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RURAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP

1. Full in-state tuition
2. Ten (10) awards available
3. Renewable for three additional years
4. Open to Indiana residents only
5. Admission deadline: December 1
6. Scholarship Application deadline: November 15

The Rural Health Scholarship Program is designed specifically to prepare students from rural Indiana to return to their hometowns, or a similar town, as a primary care physician. Indiana State University and Indiana University School of Medicine have joined together to develop this unique program.

For consideration for this award, candidates must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, a 1200 SAT (combined critical reading and mathematics) or a 27 ACT, and reside in rural Indiana. In addition, candidates must be full-time students who will be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours per semester.

Selection is highly competitive and based upon academic and personal accomplishments, as well as performance in a late-winter interview competition. Admission to Indiana University School of Medicine requires students to successfully complete the undergraduate program at Indiana State with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and a score on the MCAT equal to the mean score of the previous year's entering class.

For a scholarship application go to www.indstate.edu/preprof/rhp.htm

To apply for admission to Indiana State University, see applications and instructions.

Note:  Students who qualify for the Rural Health Scholarship may qualify for other awards. See combining.