Health Professions Advising at Mason

Information for Applicants

Scholarships for Health Professions Programs

National scholarships are available to select students pursuing a health professional graduate education. Please go through the links to see if you are eligible.

Also contact the Office of Postgraduate Fellowships and Scholarships to see if you are a strong candidate for these internationally competitive programs.

Of interest, an article on why serving in rural areas is important (Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina).

National Health Service Corps

Eligible students (including future doctors, dentists, nurses) should commit to pursuing primary care, and must serve one year in a medically underserved area for each year the scholarship is offered.

NHSC has both a scholarship program and a loan repayment program.

Information for Applicants MSAC Pre-Application

Checklist for Applicants

Graduate Student or Employee Applicants

About Low Grades

Difficulty Paying for the Application Process

Test Registration

Test Preparation

Centralized Application Services

Picking Schools

Letters of Evaluation
Forms: (Word)

MSAC Interviews
Forms: (Word)

Admissions Interviews

Scholarship Programs

You Oughta Know...

External Links
Application and Admission Timeline for Medical School (AAMC)

NIH Graduate Partnership Program

Premedical Students Guide to Preparing for Medical Programs (University Career Services)

Medical Programs Internet Resources (University Career Services)

Nursing and Health Careers Resources (University Career Services)

Predental student timeline (University of Kentucky College of Dentistry)