Description

Each year the Chicana Latina Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to Latina college students, valued at $1,500 dollars each. Purpose

The purpose of the Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Fund is to assist Latina students in completing their undergraduate and graduate college education. These scholarships are available on a competitive basis to continuing undergraduate and graduate female college students of Latino background. 

Applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria to be eligible for the CLF Scholarship.

Candidates must:

• Be a woman of Chicana/Latina heritage.
• Be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college in one of the following Northern California counties:
  Alameda
  Contra Costa
  Marin
  Monterey
  Napa
  Sacramento
  San Francisco
  San Mateo
  Santa Clara
  Santa Cruz
  Solano
  Sonoma
  Yolo
  
• Have lived at least two years in one of the above Northern California counties at the time of application
• Community College and Undergraduate students must:
      - Be enrolled as a full-time college student (as defined by your institution*) when
        applying and for the following academic year, and
      - Have completed 12 college units after high school graduation, and
      - Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 of college course work
• Graduate students must:
      - Be enrolled graduate/professional students completing course/thesis/dissertation;
        or have been accepted into graduate/professional school, and
      - Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for college course work
• Commit to attending the CLF Leadership Institute (one weekend in August after being selected and one weekend the following year in February)
• Commit to volunteering ten (10) hours for CLF before March the year after being selected
• Past CLF awardees may not re-apply until four years after receiving our scholarship

Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Women

More Information

http://www.chicanalatina.org/

Description

Hawai‘i Community Foundation's scholarship program consists of over 150 different scholarship funds established by generous individuals, families, businesses or organizations to assist Hawai‘i's residents in obtaining a college education. Some of the funds are part of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and some represent private foundations that have asked Hawai‘i Community Foundation to administer their scholarships. Students apply to the program and, if eligible, can be awarded from one or more of these funds.

Ethnicity

Asian American

Other Restrictions

Major/career interest in health-related professions.

More Information

http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/index.php?id=239&categoryID=1

Stipends are $39,000 (first year), $40,100 (second year), and $42,300 (optional third year). Research expenses of $3,500 per year are available, as well. (Indirect costs not allowed.) U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.

Description

These awards are offered to M.D.s, Ph.D.s, and M.D./Ph.D.s interested in conducting basic or clinical research related to cystic fibrosis. Awards are offered through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s network of research centers, or through individual applications submitted to the Foundation.

More Information

http://www.cff.org/research/ForResearchers/FundingOpportunities/TrainingGrants/

Description

Dr. Hans Zimmerman established this foundation to provide financial assistance to individuals in Hawai‘i wishing to pursue an education in a health field. During his long and productive career in Hawai‘i, Dr. Zimmerman encouraged countless individuals to choose careers in medicine. At his death, additional assets came into the foundation so that it is now one of the largest scholarship funds in Hawai‘i.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Plan to major in a health-related field in a school in the USA (not including sports medicine, psychology unless clinical, social work).
• Be a college junior, senior or graduate student.
• Minimum GPA 3.0.
• Personal statement should include a description of your participation in community service projects or activities.

Ethnicity

Asian American

More Information

http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/

Description

Multiple undergraduate and graduate scholarships are available. See website for more details.

Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino, Mexican American, Puerto Rican

More Information

http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=424

Description

This scholarship was established for students who are employed while attending school part time. To be eligible, your child must:

• Be enrolled at least half time but less than full time at a participating Missouri postsecondary school.
• Be employed and compensated for at least 20 hours per week.
• Be 18 years of age.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the postsecondary school.
• Be a Missouri resident and a United States citizen or an eligible non-citizen.
• Not be pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity.

Scholarships can be renewed annually until a student has obtained a baccalaureate degree or completed 150 semester credit hours, whichever comes first.

How much can my child receive?
The maximum annual scholarship amount is the least of the:

• Actual tuition charged at the school where the child is enrolled part time.
• Amount of tuition charged to a Missouri undergraduate resident enrolled part time in the same class level at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
• Demonstrated financial need.

Ethnicity

Not Applicable

Other Restrictions

Eligible non-citizen.

U.S. citizenship required

More Information

http://dhe.mo.gov/ppc/grants/rossbarnett.php

Description

The Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds is a vital component of our nation’s efforts to attract health professionals to careers in clinical research. In exchange for a two-year commitment to your research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified repayable educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that result from these payments.

Eligible applicant must have an MD, D.O., DDS DMD, DPM, DVM, PhD, AND/BSN or equivalent degree; have total qualifying debt in excess of 20% of annual NIH salary. Qualifying fellows must hold a two-year appointment at the NIH beginning in July of 2006.

Other Restrictions

Eligible applicant must have an MD, DO, DDS DMD, DPM, DVM, PhD, AND/BSN or equivalent degree; have total qualifying debt in excess of 20% of annual NIH salary.

More Information

http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/clinical_disadv_backgrounds.aspx

Each year the Fellow receives a maintenance grant of $20,000 (paid in two installments) and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the U.S. graduate program attended by the Fellow (up to a maximum of $16,000 per academic year).

Description

The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family.

A New American is an individual who (1) is a resident alien; i.e., holds a Green Card, or, (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.

The applicant must either have a bachelor's degree or be in her/his final year of undergraduate study. Those who have a bachelor's degree may already be pursuing graduate study and may receive Fellowship support to continue that study. Individuals who are in the third, or subsequent, year of study in the same graduate program are not, however, eligible for this competition. Students who have received a master's degree in a program and are continuing for a doctoral degree in the same program are considered to have been in the same program from the time they began their work on their master's degree.

A Fellow may pursue a graduate degree in any professional field (e.g., engineering, medicine, law, social work, etc.) or scholarly discipline in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The Fine and Performing Arts are included. The Trustees strongly encourage applications from candidates who have not yet begun their graduate studies, but full consideration will be given to candidates in the first or second years of graduate studies in their current program

Ethnicity

Not Applicable

More Information

http://www.pdsoros.org