Scholarships
The scholarship programs included here are for students and applicants at SIU School of Medicine. This information is not intended to be a comprehensive list but to supplement other financial aid information available from our office.
Numerous scholarships are available, but you must be willing to make the effort to search for them. Students interested in seeking a private grant or scholarship should check as many sources as possible, including high school guidance offices, local clubs and civic organizations, businesses, employers, church groups, alumni organizations, public libraries and financial institutions. If you have been a hospital volunteer, contact the hospital auxiliary to inquire if any scholarships are available for volunteers.
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Academic Background/Career Plans
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
National Health Service Corps
Pisacano Scholars
Rock Sleyster Memorial
Springfield Noon Lions Club
Area of Residence
Chinese American Physicians Society
Contact: Marla Jean Hunter
Phone: 217-528-8153
1514 S. 10 1/2 Street, Springfield, IL 62703
Iroquois County Memorial Hospital
Nesbit Medical Student Foundation
Electives
Norma A. Wylie Palliative Care Program
Norma A. Wylie Third World Study Award
Rayna Wissbroecker Fund
Gender
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
P.E.O. Scholars Awards
Wilhelm-Frankowski Community Service
Military
Air National Guard - Wings of Medicine
Armed Forces Health Professions
Illinois Army National Guard
Illinois Veteran's Grant
Minorities Underrepresented in Medicine
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
American Indian Graduate Center Award
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
National IMAGE Latino Scholarship Fund
Miscellaneous
National Federation of the Blind
Professional Degrees, Memberships, Associations
American Medical Women's Association Foundation
P.E.O. Scholars Award
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian Graduate Center Award
Armenian Students' Association
Chinese American Physicians Society
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Japanese Medical Society
Scholarships with a Service Obligation:
Armed Forces Health Professions
Belleville Memorial Hospital Medical Student Grant Program
McFarland Medical Trust Grant
Havana National Bank
Phone: 309-543-3361, Ext. 215
112 South Orange, Havana, IL 62644
Repayment and Loan Forgiveness Programs
Information is available via a searchable database that provides detailed profiles of many of the state and federal programs available to allopathic medicine and other health professions students at the AAMC's Repayment and Loan Forgiveness/Scholarship (RALFS).
Year of Medical School
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Pisacano Scholars
Perform free scholarship searches via the Internet. Some scholarships may be very specific to a certain type of student, field of interest or program of study; others have more general requirements but may require a certain level of academic excellence. You'll never know what you might qualify for unless you do a search! Click on the following links to access FREE scholarship search services.
FastWeb Scholarship search service
FinAid Scholarship search service and a comprehensive collection of financial aid information
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Scholarship search service