Health/Medical Dental
Dr. U.R. Plante Medical Scholarship
Adirondack Community Trust
105 Saranac Avenue
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-9904
The Dr. U.R. Plante Medical Scholarship through the
Adirondack Community Trust is an annual $10,000 scholarship which
will be awarded to a student attending medical school.
Following are the qualifications for this Scholarship:
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Must be a resident of St. Lawrence, Franklin, or
Clinton County of New York State or have lived in one of these counties
for at least two years.
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Must be accepted by or already attending an accredited
Medical School in either the United States or Canada.
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Must be willing to return to St. Lawrence, Franklin,
or Clinton County, NY to practice for at least two years; or be
willing to practice for two years in a remote part of the U.S. or
another country where doctors are needed. Preference will be given
to those expecting to enter the field of family (general) practice,
OB/GYN or gerontology.
This Scholarship was established in honor of Dr. U.R.
Plante, who practiced medicine in Massena from 1916 to 1972. It is believed
that the Doctor delivered approximately 9,000 babies during his fifty-six
years of practice. The Plante family, in establishing this Scholarship
in his honor, stated, "May the students who benefit from the Dr.
U.R. Plante Medical Scholarship have the same compassion and concern
for their patients that Dr. Plante had for his."
The Plante family has named a Scholarship selection committee.
All applications are due on April 15. All decisions will be made by
June 1.
Click here
for the application form and instruction sheet.
National Institutes of Health
2 Center Drive, MSC 0230
Bethesda, MD 20892-0230
Tel: 800-528-7680
Fax: 301-480-5481
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's
premier biomedical research institution. NUl offers an innovative
program to support the career development of the next generation of
biomedical health researchers-an undergraduate scholarship program
for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Our service-connected scholarship program, the Undergraduate
Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
(UGSP), targets students who are committed to pursuing careers
in health research and basic biomedical, behavioral, and social
science health-related research. The UGSP offers:
(1) Strong mentoring and science enrichment components,
(2) Up to $20,000 per year in scholarship for educational
expenses,
(3) An attractive 10-week, laboratory-based internship
at NUl in the summer after
the scholarship year that includes housing, transportation, and
stipends from $2,500 to $4,000 and,
(4) Post-graduation employment as "a year of service
for each year of scholarship support", through paid research
training at the NUl. This pay-back can be deferred until after
completion of graduate or medical school and residency training.
Students are encouraged to defer their service pay-back until
their receipt of a doctoral degree.
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers competitive
scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed
to careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related
research. The program is designed to improve access to education leading
to research careers for those who have had fewer opportunities than
others. The program is primarily designed to provide an incentive
for exceptional scholars to pursue research careers at NIH.
This executive summary briefly describes the key features of the scholarship
program and is organized under the following headings:
Scholarship Requirements
Scholarship Awards
Service Obligations
Application Materials
Evaluation Process
Schedule for 2003-2004 Awards
Scholarship Requirements
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarships will be awarded to students on
a competitive basis who show a commitment to pursuing careers in biomedical,
behavioral and social science health-related research at NIH. The
following are the basic requirements:
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The applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment
as a full-time student for the 2003-2004 academic year at an accredited
undergraduate institution.
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The applicant must be from a disadvantaged background.
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The applicant must have a grade point average of
3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or be within the top 5 percent of his or her
class.
Scholarship Awards
NIH Undergraduate Scholarships will pay up to $20,000 per academic year
in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses. Scholarships
are awarded for 1 year; recipients may reapply for additional years
(not. to exceed 4 scholarship years).
Service Obligations
For each full or partial scholarship year, the recipient will incur
two types of service obligation:
- 10-week Summer Laboratory Experience. After each year of
the scholarship, students will serve for 10 weeks as paid summer
research employees in an NIH research laboratory. This employment
occurs after the receipt of the scholarship award. Each scholar
will be assigned to an NIH researcher and an NIH post-doctoral fellow,
who will serve as mentors. Students will also attend formal seminars
and participate in a variety of programs.
- Employment at the NIH After Graduation. After graduation,
scholarship recipients are required to serve as full-time employees
in an NIH research laboratory. The recipient must serve 1 year of
full-time employment for each year of scholarship.
Application Materials
Applicants will receive an Applicant Information Brochure, which will
consist of fact sheets describing the program, scholarship application
forms, a contract, and return envelopes. There are five application
forms, as follows:
- Application Checklist. To be filled out by applicant and returned
with the applicant information form.
- Applicant Information Form. To be filled out by the applicant;
information about the student's background, skills, and accomplishments.
- Undergraduate Certification Form. The applicant will fill out
Section A and will give the form, along with a return envelope,
to an official at the undergraduate institution (typically a financial
aid officer).
- Applicant Recommendation Form. The application requires three
recommendations from teachers or academic advisors who have direct
knowledge of the student's academic qualities. The applicant will
fill out Section A; recommenders will return the forms directly
to NIH.
- Scholarship Contract. The contract outlines the obligations of
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the applicant; signatures
of both parties are required before the contract is valid.
Evaluation Process
The first step in the evaluation process will be to review applications
for completeness and to determine whether the applicant qualifies for
the program. After this, qualifying applications will be evaluated on
the basis of commitment to a career in biomedical, behavioral or social
science health-related research, academic achievements of the applicant,
recommendations, and the applicant's description of relevant. accomplishments
and skills. Personal interviews may be conducted in person or by telephone.
After evaluation of individual applications, awards will be made according
to the priorities illustrated below.
| Priority |
Evaluation
Factor |
Priority |
| First Priority |
Completed 2 years of undergraduate course work and
classified as junior or senior. |
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Completed four core science courses (biology,
chemistry, physics, and calculus; others may be Second Priority
considered). |
Second Priority |
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Enrolled as a freshman or sophomore at an accredited
undergraduate institution. |
Third Priority |
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Enrolled as a high school senior and accepted for
enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited Fourth Priority
undergraduate institution. |
Fourth Priority |
Schedule for 2003-2004 Awards
The following is the anticipated schedule for the 2003-2004 awards:
| Applications mailed out |
September 2004 |
| Deadline for receipt of complete applications |
February 28, 2005 |
| Award notifications |
June-August 2005 |
Disadvantaged background means either: (1)
that the applicant comes from a low-income family and is certified by
his or her undergraduate institution as having "exceptional financial
need" (EFN); or (2) that the individual comes from an environment
that inhjbited (but did not prevent) the person from obtaining the knowledge,
skills, and ability required to enroll in anundergraduate institution.
Applicants who qualify because of the second reason must provide a statement
along with their application describing their disadvantaged background.
St. Lawrence County
Public Health department
P.O. Box 5157
Potsdam, NY 13676-5157
Tel: 315-265-3768
Fax: 315-265-1013
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, NURSING,
OPTOMETRY AND VETERINARY MEDICINE
Guidelines & Application Requirements Overview:
St. Lawrence County offers up to six (6) scholarships
per year for professional education in the fields of medicine, dentistry,
nursing, optometry and veterinary medicine at approved schools within
the United States. This program is conducted by St. Lawrence County
in accordance with Section 626 of Article 13 of the Education Laws
of New York State. To be eligible for consideration applicants must
be, in addition to the specifications noted below, legal residents
of St. Lawrence County in the State of New York.
Each scholarship shall be in the amount of $1,000 per
year for a period not to exceed four years of professional study and
for an additional period not to exceed two years while engaged in
an approved internship and/or residency training program in an accredited
hospital in the United States. In exchange for this scholarship award,
each recipient agrees to practice his/her clinical profession (medicine,
dentistry, nursing, optometry or veterinary medicine) within the geographical
area of St. Lawrence County at a minimum period equivalent to the
number of years of the scholarship award granted to the recipient.
Requirements:
In addition to the requirements noted above, the applicant must meet
the following requirements to be eligible for consideration:
Enrollment as a full-time student in an accredited program for professional
education in the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry
or veterinary medicine in the United States (PRE-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION). Specifically:
| Medicine: |
an accredited program leading to the award of the M.D. or D.O.
degree and eligibility for licensure to practice the profession
of medicine in New York State. |
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| Dentistry: |
an accredited program leading to the award of the D.D.S. or
D.M.D. degree and eligibility for licensure to practice the profession
of dentistry in New York State. |
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| Nursing: |
an accredited program leading to the award of the Associate,
Bachelor or Master Degree or Diploma in the field of professional
nursing and eligibility for licensure to practice as a registered
professional nurse in New York State. |
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| Optometry: |
an accredited program leading to the award of the O.D.degree
and eligibility for licensure to practice the profession of optometry
in New York State. |
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| Veterinary Medicine: |
an accredited program leading to the award of the D.V.M. or
V.M.D. degree and eligibility for licensure to practice the profession
of veterinary medicine in New York State. |
Application Requirements:
To be considered for a scholarship award, the following materials
must be submitted:
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Completed St. Lawrence County scholarship
application and financial profile forms.
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Statement of intent to practice his/her
clinical profession in St. Lawrence County on a full-time basis
upon completion of professional education/training.
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Official transcripts for secondary
and any post-secondary education.
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Official copy of appropriate entrance
examination results (i.e.: SAT, DAT, MCAT, GRE, OAT).
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Letter of acceptance to an accredited
professional program in the fields of medicine, dentistry, optometry
or veterinary medicine.
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A letter of recommendation from one
or more of the following: teacher, guidance counselor, employer,
health care professional.
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An announcement of the scholarship program, eligibility
and application requirements, and application deadline will be made
on an annual basis. The annual application deadline is: May
31. All completed applications received by the deadline
will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee.
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A total of six scholarships are to be awarded on
an annual basis to qualified applicants for professional study in
the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry and veterinary
medicine. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis and
recommendations for awards will be based on demonstrated financial
need.
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The purpose of. the Scholarship Committee will be
to make recommendations to the Services Committee of the St. Lawrence
County Board of Legislators. The committee will consist of: County
Administrator, Chair of the Services Committee, Director of Public
Health, a representative of the Health Services Advisory Board,
and the Director of Patient Services.
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The Services Committee reviews the recommendations
of the Scholarship Committee. All applications will be available
for review by the Services Committee.
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The Services Committee will make recommendations
for scholarship award recipients to the Board of Legislators.
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The Board of Legislators determines the award recipients.
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The scholarship program will be coordinated and
tracked by the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department.
| APPLICATIONS
For a copy of the application, click here
For a copy of the applicant's financial profile, click here
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The State Education Department
The University of the State of New York
Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs
Scholarship Processing Unit
Room 1078 Education Building Addition
Albany, NY 12234
Tel: 518-486-1319
Fax: 518-486-5346
Announcing the 2002-2003 academic year competition for
the New York State Regents Health Care Scholaships (HCS) in Medicine
and Dentistry. These scholarships provide financial assistance to students
enrolled in approved medical and dental schools in New York State. Pending
the appropriation of State funds during the 2002 session of the New
York State Legislature, 100 scholarships will be awarded in the amount
of $10,000 per year for medical or dental school expenses. Eighty (80)
scholarships will be awarded in medicine and (20) in dentistry.
All applications must be postmarked by May 31,2004.
Trustees of Franklin Academy
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 114
Malone, NY 12953
The Academic Board of Trustees of Franklin Academy has
announced that it will accept applications for two post-graduate scholarships
through May 7,2004. The scholarships will be awarded at ceremonies at
Franklin Academy, Malone, New York, in June, 2004.
The Trustees will award the Alfred A. Hartmann, Sr. Medical
Scholarship to a medical student or students residing in Franklin County
pursuant to the terms of a gift established by the last will and testament
ofM. Erma Scanlon. The scholarship honors the contributions and memory
of Dr. Hartmann who served this community as a physician from the 1940's
until his death in 2000.
The Trustees will also award the Hon. Robert G. Main,
Sr and Hon. Robert G. Main, Jr. Legal Scholarship.. The scholarship
was created in 2002 by Ann Manson Main in honor of her late husband
and her son. Judge Main, Sr., who died in 1998, served as a Member of
the New York State Assembly and, for twenty-eight years, as a Justice
of the Supreme Court at the trial level and as an Associate Justice
of the Appellate Division, Third Department. Judge Main, Jr. serves
as Franklin County Judge. The Trustees may award the scholarship to
any law school student who is resident in the Fourth Judicial District
with primary consideration being given to residents of Franklin County.
Applicants for either scholarship must apply in writing
by not later than May 7, 2004. The application may be in letter or resume
form and should set forth information concerning academic performance
at the undergraduate and graduate level, as appropriate, together with
the applicant's basis for seeking an award and the applicant's plans
or aspirations upon graduation. Any references should accompany an application,
in separately sealed 'envelopes, and should not be submitted separately.
Applications will become the property of the Trustees and will not be
returned.
Applications or inquiries should be addressed to Trustees
of Franklin Academy, Scholarship Committee, c/o Post Office Box 114,
Malone, New York 12953.
Wellstone
Fellowship For Social Justice
Families USA, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care
for all Americans, is accepting applications for the Wellstone Fellowship
for Social Justice. The Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to
honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone by fostering
the advancement of social justice through participation in health care
advocacy work that focuses on the unique challenges facing many communities
of color. The goals of the Wellstone Fellowship Program are three-fold:
1. To address disparities in access to health care;
2. To inspire Wellstone Fellows to continue to work for social justice
throughout their lives; and
3. To increase the number and racial and ethnic diversity of up-and-coming
social justice advocates and leaders.
Through this Fellowship, Families USA hopes to expand
the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented
racial and ethnic minority groups, particularly from the Black/African
American, Latino, and American Indian communities.
The Wellstone Fellowship is a year-long, full-time, salaried
position. The term for the next Fellow will begin in August 2006. The
Fellow will be engaged in health care advocacy work in Families USA’s
office in Washington, D.C., where he or she will learn about Medicare,
Medicaid, efforts to achieve universal coverage, and other important
health policy issues. Specifically, the fellow will be engaged in Families
USA’s outreach to and mobilization of communities of color. At
the same time, the Wellstone Fellow will learn about conducting health
care campaigns through communication and collaboration with our network
of state grassroots advocates and organizations.
The ideal candidate will express an interest in social
justice work and in working with communities or color. Additionally,
we are looking for an individual who displays the potential to continue
to contribute to social justice work after their year of hands-on experience.
There is no bias in favor of any academic discipline, although we prefer
that the fellow have a college degree as of August 2006.
I encourage you to forward this announcement on to any
students or alumni who you feel would be interested in this opportunity.
For more information about Families USA and the Wellstone Fellowship,
including a description of the fellowship and the application process,
as well as an online application, please click on the link below. Please
do not hesitate to contact me at 202-628-3030 or at wellstonefellowship@familiesusa.org
with any questions or if you would like to receive hard copies of the
application brochure.
Application Deadline: January 6, 2006
