Scholarships

At Drake, we offer financial aid that is designed to reward your academic achievement and also to help meet your family’s level of financial need. You may find that you qualify for both merit-based and financial need-based awards. We make every effort to provide the most complete financial aid package to you in your first award notice.

Please visit our Financial Aid Office for all your general scholarship inquiries. The Financial Aid Office also provides a summary of tuition and fees for all Drake programs.

Nursing Scholarship Opportunities

Students who begin at Drake directly from high school, in the pre-nursing track of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree, and matriculate into the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program in their fourth year, will retain their undergraduate scholarships and merit aid.

Additional scholarships are available for students in the ABSN program from a variety of state, federal and non-profit agencies. The following is a list of scholarships that students are encouraged to look into.

Scholarship Name	Description
Study.com Scholarship for Critical Care Nurses	$1,000 scholarship award to a student pursuing a degree in critical care nursing. One scholarship awarded annually.
Study.com Scholarship for Future Geriatric Nurses	$1,000 scholarship award to a student pursuing a degree in geriatric care nursing. One scholarship awarded annually.

Health Sciences and General Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship Name	Description	Deadline
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship/Awards	Hispanic, financial need, community service. $1,000 - $5,000 http://www.chci.org/scholarships/	Mid-April
Health Professions	Public Health and other Healthcare specialties http://www.publichealthonline.org/scholarships-and-grants/	Ongoing
Health Professions Scholarship Program (Indian Health Services Scholarship Program)	American Indian, Native American; minimum 2 year service http://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/	Ongoing
Physical Therapy Scholarships	https://onlinephysicaltherapyprograms.com/scholarships/
Health Sciences Scholarship Opportunity	Air Force Scholarship Info	Ongoing
The Heinlein Society Scholarships	Scholarships for students pursuing STEM disciplines. Applicants provide an overview of their career goals and a 500 - 1,000 word essay answering one of several provided prompts. https://www.heinleinsociety.org/scholarship-program/	April
Hispanic Scholarship Funds College Scholarship Program	Hispanic/Latino/Puerto Rican/Mexican American; minimum of a 3.0 GPA $1,000 - $5,000 www.hsf.net	Ongoing
(IHERF) Scholarships for Health Care Careers	http://www.iowahospitalscholarships.org/	Late March
NASA Iowa Space Grant Scholarship and Fellowship Program	The Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) will award scholarships based on merit for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines that support NASA's mission. https://www.iaspacegrant.org/funding/undergrads/	Late Oct.
National Health Service Corps Scholarship	For more information, go to: http://www.nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarships/index.html	Mid-May
Grundy County Memorial Hospital Scholarships	For more information, go to: https://grundycounty.unitypoint.org/ways-to-give/scholarships	May 31
ROTC Scholarship	For more information, go to: http://www.drake.edu/rotc/index.php	Ongoing
Tutor the People	The scholarship asks students to submit an essay that illustrates how an MD degree will help them achieve their life goals. We will award a $1,000 prize to the winning submission, which will be made payable to that student's current university or future medical school. The mission of Tutor the People is to provide our pre-med students with top-scoring and experienced MCAT tutors who deliver a holistic preparation experience at a fraction of the price of our competitors. We are offering students at Drake University a $200 discount on all of our study packages with the coupon code drake200. https://tutorthepeople.com/test-prep/mcat/	Nov.
AffordableColleges.org	For more information: Degree programs in Public Health Scholarships for students interested in Public Health Resources for Public Health Students Scholarship and funding through ROTC Scholarships and financial aid for Hispanic students
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*BestColleges.com created a holistic financial aid guide specifically for Hispanic and Latino students. Check out their scholarship guide here.

Travel Funding/Awards

The following scholarship deadlines are updated on an annual basis.
These awards can be used for travel expenses with the stipulations provided

Award Name	Description	Deadline
The Walbridge Medical Mission Trip Travel Award	The Walbridge Medical Mission/International Community Service Trip Travel Award is supported by Mary Walbridge, PH'74, and exemplifies her commitment to community service and medical missions, higher education, as well as to future generations of Drake pharmacy students. Criteria for Receiving the Travel Award: 1) Travel on a medical mission or international community service trip for which academic credit is not being received. 2) Able to obtain a receipt for travel expenses incurred. 3) Approval of National Meeting/Travel Form (see www.drake.edu/cphs/forms) 4) Upon approval and completion of trip, completion of the travel reimbursement form (information sent following submission of the National Meeting/Travel Form). The amount of the award is expected to be approximately $500, depending on the number of individuals requesting travel support.	Ongoing

Award Name

Description

Deadline

The Walbridge Medical
Mission Trip Travel Award

The Walbridge Medical Mission/International Community Service Trip Travel Award is supported by Mary Walbridge, PH'74, and exemplifies her commitment to community service and medical missions, higher education, as well as to future generations of Drake pharmacy students.

Criteria for Receiving the Travel Award:

1) Travel on a medical mission or international community service trip for which academic credit is not being received.
2) Able to obtain a receipt for travel expenses incurred.
3) Approval of National Meeting/Travel Form (see www.drake.edu/cphs/forms)
4) Upon approval and completion of trip, completion of the travel reimbursement form (information sent following submission of the National Meeting/Travel Form).

The amount of the award is expected to be approximately $500, depending on the number of individuals requesting travel support.

Ongoing