Scholarships and Financial Aid

General Program Information:

Counseling Scholarships

Counseling Career Guides: Look into counseling as a profession!
Online Counseling Programs: A variety of scholarships available to students interested in counseling as a career
Psychology Degrees: Career Guide

General Health Scholarships

American Association of University Women: For female graduate students
American Association of University Women: For female students of any type
American Association of University Women: For single mothers
American Indian College Fund: For American Indian graduate and undergraduate students
American Indian Endowed Scholarship: For American Indian and Alaskan Native graduate and undergraduate students
American Indian Graduate Center: For American Indian and Alaskan Native graduate and undergraduate students
CaptionCall: For Audiology students.
Caring.com: Scholarships for student care givers
Collegeboard: Undergraduate scholarship search engine
Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships: For female graduate and undergraduate students
EDSmart: For any student attending Winter 2020
Explore Health Careers: Search engine categorized by specific health career
Fastweb: Search engine for national undergraduate scholarships
Financial Aid for Minority Students: For Minority students
Gates Milenium Scholars Program: For undergraduate students
HardMoneyHome: Scholarships for Volunteerism and Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Leadership Scholarship: For any student currently enrolled in a healthcare related program
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities: For Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: For Hispanic undergraduate and community college students
HRSA Loan and Scholarship Information: Loan, loan repayment, and scholarship information for health professionals
Indian Health Service: For American Indians and Alaskan Natives
JusticePays: For any student
LeanBean: On the topic of Clean Athletic Performance
MedicalFieldCareers: For anyone in a medical field
National Health Service Corps: The National Health Service Corps is committed to improving the health of the Nation’s underserved. They unite communities in need with caring health professionals and support their efforts to build better systems of care. It helps medically underserved communities recruit and retain primary care clinicians, including dental and mental and behavioral health professionals, to serve in their community.
National Institute of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program: For undergraduate students interested in careers in research
Native American Scholarship Fund: For American Indian undergraduate and graduate students
Nursing@Georgetown: An up-to-date, trusted list of nursing scholarships
Pacific Medical Training: Scholarship for a health professions student.
Pride Foundation: For community college, certificate, undergraduate and graduate students
Red Cross Youth Scholarship: High school seniors may apply
SeniorAdvice Caregiver Scholarship: For HS seniors who serve as caregivers
Aging Matters Scholarship (seniorcare.com): For students who serve as caregivers or plan to in the future
The Washboard: Washington State scholarship search engine
Tylenol Scholarships: For students pursuing a health profession
Washington College Bound Scholarship: For middle school students planning to attend college
Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship: Loan repayment assistance to licensed primary care health professionals and scholarships to students training to become primary care health professionals.
Washington State Opportunity Scholarship: For Washington state high school graduates interested in STEM or healthcare careers

Allied Health Scholarships

Allied Health Education: For students enrolled in medical assisting program
CNA Free Training: Annual Scholarship
Ultrasoundtechnicianschools.com: For students looking for careers in Sonography

Dental Scholarships

American Dental Education Association: For all dental professions
American Dental Hygienists Association – Scholarships: For dental hygiene students
Chinese-American Medical Society: For Chinese-American medical and dental school students and scientists
Colgate Professional Scholarships: For dental students and researchers
National Arab-American Medical Association: For Arab-American medical and dental students

Emergency Responders Scholarships

Darrigo, Diaz & Jimenez Annual Scholarship: For emergency responders and their families

Medical Assistant Information and Scholarships

MedicalAssistantCertification.org: For future medical assistants
Find Medical Assistant Programs: For future medical assistants

Nursing Scholarships

American Assembly for Men in Nursing: For male pre-RN students
American Association of Colleges and Nursing Scholarship Page: For nursing students of all levels
American Association of Critical Care Nurses: For nursing students
Aya Healthcare Future Travel Nurse Scholarship: For current nursing students
BestColleges.com: For nursing students of all types and levels
BestNursingDegree.com: For nursing students of all levels
Discover Nursing Scholarship Search Engine: Nursing scholarship search engine for all levels
Edubirdie: Nursing information and scholarships
ExceptionalNurse.com: For disabled nursing students
Financial Aid Guide for Nurses: For nursing students
Foundation of National Student Nurses Association: For graduate-level nursing students
GeriatricNursing.org: For freshman, sophomore, or junior nursing students
March of Dimes: For graduate-level nursing students
National Association of Hispanic Nurses: For Hispanic nursing students
National Black Nurses Association: For National Black Nurses Association Members
Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation: For Nurse Practitioner graduate students
Nurse.org: For nursing students who are accepted or enrolled in a Nursing program
Nurses Educational Funds: For bachelor-level nurses pursuing graduate study
Online Nursing MS Degrees: For Master’s in Nursing Students
Patricia G. Archbold Predoctoral Scholar Award: For doctoral students and researchers with a focus in geriatric nursing
Purdue University Global: 25 Nursing Scholarships You Should Know About
RNCareers: For nursing
RNtoBSN: For nursing.
Washington Center for Nursing: Licensing and career information specific to Washington State
Washington State Nurses Foundation: For nursing students of all levels

Medicine Scholarships

American Medical Association Scholarships: Scholarships for medical students and research grants
American Medical Women’s Association: For women enrolled in medical school
Chinese-American Medical Society: For Chinese-American medical and dental school students and scientists
Mayo Clinic Visiting Medical Student Clerkship Program: To fund visiting student clerkships at the Mayo Clinic
Medicalfieldcareers.com: For any student in a health career program
National Medical Fellowships: For racially-underrepresented minorities entering medical professions

Public Health Scholarships

21 Public Health Scholarships and Tips to Apply in 2021: For Public Health students

STEM Scholarships

STEMstudy.com: For students interested in a career in STEM

Veterans Scholarships

Tona Law Scholarship: For student Veterans
Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd: For student Veterans and Veteran family members

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities:

EDsmart: A guide for students with disabilities

Scholarships for Women:

Essayontime: A list of scholarships for female students
Edubirdie: A list of scholarships for female students, sorted by major
Edubirdie: A list of scholarships for women and girls

Social Work Programs:

Online Social Work Degrees

Tools to Help You Find Scholarships

Scholly: App that helps match students with scholarship opportunities
Ready, Set, Grad.: Interactive website that introduces students to a variety of scholarships and financial aid programs
The Best Scholarships for Women: For women.

Professions that pay your tuition

Professions list: List of professions that offer tuition reimbursement for service

STEM for Women and Minorities

STEMstudy.com: resources for women and minorities

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Washington State Financial Aid (WAFSA) Help

FAFSA reference guide: Great document that breaks down the FAFSA application process. Also offered in Spanish.
WASFA reference guide: Step-by-step instructions to help you complete the WASFA application
Financial aid facts: Document that explains the difference between WASFA and FAFSA, along with the application timeline for each