Scholarships
Scholarship and Loan forgiveness resources
The following list provides a sampling of the potential scholarship or loan forgiveness programs that are available to assist with funding your PA education. These programs are not administered by the OHSU PA Program, so please refer to the links for additional information and contact information for each specific scholarship.
Scholarships
Loan repayment programs
General Resources
- Fastweb
- Scholarships.com
- PA Foundation
- PeaceHealth Health Career Scholarships
- State of Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion
- Oregon Medical Association (OMA) Medical Scholarship Fund
- VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP)
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- F.A. Davis
- Oregon Medical Education Foundation (OMEF) Leadership Scholarship
- Tylenol Future Care Scholarship
- PA Foundation – AAPA Rural Health Caucus Scholarship/Ron Nelson Memorial Rural Scholarship
- PA Foundation – Timi Agar Barwick Scholarship for Humanism in Medicine
- PA Foundation – William H. Marquardt Community Health Access Scholarship
- PA Foundation – AAPA Past Presidents Scholarship
- PA Foundation – Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship
- Eva Dimitrov, MD & Physician Assistants in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (PAHPM) Scholarship
- Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants – Paul S. Robinson Award
- Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology Scholarship
- American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants - Susan and Tom Lusty Memorial Scholarship
- Physician Assistants Orthopaedic Surgery – Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship
- African Heritage PA Caucus – The Prentiss L. Harrison Memorial Scholarship
- Physician Assistants for Latino Health (PALH), a caucus of AAPA, Scholarship
- Society for Physician Assistants in Pediatrics Scholarship
- Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
OHSU scholarships
- Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative (SHOI)
- Selected students receive tuition and fees covered for the full program. Upon completion of the program, the recipient must practice at a designated service site for one year longer than the number of years they received funding. A 3 year service commitment is required for PA recipients upon graduation.
- OHSU PA Leadership & Service Scholarship (PALSS)
- Application is available each fall to matriculated OHSU PA students.
- PALSS is awarded to individuals who exemplify interest, action, and advocacy, as well as possess an established record, of service to others. The scholarships also recognize the applicant’s leadership potential and continuing service. Two scholarships are awarded – one to an academic year student and one to a clinical year student. Although the award is primarily merit-based, financial need will also be considered.
- Primary Care Loan Forgiveness (PCLF) and AHEC Scholars Program
- National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
- Oregon Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
- Oregon Partnership State Loan Repayment Program
- Oregon Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)