Hill & Ponton Veterans’ Scholarship

Hill & Ponton Law Firm has created a scholarship for veterans of the US Armed Forces.

The firm awards:

• Four $1,000 scholarships
• Two scholarships will be awarded in the fall, two in the spring
• Application Deadlines: May 1st and November 1st
• Awards will be announced June 15th and December 15th

Visit for more information and to apply: http://www.hillandponton.com/veterans-scholarship/

Deadlines: May 1 & November 1

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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Thirty grants of $20,000 plus $16,000 for tuition are offered for graduate study in the US for one or two years for students who are Med 1 and Med 2.

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, 2019.

The application for the 2020 Fellowship, which would be for the 2020-2021 academic year, will be available in April of 2019.

Deadline: each year November 1.

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

National Institutes of Health

The program also offers tax offsets and the possibility of renewing the program after two years.

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US with doctoral-level degrees willing to devote 20 or more hours per week to research.

Deadlines in the chart below:

For more information visit www.lrp.nih.gov or call 866-849-4047.

 

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ASH Minority Medical Student Award Program

American Society of Hematology  — Minority Medical Student Award Program

The ASH’s Minority Medical Student Award Program offers 8 to 12 week summer research experiences in the study of hematology.

Minorities include American Indians, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, Blacks or African Americans, and Hispanics or Latinos.

Participants receive the following:

• A $5,000 stipend to support their summer research experience
• A $1,000 travel allowance to attend the ASH annual meeting
• $1,000 after the ASH annual meeting for presenting their research at the Promoting Minorities in Hematology event
• Complimentary subscriptions during medical school and residency to Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, and The Hematologist, the Society’s newsletter
• The guidance of a research mentor and a career-development mentor

Application requirements include a completed form, a current resume and 3 letters of recommendation.

Timeline

Application and Request a Mentor Form Available	August 1, 2018
Request a Mentor Deadline	November 15, 2018
Application Deadline	January 15, 2019
Award Notification	Early March 2019

 

For further information visit http://www.hematology.org/Awards/MMSAP/2624.aspx#c, or telephone 202-776-0544 or email awards@hematology.org