Dear Association Executives - Below from HRSA, please find information on their Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students grant program through which academic institutions with graduate programs in behavioral health and mental health can apply for scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. If there are academic institutions that you work with, you may want to share this with them and make them aware of it. Please let us know if additional information would be helpful.
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Hi Neal,
I want to share with you a funding opportunity that you may be interested in sharing with your members, the FY 2020 Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program. In this year's cycle, special funding will be allocated to graduate programs in Behavioral and Mental Health.
Background: the SDS program increases the diversity of the health workforce by funding eligible academic institutions that are training health profession students. The institutions then make scholarships available to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions, or would like to have a conversation about this funding opportunity. There will be two technical assistance webinars, which you can find more information about in the announcement below. Feel free to share the announcement with your members.
I appreciate your help sharing this opportunity, and look forward to working with you!
Cheers,
Lissa
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Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program
NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (HRSA-20-006)
Fiscal Year 2020 Application Due Date: March 3, 2020
Apply for this grant on Grants.gov.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2020 Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program. The application cycle closes on March 3, 2020.
The SDS program increases the diversity of the health workforce by funding eligible academic institutions that are training health profession students. The institutions then make scholarships available to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need.
Eligible applicants are accredited schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, chiropractic, and allied health; schools offering a graduate program in behavioral and mental health practice; and programs for physician assistant training. Students should contact their financial aid office to find out if their school participates.
HRSA has $48,200,000 available to make approximately 79 awards in FY 2020. No student may receive SDS funds greater than $40,000 per academic year.
Technical Assistance
Webinar #1
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Call-In: 888-455-2923
Passcode: 8103807
Link: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/scholarships-for-disadvantaged-students/
Webinar #2
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Call-In: 888-455-2923
Passcode: 8103807
Link: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/scholarships-for-disadvantaged-students/
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Lissa Eng
Public Affairs Specialist
Division of External Affairs
Bureau of Health Workforce
Health Resources and Services Administration
301.443.9641 | leng@hrsa.gov
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Neal Comstock
Director of Membership
National Council
NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org202 748-8793
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