Purpose

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program in the Department of Health and Human Services is overseen by the Health Resources and Services Administration.  The program enables health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Funding Opportunity: HRSA-26-096

Assistance Listings: 93.925 -- Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

Eligible Entities

Private and Public, State-controlled institutions of higher education, as well as Native American tribal governments (with or without Federal recognition), are eligible to apply for the grant to aid students who enroll in health professions schools offering the following programs:

1. Medicine (Doctor of allopathic medicine, Doctor of osteopathic medicine);

2. Dentistry (Doctor of dentistry);

3. Other health disciplines (Doctor of veterinary medicine, Doctor of optometry, Doctor of podiatry medicine, Doctor of pharmacy, Doctor of chiropractic medicine);

4. Behavioral and mental health (Graduate degree in clinical psychology; Graduate degree in clinical social work; Graduate degree in gerontological counseling; Graduate degree in marriage and family therapy; Graduate degree in mental health counseling; Graduate degree in rehabilitation counseling);

5. Public health (Graduate degree in health administration; Graduate degree in public health);

6. Allied health (Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dietetics; Graduate degree in audiology; Graduate degree in occupational therapy; Graduate degree in physical therapy; Graduate degree in speech pathology; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dental hygiene; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in medical laboratory technology, Bachelor's degree in radiologic technology);

7. Nursing (Associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees in nursing (pre-nursing is not eligible));

8. Midwifery (Certified nursing and non-nursing graduate degrees in midwifery (pre-nursing or pre-midwifery is not eligible)); and

9. Physician Assistant (Graduate degree in physician assistant studies).