External Scholarship Resources

The web has many sources of information about external scholarship funds. It may be helpful to search using the key words “MD External Scholarships”, “Graduate Scholarships” or “Medical Scholarships.” We also have information on scholarship programs below.

It is suggested to start researching for scholarships December – February. Most deadlines to submit completed scholarship applications are between March and May.

Scholarships from other outside sources will reduce first the parent and student contributions and then the loan obligations in the financial aid package, starting with the loan with the least favorable terms. Only after all loan obligations have been eliminated, will the outside scholarship affect the Yale scholarship award.

Scholarship	MD	PA
Top 50 Scholarships for Medical & Health Students	Yes	Yes
American Academy of PAs (AAPA)	No	Yes
American Medical Association Physicians of Tomorrow Awards	Yes	No
Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology Student Scholarships	No	Yes
AvaCare Medical Scholarship	Yes	Yes
Charles River District Medical Society (Residents from five Boston suburbs only)	Yes	No
Connecticut PA Foundation (CT PAF)	No	Yes
Howard G. Lapsley Memorial Scholarship Fund for Medical Education	Yes	No
Joanna F. Reed Medical Scholarship (Alabama and Northwest Florida residents)	Yes	No
Martin Devlin Scholarship (PAAV)	No	Yes
National Medical Fellowships	Yes	Yes
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans	Yes	Yes
PA Foundation	No	Yes
Pisacano Leadership Foundation	Yes	No
The BeMo & SortSmart Diversity Advocacy Scholarship	Yes	No
Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship (Connecticut residents only)	Yes	No
Worcester District Medical Society Scholarship (Central MA residents)	Yes	No
National Health Service Corps Scholarship	Yes	Yes
Save A Life Scholarship	Yes	Yes

Scholarship Search Engines

• Fastweb - Financial Aid Scholarships Search
• Academic Scholarship Service
• College Connection Financial Aid Scholarships