Premed Tip #6- Medical School Scholarships

This topic hits home a little too close as I have learned my lesson with waiting till the last minute to fill out scholarship applications. As I sit here and finish the 5th essay that is due tomorrow, I am thinking back to all my activities and how I have spent my time these past 4 years. While I wrote a couple of weeks ago on how to fill the holes in your application, I am thinking of how I did not spend enough time on things that are "scholarship" topics. I have loved all the things I have been involved in, but I have realized I did not spend enough time in the activities that can help fund my medical school education. 
This essay is geared towards what types of scholarships you will run into. At least, these are the scholarship types I have run across. 

• Community Health/ Public Health Commitment
• Underserved Commitment
• Rural Health Commitment
• Financial Need
• Commitment to Primary Care
• Military Commitment Scholarships
• Diversity Scholarships

If these scholarships are of interest to you, you need to be able to demonstrate your commitment to the topic specified, whether that be community health, rural health, etc. Look at what you are involved in and think of how these activities fit into topics like these. Also, do more research as there other scholarships out there. Scholarship due dates range from January to roughly July. Make sure to have your FAFSA turned in by October before you matriculate though and sent it to your schools! If you need help funding your medical school education, look at scholarships early and have your goals for the future in mind when you are applying.