Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Posted by Health Resources and Services Administration
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students — is cataloged under number HRSA-09-127 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.925, posted by Health Resources and Services Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 13, 2008. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Varies by applicant. The agency has projected $9.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 450 awards. If the agency funds the expected 450 awards from the $9.7 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $22,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on December 15, 2008. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Varies by applicant
Close Date
December 15, 2008
Posted
November 13, 2008
Est. Total Funding
$9,733,000
Expected Awards
450
Instrument
Grant
Description
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.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV<br/>CallCenter@HRSA.GOV<br/>
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