Health Department Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)

The Health Department Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program supports full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds in health professions and nursing programs. Participating schools select recipients based on financial need, covering tuition, educational, and living expenses with up to $15,000 per award. Apply by Jun 22, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 172534

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	HRSA-12-079
Funding Opportunity Title::	Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Health
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	246
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.925 — Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	May 23, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 22, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 22, 2012
Archive Date::	Aug 21, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 45,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Eligible applicants are accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing (as defined by section 801 of the PHS Act), pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, chiropractic, allied health, a school offering a graduate program in behavioral and mental health practice, or an entity providing programs for the training of physician assistants. For further information refer to the Public Health Service Act, Sections 737 and 799B.

Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply if all other eligibility requirements are met.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Health Resources and Services Administration
Description::	The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program promotes diversity among health profession students and practitioners by providing scholarships to full-time students with financial need from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, making reasonable determinations of need, and providing scholarships that do not exceed the allowable costs (i.e., tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses with a cap for the total scholarship award of $15,000).
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	93.925
Competition ID:	5012
Competition Title:	Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00123431
Opening Date:	May 23, 2012
Closing Date:	Jun 22, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Andreina Stampone
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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