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Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship

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$5,000

Due: August 12, 2026

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship, with an application deadline in August, offers numerous awards of $5000 each. Ethnicity requirements apply. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

To strengthen the career pathway for physicians from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is pleased to offer the Sherry R. Arnstein Underrepresented Minority Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes underrepresented minority (URM) students attending one of AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs). Each year, AACOM awards scholarships to a select number of osteopathic medical students. Both newly accepted and continuing students are eligible to apply. Applicants may either be currently enrolled in the first, second or third year at an AACOM member COM; or a student who has been accepted and is planning to matriculate at an AACOM member COM. Applicants must be African American, Native American, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian, mainland Puerto Rican or Hispanic American as directed per the Sherry Arnstein Trust. Previous Arnstein Scholarship applicants are eligible to reapply; previous recipients are ineligible. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship

$5,000

Eligibility

Description

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