Scholarships for HSHP Students

A variety of scholarships are available for students in the School of HSHP. Only currently enrolled students may apply for these scholarships.

The applications for the majority of scholarships will be available in February each year, however, there are several nationally based scholarship opportunities that Ithaca College students have been awarded in the past.  Use the links below to learn more about scholarship opportunities.

Ithaca College Opportunities

• Ithaca College Scholarships available for current HSHP majors
  Application forms for the 2012-13 academic year are now available.  These applications are due in early March.  Visit the scholarship website for further details.

• Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award
  $500 is awarded each semester by the Premed Committee for assistance with preparation for the required standardized exams associated with admittance to graduate health programs such as: MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE.

• Washington, D.C. Scholarship for Summer Internships
  This scholarship will be awarded to a rising sophomore, junior or senior student who has an internship in the Washington, D.C. area for the Summer of 2012. The deadline for application is February 29, 2012.

• Class of 2008 Internship Scholarship
  The 'Class of 2008 Internship Scholarship' (new in 2010), is awarded to one student who will complete an unpaid internship (credit or non-credit bearing) in the Summer of 2011.  The deadline for application is February 29, 2012.

• Office of Financial Aid
  This is a link to the Office of Financial Aid at Ithaca College which has additional all-college scholarship information.

National/International Opportunities

• Gilman International Scholarship
  The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad
  Applications available in August (for Spring) and January (for Fall)
  Deadlines for application is October (for Spring) and March (for Fall)

• NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Programs' Postgraduate Scholarship
  The Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics programs were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.
  Deadline is typically in early December

• Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
  The Scholars Program brings talented African American, Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in Congressional offices and learn about health policy.
  Application deadline typically in December
  

• Other Special Academic Opportunities
  Special Academic Opportunities (SAO) at Ithaca College recognize academic achievement and encourage intellectual endeavor.  The internships, fellowships, and scholarships listed as SAOs are typically national and internal awards and often involved graduate study.  Many SAOs require institutional nomination because they are more competitive than most opportunities for which you might apply.