Financial Aid & Scholarship Resources

The following information is provided as a resource to students seeking additional information regarding sources of support to finance their educational objectives. For additional information regarding the financial aid process at Samuel Merritt University, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 510-869-1590.

General Scholarship Sites East Bay Consortium of Educational Institutions, Inc http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/ Physical Therapy www.collegescholarships.org www.apta.org www.scholarships.com http://www.ambucs.com/ www.fastaid.com www.foundationcenter.org Physician Assistant www.studentaid.ed.gov www.capanet.org www.healthprofessions.ca.gov http://www.aapacoms.org/ahc/ (For African www.carpdiemfoundation.org Americans) http://www.nmfonline.org/pclp (Primary Care) Federal/State Aid Program Information http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/index.html Podiatry https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.actio www.aawpinc.com (Women) n www.ed.gov Population Specific www.csac.ca.gov US Department of Health and Human Students, www.wiche.edu Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships Program Specific Sites /disadvantaged.html Master/Doctoral in Nursing http://www.nmfonline.org/pclp (Primary Care) LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) www.thepointfoundation.org Family Nurse Practitioner www.aanpfoundation.org African American/Black www.uncf.org Nursing http://www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2 www.choosenursing.com www.minoritynurse.com Latina/o www.campusrn.com http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/ www.discovernursing.com www.hsf.net http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarships_EN.asp? Occupational Therapy SnID=1665663926 www.aotf.org http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/ http://www.ambucs.com/ A Better Chance http://www.abetterchance.org/abetterchance.aspx? pgID=1081 African Heritage Caucus http://www.aapa.org/caucus/ahc.html Native American Physician Assistants for Latino Health www.collegefund.org http://www.pasforlatinohealth.com/ http://www.ihs.gov/ Asian American PAs of Asians and Pacific Islanders www.uspaacc.com www.asianpacificpa.org

Free Application for Federal Student Aid Physical Therapy (FAFSA) www.fafsa.ed.gov American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/ National Associations (which may also Podiatry have scholarships and grants beyond American Podiatric Medical Association those listed above) http://www.apma.org/

Nursing Federal, California State, and Local Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Inc. Diversity Organizations Federal and State of California www.aapina.org Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/ National Association of Hispanic Nurses www.thehispanicnurses.org Office of Minority Health National Black Nurses Association http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ www.nbna.org California Area Health Education Centers http://www.cal-ahec.org/ California Nursing Students' Association www.cnsa.org Local: Alameda County and Oakland, California National Association of Indian Nurses of America Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce http://www.oaklandchamber.com/ http://www.nainausa.com/ African American Chamber of Commerce National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations www.oaacc.org http://www.ncemna.org/ Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce www.oaklandchinatownchamber.org National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, Inc. (NANAINA) California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce www.nanainanurses.org http://cahcc.com/ Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc. (PNAA) Ethnic Health Institute www.mypnaa.org www.altabates.com/ehi/

Occupational Therapy Alameda County Health Pipeline Partnership American Occupational Therapy Association http://achpp.org http://www.aota.org/Students/Prospective/Diversit y.aspx Explore Heath Careers http://www.explorehealthcareers.org Physician Assistants American Academy of Physician Assistants- My Health Career Navigator http://www.aapa.org/advocacy-and-practice- www.myhcn.org resources/clinical-issues/diversity#ecc Diversity CRNA www.diversitycrna.org