Regents Health Care Scholarship

Regents Health Care Scholarship for Medicine and Dentistry is given to 100 students yearly, which is far more than the average for all College Scholarships and Grants. The total award amount given each year is $1,000,000, which is $995,000 better than the average for all College Scholarships and Grants.



Criteria     Applicant must be a United States citizen, national, permanent resident, or selected refugee who is a legal resident of New York State for at least one year immediately preceding the effective date of the award;and must be enrolled in, or be a candidate for admission to, an approved medical or dental school in

New York State. Priority is given to applicants in the following order: economically disadvantaged and a member of a minority group historically underrepresented in the professions (i.e., Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaskan Native);member of a minority group historically underrepresented in the professions;enrolled in or is a graduate of the following State-sponsored opportunity programs: Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK), or College Discovery. Award amount varies. Approximately 100 scholarships are distributed, 80 in medicine and 20 in dentistry.
Enrollment Level   
Doctoral-level study
College Specific (Yes/No)     No
State Specific   
New York
Study Areas     dentistry and medicine
Major/Program Specific     Dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D.);Medicine (M.D.)
Application Deadline     May 31

Administering Agency     New York State Education Department
Address     Scholarship and Grants Administration UnitEducation Building Addition, Room 1078Albany, NY 12234United States
Phone     (518) 486-1319
Fax     (518) 486-5346
Website     Regents Health Care Scholarship for Medicine and Dentistry - New York State Education Department  (nysed.gov)