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The Regents Health Care Scholarship For Medicine And Dentistry

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Regents Health Care Scholarship for Medicine and Dentistry Bulletin of Information for Candidates 2008 Competition (PDF)  (Application period runs January through May every year.)

Regents - Designated Physician Shortage Areas in New York State 2008 (PDF) 

The purpose of the Regents Health Care Scholarship Program is to increase the number of minority and disadvantaged individuals in the medical and dental professions. Applicants must be beginning or already enrolled in an approved medical or dental school in New York State. Pending the appropriation of state funds during the yearly session of the New York State Legislature, up to 100 scholarships (80 in medicine and 20 in dentistry) can be awarded in the amount of $10,000 per year for medical or dental school expenses. Applications and information are available from the Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs, Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit in January of the competition year.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Eligible applicants must:

  • be United States citizens, nationals, permanent residents, or selected refugees approved by the Attorney General of the United States;
     

  • be legal residents of New York State for at least one year immediately preceding the effective date of the award; and
     

  • be enrolled in, or a candidate for admission to, an approved medical or dental school in New York State. 

SELECTION CRITERIA

In selecting scholarship recipients, priority is given to applicants in the following order:

PRIORITY I Applicants who are economically disadvantaged and members of a minority group historically underrepresented in the professions (i.e., Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaskan Native).
 
PRIORITY II Applicants who are members of a minority group historically underrepresented in the professions (see above).
 
PRIORITY III Applicants who are enrolled in or graduates of the following State-sponsored opportunity programs: Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK), or College Discovery.


SERVICE AGREEMENT

Award recipients must agree, upon licensure, to:

  • practice in an area or facility within New York State designated by the New York State Board of Regents as having a shortage of physicians or dentists, and 

  • serve 12 months for each annual payment received, with a minimum of 24 months.

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Last Updated December 12, 2006