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Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)

Federal funding opportunity HRSA-26-096 from Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 28, 2026

Posted
June 26, 2026
Closes
July 28, 2026
Award ceiling
$650,000
Award floor
$1
Program funding
$51,079,900
Expected awards
80
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
93.925
Category
Health
Archives
October 1, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.925 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$51.1M
FY2025 obligated
$0
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$-3,828,278
Awards in window
87

Top recipients: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Northern Arizona University, William James College Inc, University of New Mexico, University of Southern California

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

Grant for health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Who can apply

Eligible health professions schools include the following: 1. Medicine (Doctor of allopathic medicine, Doctor of osteopathic medicine); 2. Dentistry (Doctor of dentistry); 3. Other health disciplines (Doctor of veterinary medicine, Doctor of optometry, Doctor of podiatry medicine, Doctor of pharmacy, Doctor of chiropractic medicine); 4. Behavioral and mental health (Graduate degree in clinical psychology; Graduate degree in clinical social work; Graduate degree in gerontological counseling; Graduate degree in marriage and family therapy; Graduate degree in mental health counseling; Graduate degree in rehabilitation counseling); 5. Public health (Graduate degree in health administration; Graduate degree in public health); 6. Allied health (Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dietetics; Graduate degree in audiology; Graduate degree in occupational therapy; Graduate degree in physical therapy; Graduate degree in speech pathology; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in dental hygiene; Bachelor's and graduate degrees in medical laboratory technology, Bachelor's degree in radiologic technology); 7. Nursing (Associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees in nursing (pre-nursing is not eligible)); 8. Midwifery (Certified nursing and non-nursing graduate degrees in midwifery (pre-nursing or pre-midwifery is not eligible)); and 9. Physician Assistant (Graduate degree in physician assistant studies).

How to apply

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Agency contact: Health Resources and Services Administration · SDSProgram@hrsa.gov · 301-443-7432

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