The following criteria must be met for eligibility: 

• Applicant must be a current Individual or Life member of AMSUS OR an immediate family member (spouse, child or grandchild) of a current AMSUS member.
• High school senior or graduate who plans to enroll, or students already enrolled, in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the upcoming academic year.
• Academic careers can include medicine, dentistry, nursing, hospital administration, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, or veterinary medicine.
• Students on HPSP Scholarship are not eligible.
• Students selected to attend a military academy are not eligible.
• This program is only for students and school programs in the United States

Applications will be reviewed, and awardees selected, by a subcommittee of the AMSUS Board of Directors. Applicants agree to accept the decision of the subcommittee as final. Scholarship nominations will be evaluated on the following:

• Academic record
• Demonstrated citizenship as illustrated in leadership and community activities
• Quality and content of the essay reflecting their demonstrated compassion and commitment to service
• Work experience

Recipients will be notified by email when scholarships are awarded. Announcements will be made on the AMSUS website, via social media, and in the weekly SmartBrief newsletter.  

The scholarship check will be made payable to the applicant and mailed to the address on the application in mid-August. It is requested that the check be deposited as soon as it is received.

Awardees will also receive a complimentary one-year AMSUS membership to begin September 2025. Awardees will be added to the database and sent membership information so they can access and update their information.