Lycoming County Medical Society Scholarship
Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
Award: $3000 – $3000
Deadline: September 30.
To provide scholarship for medical students who are residents of Lycoming County. Qualifications: Applicants must be a United States citizen; must be a resident of Lycoming County in the state of Pennsylvania for at least 12 months prior to registering as a medical student (not including time spent attending an undergraduate/graduate school in Pennsylvania); must be enrolled full time in a fully accredited allopathic or osteopathic medical school within the United States; cannot be a recipient of the Lycoming County Medical Society Scholarship in the immediate prior year of this application. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the Committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; two reference letters, from persons other than family members, documenting the applicant’s integrity, interpersonal skills, and potential as a future physician; a letter, on school letterhead, from the applicant’s medical school verifying that he/she is enrolled full time as a medical student at their institution; an essay (within the application)specifically describing why the applicant chose to become a physician and what contributions he/she expects to make to the health profession (750 words or less). Focus: Medicine.