Scholarships

2009 LMSA "Si Se Puede" Medical School Application Scholarship
The "Si Se Puede" Medical School Application Scholarship was developed in 2004 to assist pre-medical students with the financial burden of applying to accredited U.S. Medical Schools. Full funding of the AMCAS® OR AACOMAS® initial one school registration fee plus partial funding for additional schools is anticipated. Award amount for scholarship is dependent upon funding raised annually. Personal qualities, financial need, academic and extracurricular achievement will be taken into consideration in the selection process. Deadline July 10th, 2009; This is NOT a postmark deadline. Please submit ALL materials to the VP of Scholarships by email at VP_Scholarship@lmsa.net. 
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2009 LMSA Dr. Amanda Perez Scholarship
The “Dr. Amanda Perez” Scholarship was developed in 2008-09 to assist high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Personal qualities, financial need, academic and extracurricular achievement will be considered in the selection process. Dr. Amanda Perez is an alumna of LMSA at the Charles Drew University Chapter, where she served as Medical Student Representative. She also served on the Executive board where she headed the Scholarship Program for the Western Region. Deadline September 18, 2009; This is NOT a postmark deadline. Please submit ALL materials to the VP of Scholarships by email at VP_Scholarship@lmsa.net
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2008-2009 LMSA Janine Gonzalez MCAT ® Scholarship
The Janine Gonzalez MCAT® Scholarship is a special project that was developed in 1995 by the members of the Latino Medical Student Association. This scholarship was developed to assist pre-medical students with the financial burden of preparing for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), an exam that is required to apply to accredited U.S. Medical Schools. Personal qualities, financial need, academic and extracurricular achievement will be considered in the selection process. The Scholarship consists of a voucher to take a preparatory course with Kaplan, Inc. The voucher cannot be traded in for the cash value of the course. Specific courses eligible for scholarship recipients are dependent upon the sponsor. LMSA cannot make any guarantees about the number of awards to be given. Determination of which scholarship to be awarded will be based on the information provided on the application and at the sole discretion of the selection committee. Deadline January 9, 2009. 

2008-2009 LMSA Dr. David E. Hayes-Bautista Undergraduate Scholarship brought to you by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) at Drew & UCLA.  An outstanding, motivated, and dedicated undergraduate student will be awarded a $1000 scholarship to pursue a career in medicine. The Dr. David E. Hayes-Bautista Undergraduate Scholarship was established to recognize students with pre-health/pre-med backgrounds who have demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality and availability of healthcare in the Latino community.
Deadline February 1st, 2009.

2008-2009 LMSA Bob Montoya, MD Medical Student Scholarship
The Bob Montoya MD Medical Student Scholarship is a special project that was developed in 2006 by the members of the Latino Medical Student Association. It is designed to assist medical students in their educational pursuits. Personal qualities, financial need, academic and extracurricular achievement will be taken into consideration in the selection process. The Latino Medical Student Association will award four $500 dollar Scholarships. Applicants are limited to one scholarship award during their medical school career. Deadline February 20th, 2009.

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Outside Scholarships of Interest to LMSA:
Diversity in Pediatrics Extern Scholarship
The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital (TCH) believes that diversity is a value that is central to its educational, research, service and health care missions. The Diversity in Pediatrics Committee’s mission is to increase diversity at the School of
Medicine and TCH to both better reflect the community we serve as well as to increase cultural competency in the health care workforce, improve access to health care for poor, minority and under-served populations and, ultimately, eliminate racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in
health and health services. As part of this mission, the Diversity in Pediatrics Extern Scholarship was designed to offset the costs of an externship rotation for fourth year medical students interested in caring for medically underserved pediatric populations in Colorado, to help defer the
added expense of an away rotation.