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
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
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).
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