NC Diversity & Equity in Emergency Medicine Scholarship

Administering Organization: Triangle Community Foundation

Purpose

The NC Diversity and Equity in Emergency Medicine Scholarship Fund was created by Wake Emergency Physicians, PA and Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates out of a desire to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the medical field, specifically in emergency medicine. Scholarships are awarded to second year MD or DO students or first-year Physician Assistant students who identify as underrepresented minorities and are attending school in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, or Virginia. Applicants should also either be a resident of North Carolina or intend to practice medicine in North Carolina immediately after completion of their degree program. 

Amount & Use of Funds

Up to $10,000

Awards will be $5,000 per year for the number of years remaining in the student’s program (one or two years) and may be used towards any need listed under the school’s total cost of attendance. The student is responsible for all other charges. To receive a second year of funding, students must verify they continue to be in good academic standing and that they will be enrolled for the upcoming academic year.

Criteria

In order to be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:

• Students must be in their second year of an MD or DO program or their first year of a PA program.
• Students must be enrolled in programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, or Virginia.
• Students must self-identify as an underrepresented minority in the medical field based on the UNC System definition*.
• Students must either be a resident of North Carolina or intend to practice medicine in North Carolina immediately after completion of their degree program.
• Students must be in good academic standing.
• Preference for students specializing in emergency medicine.

*Underrepresented Minority (URM) status is based on the federal race code as self-reported by the student. URM status is indicated by a value corresponding to any one of the following four race/ethnicities: American Indian/Alaska Native; Black/African American; Hispanic; or two or more races. Thus, non-URM includes the remaining five categories: White, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-resident alien, and unknown race/ethnicity. An individual student is considered URM if that student’s race/ethnicity variable has a value corresponding to one of the four included values listed above within the last five years (either the current academic year that the degree was received or any one of the preceding four academic years) at a given institution. (Borrowed from the UNC System definition of underrepresented minorities.)

How to Apply

This scholarship is part of our universal online application. When you log on to the online system, you will be prompted to enter some basic information through an eligibility quiz, and the system will present you with all the scholarships you are eligible for and their application questions. You must submit both the universal application AND the individual scholarship questions to be considered. Please reach out to us if you have questions PRIOR to the deadline!

Questions?
Contact our Scholarships Staff!
Email: scholarships@trianglecf.org
Phone: 919.474.8370