Outside Scholarship Resources
There are other scholarships available from a variety of sources. In general, keep in mind local and national organizations related to your future career, professional publications, the library, clubs in which you or your parents are members and the Internet. These may all be good resources for identifying other scholarship opportunities.
American
Indian Graduate Fellowship
The
American Indian Graduate Center is a national, non-profit
organization that awards fellowships grants to qualified
American Indian and Alaska Native students attending
nationally accredited graduate and professional school
on a full-time basis. This is a supplemental aid program
and therefore students are required to apply for federal
financial aid and campus-based aid, including Stafford
loans. For more information on the American Indian Graduate
Center Fellowship Program contact them by mail at 4520
Montegomery Blvd., NE, Suite 1-B, Albuquerque, NW 87109-1291
or by phone at (505) 881-4584.
Health
Professions Scholarship Program
The Military
offers a competitive scholarship for full tuition and required fees plus
a monthly stipend through the Air Force, Army and Navy called the Health
Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP). For more information about this
program contact:
Air Force Robert Neff,
SSGT, USAF http://www.airforce.com |
Army Gary Davis
|
Navy HMC Ruth Cannon |
Indian
Health Scholarship
The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Act, the
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) offers a competitive scholarship for
full tuition and required fees plus a monthly stipend called the Indian
Health Scholarship (IHS). Preference is given to eligible American Indian
and Alaskan Native applicants who are certified by the Indian Health Service
for such status. For more information please take advantage of their web
site at http://www.IHS.gov.
Optometric
Association Scholarships
Some state/provincial
optometric associations and/or their auxiliaries offer scholarships and/or
loans. Application is generally made directly to the association and/or
their auxiliary and selection is generally made on the basis of residency
and other criteria.
2012 Harvey Yamamoto Scholarship Award Opens for Entries from Senior Optometry Students
The AOS has announced that it is once again awarding one senior optometric student a monetary award of $1000. The winning student will be announced during the next annual CE meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, February 24-26, 2012. The award honors Dr. Harvey Yamamoto and his lifelong commitment to the profession of optometry.
The award is based on an original essay of not more than 1500 words highlighting what the student feels is the biggest challenge(s) to optometry and how they plan to address it (them).
The recipient will receive transportation, hotel room, a year's paid membership in the American Optometric Society in addition to the $1000. All entries must be submitted by February 1, 2012 and the decision of the judges is final.
The American Optometric Society is an optometrist only professional association, where every member doctor has an electronic ballot and vote on all substantive issues including elections of officers. This is in stark contrast to other optometric organizations wherein a select few make all the decisions. We welcome student membership, and it is free until the year after you graduate from optometry school or residency training. As a student member you will receive regular updates on our activities, learn helpful hints on coding and billing, obtain important information regarding Board Certification useful to young practitioners and much more. Surf our website and see what we are about. Then join the American Optometric Society by following this link: <http://www.optometricsociety.org/register-as-a-new-user.html> Register as a Student Member
To send in your entry towards the 2012 scholarship, please email a PDF of your essay submission with all contact information to info@optometricsociety.org