Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds - (SDS) - #93.925
Program Objectives
Promotes diversity among health professions students and practitioners by providing scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Eligible health professions and nursing schools apply for funds to provide scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need for scholarships and are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, as full-time students at the schools.
Funding (obligations)
(Project Grants) FY 09 $42,105,260; FY 10 $45,868,776; FY 11 $49,342,000
Related Programs
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program - (NHSC Scholarship Program)
Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans/Loans for Disadvantaged Students - (HPSL-PCL-LDS)
Nursing Student Loans - (NSL)
Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program
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