Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program for Indians

To provide scholarships to American Indians and Alaska Natives for the purpose of completing pre-graduate education leading to a baccalaureate degree only in the following areas: (1) Pre-medicine: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman; (2) Pre-dentistry: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman; (3) Pre-optometry: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman; (4) Pre-podiatry: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, freshman.

Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, who have successfully completed high school education or high school equivalency, and have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an accredited pre-graduate program in a pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry or pre-podiatry curriculum.

Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent.

Application form OMB No. 0917-0006 and instructions are provided by the Indian Health Service and are usually available to interested individuals in December (www.ihs.gov/scholarship/applynow). An application form and required documentation (official transcripts, letter of acceptance by college, curriculum verification, Indian eligibility, tuition verification, faculty evaluations) are submitted to IHS Headquarters for review and approval/disapproval.

Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Funding covers only Tuition and Fees. Tuition and fee payments are made to the recipient's college or university.

Scholarships are approved or disapproved by July 1 each year by the Indian Health Service, Division of Health Professions Support.