citizens.
• Naturalized Citizen: You have been naturalized as a US citizen either on your own or as a minor child under the application of one of your parents.
• Green Card: You are in possession of a valid green card.
• Adopted: You were born outside of the US or one of its territories and were subsequently adopted by American parents, and were awarded US citizenship as a result of your adoption.
• DACA: You have been granted deferred action under the government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Note: For all of the above, it must be true that both of your parents were born outside of the United States as non-US citizens, and were not eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births.

The application includes the following sections:

1. A confirmation of your eligibility – “New American” documents showing status
2. Your personal and contact information
3. Your higher-education history
4. The graduate program[s] for which you seek support
5. Required submissions:
   1. Resume
   2. Two essays
   3. Transcripts
   4. Scores of standardized tests already taken
   5. Recommendations (3 required, up to 5 accepted)
6. Optional exhibits

You must not have reached or passed your 31st birthday as of November 1, 2022

Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Deadline: January 10, 2024

Website:  https://www.sarnofffoundation.org/page/Fellowship_Info

Eligibility

• The Sarnoff Fellowship Program offers medical students enrolled in accredited U.S. medical schools the opportunity to spend a year conducting intensive work in a biomedical research facility in the United States.

• Fellows are selected on the basis of a national competition. Sarnoff seeks individuals with demonstrated intellectual and academic achievement, as well as leadership ability.

• Although applicants may have prior research experience, applications are also encouraged from students without extensive prior research experience.

• Applicants enrolled in an MD/PhD program will not be eligible for a Sarnoff Fellowship.

• Applications are encouraged from second and third year medical students. Fourth year medical students are required to submit an official letter from their medical schools granting graduation deferment.
• There are no citizenship requirements for application, but those who are not U.S. citizens must have and maintain an appropriate visa. The Foundation will not handle visa matters for applicants.

  The Sarnoff Foundation is committed to promoting diversity in the biomedical and scientific community. We strongly encourage applicants from members of underrepresented or historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Stipend and Benefits

Fellowship awardees receive the following benefits:

• $42,000 annual stipend
• Allowances up to $8,000 for travel support to select a Preceptor and Fellowship laboratory and attend the Sarnoff Annual Scientific Meeting and American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, moving expenses, health insurance and funds for travel to present a paper at two national conferences

Application Schedule and Information

Competitions are held annually. The application deadline for the 2024-25 Sarnoff Fellowship Program is January 10, 2024. The online application for the 2024-25 Sarnoff Fellowship Program will be available on www.SarnoffFellowship.com in August 2023.

Each applicant must submit the following:

• No more than a two-page essay (1/2 inch margins and Arial 11 font) summarizing a question you find interesting related to cardiovascular disease. How might you go about answering that question through scientific research?  This should be an idea you generated through your experience in medical school and review of the literature, not a project you have worked on in the past.  Also, the text should be developed by the applicant independent of direct input from a mentor.
• A half page describing motivation to pursue a year of dedicated research in cardiovascular disease
• Completed application form and signed statement of confidentiality
• Official medical school transcript
• Curriculum vitae
• Recommendation from the applicant’s Sponsor
• Two additional recommendations
• Any other material that the applicant determines is appropriate to support the application

Applicants will be matched with a Sarnoff advisor who can provide any guidance needed in preparing the application.

For more information, contact:

Dana Boyd, Executive Director
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
1390 Chain Bridge Road
PMB 50051
McLean, VA  22101

E-mail: dboyd@SarnoffFoundation.org

American Association of University Women

The AAUW offers scholarships/fellowships of $5,000 to $18,000 to female med students in M3 from minority groups including Black/African Americans, Mexican/Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Native Alaskan Americans and Asian/Pacific Islander Americans.

Application requirements include an online application, a narrative autobiography, career/professional goals, a detailed budget, 3 letters of recommendation (one from your med school dean), official transcripts and a $35 nonrefundable fee.

Fellowships in the following degree programs are restricted to women of color, who have been underrepresented in these fields:

• Master’s in business administration — applicants may apply for second year of study only
• Law — applicants may apply for third year of study only
• Doctorate in medicine — applicants may apply for third year  or fourth year of study only

Deadline:  Opens August 1 and deadline is December 1 each year — Thus, you must apply during M2 OR M3

To investigate further visit: https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/selected-professions-fellowships/

For questions or technical support,
please e-mail aauw@applyists.com