Anyone Having Luck With Scholarships?

[Chillywilly]

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I've tried so many sites internal/external for graduate/medical scholarships. It seems almost impossible find ones that I qualify for. Some scholarships require you to be In State, or be a certain ethnicity, female or whatever. Is anyone having any luck finding scholarships they qualify for? I'm in the process of working on an HPSP, but I would like to explore other options. Let me know if you had luck!

 

[happypremed1]

Medical scholarships are very hard to find and very hard to get. Your best bet is to apply for HPSP.

DO schools almost don't give out any academic scholarships. On the other hand, private MD schools award some academic scholarships for incoming students based on GPA and MCAT. Two of my friends got half-tuition scholarships to their MD schools. I'll let you guess their GPA and MCAT scores.

 

[Chillywilly]

😱 i can only imagine lol

 

[Roshan]

I know DMU offers merit based scholarships to a handful of students

 

[wjs010]

I'm curious... For the DO school scholarships, would the gpa be calculated like AACOMAS ?

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

I have seen a few that require you to be an enrolled student. There are not many indeed.

 

[Chillywilly]

I have seen a few that require you to be an enrolled student. There are not many indeed.

That's true

 

[DocWinter]

The few that I have seen and been potentially qualified for ( I'm not a female, URM, from Alaska, etc...) are mainly for 3rd or 4th year students

 

[FrkyBgStok]

you are going to be a doctor. no one feels sorry enough to give scholarships. some schools offer rural med scholarships, but they are generally highly competitive as there are only one or two offered per class.

 

[Chillywilly]

you are going to be a doctor. no one feels sorry enough to give scholarships. some schools offer rural med scholarships, but they are generally highly competitive as there are only one or two offered per class.

Well with the ACA policies and future pay cuts I hope someone cares lol. Actually I did an estimate... With my given loans I can pay it off under 10 years assuming my salary is above $200k after residency

 

[happypremed1]

You can be an OMM fellow or research fellow after your 2nd year at Nova. You spend your 3rd year doing research or teaching OMM with a stipend. After your fellowship, you'll get to bypass the lottery process and handpick the location of your core rotations. The best part is Nova waives your 3rd and 4th year tuition, but I'm not sure if you want to prolong your medical education by an extra year.

 

[Chillywilly]

You can be an OMM fellow or research fellow after your 2nd year at Nova. You spend your 3rd year doing research or teaching OMM with a stipend. After your fellowship, you'll get to bypass the lottery process and handpick the location of your core rotations. The best part is Nova waives your 3rd and 4th year tuition, but I'm not sure if you want to prolong your medical education by an extra year.

I heard about this. Is this fellowship really competitive to get?

 

[happypremed1]

I heard about this. Is this fellowship really competitive to get?

I've heard that the research fellowship is competitive as there are only 2 spots, but the OMM fellowship is not very competitive.

 

[Chillywilly]

I've heard that the research fellowship is competitive as there are only 2 spots, but the OMM fellowship is not very competitive.

The benefits that come with doing an OMM fellowship are good, but by the time I graduate I will be 29...and be a part of C/O 2019. I hate odd numbers. I'll have to look into it. Does Nova pay for your fellow year?

 

[happypremed1]

The benefits that come with doing an OMM fellowship are good, but by the time I graduate I will be 29...and be a part of C/O 2019. I hate odd numbers. I'll have to look into it. Does Nova pay for your fellow year?

Yeah I also hate the idea of not graduating with my class. Also the residency crunch and other sketchy stuff going on in the world of medicine....

Nova gives you a stipend. I don't know how much. Maybe PM neurolax and nekobeat for more info on this.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

The benefits that come with doing an OMM fellowship are good, but by the time I graduate I will be 29...and be a part of C/O 2019. I hate odd numbers. I'll have to look into it. Does Nova pay for your fellow year?

you better love OMM if you are interested in an OMM fellowship. Also i have no idea how competitive it is for NSU, but it is highly competitive at DMU.

 

[Maeby Funke]

some schools offer rural med scholarships, but they are generally highly competitive as there are only one or two offered per class.

When I interviewed at DMU they made it sound like they were practically giving those away to anyone interested in rural medicine.