Medical School Tuition Waiver MInority Students!

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• University of North Dakota School of Medicine Offers Free Tuition to Minority Students!!!
• Eligibility
• Special Emphasis Will Be Given To
• Academic Considerations
• Amount of Waivers
• To Apply
• Address
• Click Here To Print Out The Waiver Form

ELIGIBILITY

Applicant must meet one of the following definitions for eligibility under this program:

A. Enrolled members of federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives and Villages as defined pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and as such constitute a political group officially recognized by the United States government or any individual who is able to document American Indian lineal heritage to the satisfaction of the Indians into Medicine (INMED) Program.
B. Members of a culturally diverse group, who are defined as persons of different age, and persons with disabilities, and/or life experiences; and individuals of different cultural, racial, or ethnic heritage, especially historically underrepresented groups (African American, American Indian, Asian American, or Hispanic).
C. Persons who are economically disadvantaged, who are defined as persons who meet the federally established guidelines for the Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) Program.
D. The University of North Dakota Diversity Statement further describes cultural diversity for this waiver program.

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SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO

A. For one year tuition support, particular emphasis will be given to American Indian medical students usually funded for four years of attendance on an Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarship. Examples include:

1. First year Indian medical students who are accepted by the School of Medicine after the deadline for IHS scholarship application, or
2. Indian medical students participating in a modified curricular schedule which has been approved by the School of Medicine’s Student Performance and Recognition Committee (SPRC) and which extends the student’s program of study beyond four years of attendance.

B. To American Indian medical students. Particular emphasis will be given to American Indian medical students from the twenty-four tribes of the five state area of North Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
C. To individuals who are economically disadvantaged.

http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/student...diversity.html

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