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The Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation (LOHF) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania will award two scholarships to students
entering osteopathic medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in August 2006. Each
scholarships is for $10,000 per year, for all four years of school (as long as the student continues to meet PCOM standards),
a total of $40,000.
The following are the eligibility/selection criteria:
Applicants must be must be residents of Lancaster County OR be graduates of a Lancaster County College or University*
(Franklin & Marshall College, Elizabethtown College, or Millersville University). (*Graduates with less than two year's full
time credit at one of the three Lancaster County colleges are not eligible.)
Applicants must have been accepted for admission by PCOM. (Documentation of PCOM admission is required.)
Applicants are required to submit a transcript and MCAT scores.
Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation, one from an osteopathic physician, and one prepared by their premed
advisor and/or pre-health committee.
Applicants must detail their undergraduate community engagement, and describe their interest in osteopathic medicine by
answering specific questions.
If appropriate, applicants should submit evidence of financial need through the FAFSA or other means.
Scholarship finalists will be interviewed by a selection committee at the Foundation office in Lancaster.
Early application is strongly encouraged. Deadline for submission of applications is Thursday, June 1, 2006. Questions
should be directed to your pre-med advisor, or to the Foundation by email at info@lohfoundation.org or phone at (717) 397-
8722.
Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation
128 East Grant Street, Suite 104
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 397-8722
• POMAF – Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation
http://www.aacom.org/financialaid/Private-Osteo-Scholarships.doc
o Archie Feinstein, D.O. Scholarship Fund – Scholarship application deadline April 1 st , awarded in August.
Scholarships available to Pennsylvania residents (prior to entering osteopathic medical school) who will be entering
their third or fourth year of any college of osteopathic medicine in the United States (must apply each year). An
incomplete application will be rejected. (update 01/2005)
o District 8 – Scholarship – Scholarship application deadline April 1 st , awarded in August. Scholarship available to
Pennsylvania residents (prior to entering osteopathic medical school) of District 8 of the POMA who will be
entering the third or fourth year of any college of osteopathic medicine. Priority of scholarship will be given to
students who have scheduled a rotation with osteopathic physician(s) in District 8. (District 8 counties are:
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington &
Westmoreland). (updated 01/2005)
For further information or application materials contact POMAF 1330 Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg PA 17111-
2395 or 717-939-9318, in PA 1-800-544-POMA
• West Allegheny Physicians’ Association (WAPA) Fund of Pittsburgh
www.pittsburghfoundation.org
The purpose of these funds is for full/partial scholarships to students of osteopathic medicine who are residents of
southwestern Pennsylvania.
For further information or application materials go to the above website or email@pghfdn.org or call 412-391-5122
RHODE ISLAND
• Department of Human Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services
http://www.ors.state.ri.us
Vocational Rehabilitation