Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

The summary for the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students: The scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program was established by the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1990, Public Law 101-527, Section 737 of the Public Health (PHS) Act. The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to disadvantaged health professions and nursing students. Institutions apply for SDS funds from the Department of Health and Human Services and are responsible for both selecting eligible recipients and determining their financial need. At least sixteen percent of total allocations go to schools that will direct SDS awards to nursing students. SDS funds awarded to schools must be used to award full or partial scholarship to eligible students enrolled in health professions programs on a full time basis. Schools must give preference to students for whom the cost of attendance would constitute a severe financial hardship, and to former scholarship recipients of the Exceptional Financial Need (EFN) and the Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS) Program. The amound may not exceed a recipient's cost of tuition expenses, other reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living incurred in the attendance at such school.

Federal Grant Title:	Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Federal Agency Name:	Health Resources and Services Administration
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-08-056
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.925
CFDA Descriptions:	Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Jan 21, 2008 Guidance was posted with incorrect d
Posted Date:	Dec 21, 2007
Creation Date:	Jan 04, 2008
Archive Date:	Apr 18, 2008
Total Program Funding:	$9,733,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	450
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY 2008. All requirements refer to full-time students (using the schools requirements for full-time): . Full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following: 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full-time enrolled) of your program during Academic Year (AY) 2006-2007 (7/1/06-6/30/07), and 2) At least 10 percent of the total graduates (who were full-time students) of your program during AY 2006-2007. . Secondly, in order to receive any SDS funding, a school must have full-time economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated during AY 2006-2007. A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY 2008. All requirements refer to full-time students (using the schools requirements for full-time): . Full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following: 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full-time enrolled) of your program during Academic Year (AY) 2006-2007 (7/1/06-6/30/07), and 2) At least 10 percent of the total graduates (who were full-time students) of your program during AY 2006-2007. . Secondly, in order to receive any SDS funding, a school must have full-time economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated during AY 2006-2007.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
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Similar Government Grants: • Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS); • Opportunity HRSA-09-127
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