Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

This grant opportunity was posted to Grants.gov on 12/21/2007 and the announcement is now available. 

Program Title

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/BHPr

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 nursingstudents.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 amount may not exceed a recipient's cost of tuition expenses, other reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living incurred in the attendance at such school.

Eligible Entity(ies)

A school must meet all of the criteria listed below to be eligible to be considered for SDS funds for FY2008. All requirements refer to full-time students (using the school’s requirements for full-time):

• Full- time students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the following: 1) At least 10 percent of the total enrollment (full-time enrolled) of your program during Academic Year (AY) 2006-2007(7/1/06-6/30/07), and 2) At least 10 percent of the total graduates (who were full-time students) of your program during AY 2006-2007.
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• Secondly, in order to receive any SDS funding, a school must have full-time economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated during AY 2006-2007.

Intended Beneficiaries

Disadvantaged Health Professions and Nursing Students

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.925

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Education and Training

Keyword(s)

Nursing, Scholarships, Diversity

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-056

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$21,628.00

Est Annual Max Award

$21,628

Est Number of Awards

450

Est Posting Date

11/1/2007

Est Application Deadline

12/20/2007

Est Award Date

7/1/2008

Est Start Date

7/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Andreina Stampone

Program Contact Telephone No.

(301) 443-1701

Program Contact Email

astampone@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA21