Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
The summary for the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) grant is detailed below.
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Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS): Grant for health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
| Federal Grant Title: | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA) |
| Grant Categories: | Health |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-26-096 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 93.925 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | July 28th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | July 28th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | June 26th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | June 26th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | October 1st, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $51,079,900 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $650,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $1 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 80 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | June 26th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible health professions schools include the following: 1. Medicine (Doctor of allopathic medicine, Doctor of osteopathic medicine); 2. Dentistry (Doctor of dentistry); 3. Other health disciplines (Doctor of veterinary medicine, Doctor of optometry, Doctor of podiatry medicine, Doctor of pharmacy, Doctor of chiropractic medicine); 4. Behavioral and mental health (Graduate degree in clinical psychology; Graduate degree in clinical social work; Graduate degree in gerontological counseling; Graduate degree in marriage and family therapy; Graduate degree in mental health counseling; Graduate degree in rehabilitation counseling); 5. Public health (Graduate degree in health administration; Graduate degree in public health); 6. Allied health (Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dietetics; Graduate degree in audiology; Graduate degree in occupational therapy; Graduate degree in physical therapy; Graduate degree in speech pathology; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dental hygiene; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in medical laboratory technology, Bachelor's degree in radiologic technology); 7. Nursing (Associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees in nursing (pre-nursing is not eligible)); 8. Midwifery (Certified nursing and non-nursing graduate degrees in midwifery (pre-nursing or pre-midwifery is not eligible)); and 9. Physician Assistant (Graduate degree in physician assistant studies).
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Tamara Barbee
[email protected]
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