Financial Aid Opportunities From Outside Organizations:  

The Office of Student Financial Planning provides the following information, including links, about non-Columbia financial aid opportunities as a courtesy. The information and related links are provided for reference and general information purposes only. The information on this site is not an exhaustive list of outside financial aid opportunities and is not intended to be a substitute for an individual’s research into other such opportunities.  In no way does Columbia University, or the Office of Student Financial Planning, accept any responsibility for the content or validity of the information on this site, or endorse the listed organizations or their financial aid criteria.

Academy of Latter-day Saints Dentists Scholarship
http://academyofldsdentists.com/students/scholarship-application-forms/

Air Force Dental Scholarship Program
Contact SSgt Richard Engley, Air Force Health Professions
26 Federal Plaza, 13^th Fl, Suite 13 - 100, New York , NY 10278; 212-267-1120
Email: Richard.Engley@rs.af.mil
http://www.airforce.com/opportunities/healthcare/education/

Paul Ambrose Scholars Program
www.aptrweb.org/pasp
Emily Springer (eas@aptrweb.org or 202.463.0550, ext . 137)
or Glenys Cabral-Babayan (gcb@aptrweb.org)

ADA Endowment & Assistance Fund, Inc.
(Dental Student Scholarship, Minority Dental Student Scholarship)
211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-2678; (312)440-2567
www.ada.org

Association of American Medical Colleges
Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research
https://www.aamc.org/students/

American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 600 , Washington , DC 20036
www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/Pages/default.aspx

American Association of Women Dentists
Ms. Sharon Gautschy, Executive Director, American Association of Women Dentists,
645 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, 800-920-2293;
e-mail: info@aawd.org
www.aawd.org/

American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org

American Medical Association
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Scholarship
Joan F. Giambalvo Memorial Scholarship
Johnson F. Hammond, MD, Memorial Scholarship
Arthur N. Wilson, MD, Memorial Scholarship
For more information or to apply, please call 312-464-4200 or visit:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/medical-students/medical-students.page?

American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org/scholarships

The American Medical Women’s Association
For an application or additional information contact Marie Glanz, at (703) 838-0500
e-mail:  mglanz@amwa-doc.org or visit:
http://www.amwa-doc.org/page3-94/AwardsAndScholarship

American Occupational Therapy Association Scholarships
http://www.aota.org/Students/Aid.aspx

American Physical Therapy Association
http://www.apta.org

American Society of Hematology
Minority Medical Student Award Program
http://www.hematology.org/Awards/MMSAP/2624.aspx

AOTA E.K. Wise Scholarship: Building a Diverse Occupational Therapy Workforce
http://www.aota.org/Students/Aid/Scholarships/EKWise.aspx

Army Health Professions Scholarship Program
Contact Mr. Darryl L. Hall, Army Health Care Recruiting 
114 White Ave. , 2^nd Floor, Fort Hamilton, NY  11252-6701
877-241-6606
email:Darryl.hall@usarec.army.mil
http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/

Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
501 Darby Creek Rd., Suite 20 , Lexington , KY 40509 ; (606) 263-0046
e-mail: acu@clinicians.org,
www.clinicians.org

The Bergen County Dental Society
Contact Dr. Lon Rosen, Treasurer (210) 797-8100
www.bergencountydentists.org

Berkshire District Medical Society
c/o Berkshire AHEC, Inc., 60 Charles Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201; (413) 447-2417
email: spoulin@berksireahec.org

Betty Ford Center
To inquire about programs, call the Training Department at: (800) 854-9211, ext. 4108
or (760) 773-4108, or send an e-mail to traindept@bettyfordcenter.org
www.bettyfordcenter.org/

Borenstein Scholarship
Please pick up your application in Student Financial Planning, BB-139 and
submit it as soon as possible

The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Awards scholarship for OT/PT students entering their final year of the program.
SFP normally sends out pdf of application to students when it becomes available;
Ms. Kasey Camacho at (914) 597-2364
785 Mamaroneck Avenue; White Plains, NY 10605

Chinese American Medical Society (for Medical and Dental students)
http://www.camsociety.org/scholarshipprogram.html

Chinese American Physicians Society
Contact Lawrence Ng, M.D., Chair, Award Committee, Chinese American Physicians Society,
345 Ninth St., Suite 204 , Oakland , CA 94607-4206 .
http://www.caps-ca.org/

Civitan International Foundation
http://www.civitan.com/

Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship
provides scholarships for students entering their fourth year of medical school.
You must have been a resident of Connecticut for at least five years and demonstrate
"financial need, academic excellence, extracurricular interests and community service. 
Applications are available in our office.  The deadline is April 30; winners will be announced on July 1st.

Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians Endowment Loan Fund
P.O. Box 30 , Bloomfield , CT 06002 ; CAFP Executive Office: (860) 243-3977
Joseph and Roberta Czarsty Endowment Fund
Hartford County Medical Foundation Medical Memorial Scholarships
Nolan Scholarship
The Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship
Windham County  Medical Association
http://www.ctafp.org/residents-a-students/6-student-activities/52-scholarships

Daughters of the American Revolution Medical Scholarships
Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship
Contact Committee Services Office, Attn: Scholarships, 1776 D Street, NW ; Washington , DC 20006-5303
http://www.dar.org/

Delta Dental - Washington Dental Service Foundation
For more information, contact Dianne Riter , Senior Program Officer, Tel. (206)729-5507
e-mail: driter@ddpwa.com
http://www.deltadentalwa.com/Guest/Public/AboutUs/WDS%20Foundation.aspx

Department of Education-Office of Postsecondary Education
1990 K Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington D.C. 20006-8544; (202) 502-7500
e-mail: fipse@ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html

Orazio DiMauro Foundation Scholarship
For more information:
545 Stratfield Road , Fairfield , CT 06432

Durante Scholarship
Please contact the P&S Alumni Office about this Scholarship

The East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce
http://ebnjchamber.org/

Educational Portal of the Americas
http://www.educoas.org/Portal/default.aspx?culture=en

Essex South District Medical Society
Contact: Florence Keefe, Regional Program Administrator
e-mail: fkeefe@mms.org
http://www.massmed.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Medical_Students2&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=92&ContentID=24937

Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm

Foundation Center Library
http://www.fdncenter.org

General Foundation of Women's Clubs
http://www.gfwc.org/gfwc/Default.asp

Anthony Garramone Trust
for medical students who are of Italian extraction and graduates of high schools
in Oneida County New York. Please let your Financial Aid Officer know as soon
as possible, and we will forward your name to the Trust.

Hellenic Medical Society of New York
For more information: 401 East 34th Street New York , NY 10016
www.hmsny.org
e-mail: mHellenicmed@excite.com
e-mail: info@hmsny.org

Hispanic Dental Association Foundation
Procter & Gamble Oral Care & HDA Foundation
Trident/HDA Foundation Scholarship Program
188 W. Randolph St. , Suite 1811, Chicago , IL 60601; (800) 852-7921
e-mail: HispanicDental@hdassoc.org
e-mail: HDASSOC@AOL.COM,
http://www.hdassoc.org/site/epage/8351_351.htm

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
1 Sansome St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104, (877) 473-4636
e-mail: info@hsf.net
www.hsf.net

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hughes Predoctoral Fellowships, The Fellowship Office, National Research Council;
(202) 334-2878
www.hhmi.org

The J. Edgar Hoover Foundation
e-mail: mail@jedgarhooverfoundation.org
http://www.jehooverfoundation.org/scholar/scholar.html

International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons
http://www.iokds.org/scholarship1.html

The Japanese Medical Society of America
e-mail: Dr. Anzai at info@jmsa.org
http://www.jmsa.org/index.php?Itemid=54&option=com_facileforms

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Albert Strickler Memorial Fund
Samuel F. and Sara G. Feinman Fund
Ida Foreman Fleisher Fund
Questions - call (312) 673-3457
http://jewishphilly.org/page.aspx?id=124638

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship Program
http://www.jvschicago.org/scholarship/
Contact JVS at 312-673-3457 for additional information

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women
http://www.jfew.org/

Seymour L. Kaplan Scholarship
Applications are available in the Office of Student Financial Planning, Black Bldg. 1-139. 
All medical students are invited to apply

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
If you have questions, call 1-800-498-6478
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/

Korean American Medical Association
http://www.koreanama.org/

Korean American Scholarship Foundation
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2450B , Los Angeles , CA 90010 , (213) 380-5273
e-mail: western@kasf.org
www.kasf.org

The Kosciuszko Foundation
http://www.thekf.org/scholarships/about/

R.D. LaPenta Medical Scholarship
For an application, please email lapentascholarship@citizensbank.com.

The Grace LeGendre Endowment Fund
P.O. Box 200 , Johnstown , NY 12095-0200 , (518) 762-8483
email: CyndyG@aol.com
www.gracelegendre.org

Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship
Please send a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to obtain the
name and address of your state scholarship chairman and an application for the scholarships.
Committee Services Office
Attn: Scholarships
1776 D Street, NW
Washington , DC 20006-5303
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm

The Maddak Awards Program for Occupational Therapy
http://www.maddak.com/pages.php?page=maddak_awards

Maine Medical Association
http://www.mesfoundation.com/

The Maine Medical Education Trust (MMET)
Dr. Melvin Bacon Scholarship Fund
http://www.mainemed.com/loans/index.php

Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.massmed.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home6&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=24480

Mensa Education & Research Foundation
http://www.mensafoundation.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Scholarships1

The Monroe County Dental Society
offers grants to deserving second, third, and fourth year dental students who are legal residents
of Monroe County in New York State . Applications are available in the Office of
Student Financial Planning, Black Building 1-139.  Completed applications should
be submitted to Dr. Lamster for his endorsement and submission to the
Monroe County Dental Society. The deadline is in December

The National Association of Business Clubs
http://www.ambucs.com/scholarship-program-information/

National Association of Filipino Dentists in America
Pedro A. Caturay, DDS, NAFDA Co-chairman Scholarship Committee, 2489 Mission Street #6,
San Francisco, CA 94110; (415) 641-7739

National Association of Medical Minority Educators
Ms. Yasmin Williams, Regional Chair, University of California , School of Veterinary Medicine
Office of the Dean, One Shields Ave. , Davis, CA 95616; (530) 752-9751
e-mail: ymwilliams@ucdavis.edu
http://www.nammenational.org/scholarships.html

National Dental Association Foundation
3517 16th St., N.W. , Washington , D.C. 20010 , 202-588-1697
e-mail: admin@ndaonline.org
http://www.ndaonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=93

National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
www.niaf.org/scholarships

National Health Service Corps
Applications for the NHSC Scholarship Program can be obtained by calling 1-800-221-9393
e-mail: callcenter@hrsa.gov
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/

National Hispanic Health Foundation
1411 K Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005
www.nhmafoundation.org

National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=72

National Institutes of Health
NIH Office of Loan Repayment and scholarship, 2 Center Dr. , MSC 0230
Bethesda, MD 20892-0230; (800) 528-7689
www.training.nih.gov
www.lrp.nih.gov

NIDCR Summer Dental Student Award
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/CareersAndTraining/Fellowships/DentalMedicalStudents/NIDCRSummerDentalStudentAward/default.htm

Navy Dental Scholarship
HMCS Levita Ferrer; Navy Officer Programs, 170 Broadway, Suite 1408
New York , NY   10038-3701 ; (201) 852-0108
e-mail: levita.ferrer@navy.mil
http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare.html

The New Hampshire Dental Society Foundation
The New Hampshire Dental Society Foundation has funds available for scholarship loans for dental students from New Hampshire . Scholarship loans of $4,000 are available to worthy students from New Hampshire who are entering their second, third and fourth years of dental school.  Terms of repayment may be negotiated for students who return to New Hampshire
http://www.nhds.org/

The North Atlantic Region of Soroptimist International of the Americas
http://www.soroptimistnar.org/serviceprograms.html

Organization of American States (OAS)
http://www.oas.org

The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
Contact the foundation at (717) 558-7854
e-mail: studentservices-foundation@pamedsoc.org
www.foundationpamedsoc.org

Pat Tillman Foundation
http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/tillman-military-scholars/apply/

The Pisacano Leadership Foundation
Contact Robert Cattoi, Executive Director, Pisacano Leadership Foundation
2228 Young Dr. , Lexington , KY   40505 ; (859)269-5626, ext. 248
e-mail: rcattoi@fpleaders.org
www.fpleaders.org

Joanna F. Reed Medical Scholarship
Contact Elaine Cattoe, Joanna F. Reed medical Scholarship Trust, c/o South Alabama Trust
Company, PO Box 469 , Brewton AL 36427-0469.  Phone:  (251)-809-2123.

The Charles River District Medical Society
860 Winter Street, Waltham , MA 02451 (800) 944-5562
Email: charlesriver@massmed.org
http://www.massmed.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=2338

Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm or by calling (202) 628-1776

The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php

The Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund
http://www.oas.org/ROWE/

SallieMae Fund
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/projectaccess/need.html

The Schechter Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1011 , New York , NY 10020

Leopold Schepp Foundation
http://www.scheppfoundation.org/applying.html

Scholarships for Minority Students

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Telephone: (805) 687-6065
Website: www.sbscholarship.org
E-mail: help@sbscholarship.org
http://www.nationalappcenter.com/Applications/SFSB/apply.html

Evalee C. Schwarz Charitable Trust for Education Student Loans
http://www.evaleeschwarztrust.org/

Severinghaus Gift Fund
This fund can be used to cover the cost of round trip transportation to Cooperstown for third year
clerkships and fourth year electives for medical students. The typical award has been $80 for bus fare
Please contact your financial aid officer with details, if you qualify

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
400 West 59th Street, New York, New York 10019; (212)547-6926
e-mail: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org
http://www.pdsoros.org/

The Spencer Foundation Grant Programs
625 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600 , Chicago , IL   60611 ; (312) 337-7000
www.spencer.org

STEP for Leaders
oppotunities for minority students
http://stepforleaders.org/

The Greater St. Louis Dental Society (GSLDS)
11457 Olde Cabin Road, Suite 300 , St. Louis , MO 63141 ; (314) 569-0444
http://www.gslds.org/

Hattie M. Strong Foundation Student Loans
http://www.hmstrongfoundation.org/student_loans.htm

Student National Dental Association
http://www.ndaonline.org/ndaf/postdocapp.htm

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial Scholarship
http://www.trianglememorial.org/index.php/scholarship

Turkish American Doctors Association of Midwest
www.tadam.org

Tylenol
http://www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc

United Negro College Fund- Student Scholarships
The College Fund/UNCF, 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, P.O. Box 10444
Fairfax, VA 22031-4511; (703) 205-3503
http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asp

USA Funds
call Scholarship America, toll-free, (800) 537-4180
http://www.usafunds.org/students/Pages/Access2EdSchol.aspx

USPHS-JRCOSTEP
Application questions, please call (800)279-1605 or (240)453-6125
http://www.usphs.gov/student/

Vietnamese American Medical Association
Vietnamese American Medical Association 6255 University Ave., Ste. A-2, San Diego, CA 92115; (619) 583-0553
http://www.vamausa.org/

The Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars in Neuroscience Award
Contact Samantha Phu, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8631 W. Third St., Suite 800E,
Los Angeles, CA 90048; (310) 423-9522
http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/12994.html

Horace Wells Dental Student Scholarship
Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, 100 Sherman St. , Norwich , CT 06360
Applications are available in our office, room 1-139 in the Black Building

The Scholarship Committee of the Worcester District Medical Society
Contact the Scholarship Committee, Worcester District Medical Society, 321 Main St.
W orcester , MA   01608 ; (508) 753-1579
e-mail:  wordmsa@massmed.org
http://www.wdms.org/scholarship_fund.htm