Endowment for South Asian Students of Indian Descent Scholarship Fund

• Website Address
• http://www.foundationpamedsoc.org/SFS/Scholarships...
• Contact
• Scholarship Committee
• Address
• 777 East Park Drive
• PO Box 8820
• Harrisburg, PA 17105-8820
• Email Address
• studentservices-foundation@pamedsoc.org
• Application Deadline
• September 30, 2016
• Number Of Awards
• 1
• Maximum Amount
• $2,000
• Scholarship Description
• A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a qualified medical student.
  
  
  Eligibility:
  -Applicant must be a Pennsylvania resident for at least 12 months before registering as a medical student (not including time spent attending a Pennsylvania undergraduate or graduate school)
  -Applicant must be a South Asian Indian or a descendant of a South Asian Indian immigrant to the United States; the following lineage qualifies: self, parent(s), grandparent(s), or great-grandparent(s) of South Asian Indian heritage.
  -Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an accredited Pennsylvania medical school
  -Applicant must be enrolled or entering his/her second, third or fourth year of medical school
  -Applicant must have completed a FAFSA
  
  Submission Materials:
  -A completed scholarship application form
  -Two reference letters, from persons other than family members, documenting the applicant's integrity, interpersonal skills, and potential as a future physician
  -A letter, on school letterhead, from the applicant's medical school verifying that he/she is enrolled full-time as a second, third or fourth-year medical student at that institution
  -A typed one-page essay specifically describing why the applicant chose to become a physician and what contributions he/she expects to make to the health profession
  
  For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.