Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program for Indians
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- Assistance listing
- 93.123
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury account
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- 75-0390-0-1-551
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service administers the Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program for Indians (CFDA 93.123), which funds tuition, fees, stipends, and books for American Indians and Alaska Natives pursuing baccalaureate degrees in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, and pre-podiatry curricula, with scholarship decisions rendered by July 1 each year.
Applicants must be of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, have completed high school or equivalency, and be accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled in an accredited pre-graduate program in one of the four eligible health professions tracks. Funding covers tuition and fees paid directly to the institution, monthly stipend payments over a 10-month academic period, and an allowance for books and necessary expenses. Maximum funding extends four years full-time or eight years part-time. Scholarships are awarded competitively based on academic performance, faculty or employer evaluations, and applicant essays; applications are submitted to IHS Headquarters with official transcripts, letter of college acceptance, curriculum verification, Indian eligibility documentation, tuition verification, and faculty evaluations.
Applications typically become available in December through the IHS Scholarship Program website. Continuation funding requires annual reapplication and is subject to fund availability and satisfactory performance. The source provides no recent grant award data, recent award volume trends, or currently open application cycles. The program's regulatory foundation traces to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 96-537, amended Public Law 94-437, Section 103) and codified in 42 CFR 136.370–374. IHS maintains recipient records for four years following final payment.
The most recent opportunities in the source relate to National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) clinical trials of mind and body interventions—unrelated to this pre-graduate scholarship program—and are not applicable to this funding line.
Objective and description
- Objective
To provide scholarships to American Indians and Alaska Natives for the purpose of completing pre-graduate education leading to a baccalaureate degree only in the following areas: (1) Pre-medicine: priority as follows: senior, junior, sophomore, fresh
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, who have successfully completed high school education or high school equivalency, and have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an accredited pre-graduate program in a pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry or pre-podiatry curriculum.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent.
- Credentials and documentation
Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, who have successfully completed high school education or high school equivalency, and have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an accredited pre-graduate program in a pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-podiatry or pre-optometry curriculum.
- Uses of assistance
Scholarship awards are limited to persons of American Indian or Alaska Native descent. Support is limited to 4 years of full-time education, or part-time equivalent for a maximum of 8 years.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Maximum length of funding is a total of 4 years full-time and 8 years part-time. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Tuition payments and fees are paid upon receipt of invoices from the universities. Stipend payments are paid monthly for the 10-month academic period. An amount for books and other necessary expenses is provided to the student.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Application form OMB No. 0917-0006 and instructions are provided by the Indian Health Service and are usually available to interested individuals in December (www.ihs.gov/scholarship/applynow). An application form and required documentation (official transcripts, letter of acceptance by college, curriculum verification, Indian eligibility, tuition verification, faculty evaluations) are submitted to IHS Headquarters for review and approval/disapproval.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Applications are scored based on Academic performance, Faculty/Employer Evaluations and Applicant Essays. Complete information on the applicant selection process is available in the IHS Scholarship Program Application Handbook at https://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/handbooks/application_handbook.pdf.
- Award procedure
Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Funding covers only Tuition and Fees. Tuition and fee payments are made to the recipient's college or university.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Scholarships are approved or disapproved by July 1 each year by the Indian Health Service, Division of Health Professions Support.
- Renewals
Continuation applications must be submitted annually. Continued funding is subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Grant opportunities
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.123?
Assistance Listing 93.123 is Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program for Indians, a federal grant program run by Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program for Indians?
Its CFDA number is 93.123: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.123?
No opportunity listed under 93.123 is open now. The latest, Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for NCCIH Multi-Site Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Required), was posted on October 23, 2023.
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