Allied Health Sciences Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, & Awards

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Search more than 7,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and other financial aid opportunities. Search by Category or Keyword. See the Scholarship Search Help linked on the bottom bar for more information.

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In the Health Sciences Library (HSL) Reference Section

• Money for Graduate Students in the Health Sciences, 2010-2012
  W 20 S338m 2010, HSL Reference
  Table of Contents and Introduction for this title; includes directory purpose and sample entry (PDF).
• Money for Graduate Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010-2012
  LB 2337.2 S338m 2010, HSL Reference
• Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families, 2010-2012
  HV 1553 F491 2010-2012, HSL Reference

All Reference books are in-library use only.
HSL Reference is on the first floor of the library near the User Services Desk.
Contact Reference Services Press to purchase these and similiar directories.

These directories feature fellowships, grants, awards, and other funding programs with a focus on:

• "Free" money programs not loans or service programs
• Larger funding programs >$1000
• Portable programs not linked to a specific school

Entries include: purpose, eligibility, financial data, duration, special features, limitations, number awarded, application date, contact information with websites when available.

Find entries by: program purpose (study/training vs. research/creative), subject, sponsoring organization, program title, where you live, where you want to study, deadline date.

In the Graduate Funding Information Center

• Similar financial aid books for women, specific minorities and international students are available in the GFIC, located in Bynum 307.
  Details from the UNC-CH Libraries catalog.