Minority Scholarship Web Sites
Following are links to Web sites that provide information about minority scholarships and
financial aid. This list is not all-inclusive, and inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement
by APTA.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships
Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
Black Excel - Scholarship Gateways
Black Excel: States & Territories Resources
Black Women in Sisterhood for Action
Ron Brown Scholar Program
Catching The Dream - Native American Scholarships
College Fund/UNCF
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
La Unidad Latina Foundation
LULAC
National GEM Consortium
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
NAACP Scholarship Program
Jackie Robinson Foundation
State Farm Insurance Hispanic Scholarships
Minority Grants
The following links provide information about minority grants. This list is not all-inclusive, and
inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by APTA.
Federal/Governmental Agencies
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making available $4.5M for
Elimination of Health Disparities through Translation Research. Applicants are to submit
research grant applications proposing methods that would accelerate the translation of
research findings into public health practice through implementation, dissemination and
diffusion research within health disparity populations.
Physical therapy students may apply for the Indian Health Service's loan repayment
program. Recipients are eligible to have their education loans repaid up to $20,000 for
each year of service in an HIS program.
The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Branch of the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences offers special research training support to 4-year colleges,
universities, and health professional schools with substantial enrollments of minorities
such as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (including Alaska
Natives), and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands. The branch's goals are to increase the
number and competitiveness of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical
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research by strengthening the science curricula at minority-serving institutions and
increasing the research training opportunities for students and faculty at these institutions.
The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Branch of the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences awards grants to 2- or 4-year colleges, universities, and health
professional schools with substantial enrollments of minorities. These grants support
research by faculty members, strengthen the institutions' biomedical research capabilities,
and provide opportunities for students to work as part of a research team.
The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) is pleased to
announce funding for the Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for
Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds ("ECR-LRP" or "Program"). The ECRLRP provides for repayment of the educational loan debt of qualified health professionals
from disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to conduct clinical research for an obligated
period of service no less than two years.
The NCMHD, through the Program, seeks to recruit and retain highly qualified health
professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds into clinical research careers. This is an
effort to not only have qualified health professionals impact the medical processes within
their communities, but also to engage and promote the development of clinical research
programs that reflect an understanding of the variety of issues and problems associated
with disparities in health status.
Organizations
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The California Endowment has announced a new Grant Application Guide for
prospective applicants. When The Endowment adopted a strategic plan in 2002, it helped
clarify the foundation's focus with respect to what it believes is essential to achieving
fundamental improvements in the health of Californians. With that in mind, The
Endowment re-organized its work around three goals: Access to Health; Culturally
Competent Health Systems; and Community Health and the Elimination of Health
Disparities. While the foundation's dedication to supporting ideas and projects that come
from community-based organizations across California is unwavering, these changes in
grant making have been made in order to: (1) better focus resources on achieving The
Endowment's mission; (2) better measure the impact of investments; (3) provide highquality customer service to applicants and grantees; and (4) build public support for
needed health improvements in the state. In conjunction with the launch of the new Grant
Application Guide, The Endowment's regional offices will be hosting information
sessions for grantees, prospective grantees and partners throughout the state regarding the
changes to the grant-making program and the grant application process.