Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
HHS-HRSA Forecasted HRSA-26-096Description
Grant for health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Eligibility
Eligible health professions schools include the following: 1. Medicine (Doctor of allopathic medicine, Doctor of osteopathic medicine); 2. Dentistry (Doctor of dentistry); 3. Other health disciplines (Doctor of veterinary medicine, Doctor of optometry, Doctor of podiatry medicine, Doctor of pharmacy, Doctor of physical therapy, Doctor of chiropractic medicine); 4. Behavioral and mental health (Graduate degree in clinical psychology; Graduate degree in clinical social work; Graduate degree in gerontological counseling; Graduate degree in marriage and family therapy; Graduate degree in mental health counseling; Graduate degree in rehabilitation counseling); 5. Public health (Graduate degree in health administration; Graduate degree in public health); 6. Allied health (Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dietetics; Graduate degree in audiology; Graduate degree in occupational therapy; Graduate degree in speech pathology; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dental hygiene; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in medical laboratory technology, Bachelor's degree in radiologic technology); 7. Nursing (Associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees in nursing (pre-nursing is not eligible)); 8. Midwifery (Certified nursing and non-nursing graduate degrees in midwifery (pre-nursing or pre-midwifery is not eligible)); and 9. Physician Assistant (Graduate degree in physician assistant studies).
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $1.00
- Award Ceiling
- $650,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $51,079,900.00
- Expected Awards
- 80
Key Dates
- Posted
- March 9, 2026
- Closes
- N/A
- Archive Date
- June 20, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- HHS-HRSA
- Agency Code
- HHS-HRSA
- Funding Instrument
- Other