# Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (93.925)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-925-scholarships-for-health-professions-students-from/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $198 million in 88 grants, about $2.2 million per award.

## Objectives

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program increases diversity in the health professions and nursing workforce by providing awards to eligible health professions schools for use in awarding scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. The SDS program aims to increase the: 1) number of graduates practicing in primary care, 2) enrollment and retention of full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, and 3) number of graduates working in medically underserved communities (MUCs). Schools provide scholarships, maintain and operate a program to recruit and retain students from disadvantaged backgrounds that encourages completion of school and service in primary care and in medically underserved communities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46.4 million | 84 |
| 2022 | $49.4 million | 86 |
| 2023 | $50.8 million | 85 |
| 2024 | $51.1 million | 86 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis | Tennessee | $5.7 million |
| William James College Inc | Massachusetts | $5.2 million |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico | $5.2 million |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $5.2 million |
| University of the Incarnate Word | Texas | $5.2 million |
| University of Southern California | California | $5.2 million |
| Texas Southern University | Texas | $5.1 million |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | California | $4.7 million |
| Howard University | District of Columbia | $4.6 million |
| Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc | Georgia | $4.3 million |
| Winston-Salem State University | North Carolina | $4.1 million |
| CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | California | $3.6 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $3.6 million |
| State University of New York Health Scie | New York | $3.6 million |
| Bastyr University | Washington | $3.5 million |
| Vanderbilt University | Tennessee | $3.3 million |
| Florida International University | Florida | $3.1 million |
| New Mexico State University | New Mexico | $2.8 million |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Colorado | $2.6 million |
| Texas A&m University-Corpus Christi | Texas | $2.6 million |