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Scholarships

Competitive scholarships of $1,000 are awarded annually in the fall to selected students who have been accepted as degree candidates into one of the School of Health Professions degree programs.

Change a Life

Establish a scholarship at MD Anderson.

Eligibility

Applicants must

Be a citizen of the United States (or), permanent United States resident, or an international students on an F1 or J1 visa.
Be accepted as a degree candidate into one of MD Anderson's School of Health Professions degree programs.
Be enrolled as a full-time SHP student.
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 if a current student or a minimum admissions GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale if a newly admitted student.
Demonstrate personal motivation for excellence in both character and academic achievement.
Submit all application documents by the due date as noted in the scholarship notice.

Selection Criteria

Academic achievement
Evidence of leadership and involvement (school and community)
Outstanding character
Service to community and school

Donor & Scholarship List

Congratulations to the 112 students that have received an SHP Scholarship.

We are very thankful to the donors that have generously provided opportunities for our students. The donors are listed below with the scholarship name and current year awardees.

Mr. Michael A. Blue

Patricia Mack Blue Scholarship Fund
awarded to an outstanding Radiation Therapy student

2021 Awardees
Chase Horsfall (RT)
Xiande Liu (RT)
Syeda Tayyaba (RT)

The Bobo Family

Bobo Family Scholarship Endowment

2021 Awardee
Hillary Esplen (DGG)

Mr. Mark Callaghan

Callaghan Whitelaw Endowed Scholarship

2020 Awardee
Victoria Munoz (MGT)

Mr. James J. and Mrs. Patricia Diane Cano

Betty and Charlie Menard Scholarship

2021 Awardee
Yosan Okbamichael (MD)

Melody Celeste James Scholarship

2021 Awardee
Kanza Shahid (MD)

Mr. Bryan F. Clark

Susan and Bryan Clark Scholarship Endowment in honor of T. Boone Pickens

2021 Awardees
Rebekah Neighboars (DMS)
Linda Tholath (DGG)

Mr. Larry J. Clark

Vicki Hopwood Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Cytogenetic Technology student

2021 Awardee
Tere Anzurez Aguilar (CGT)

Ms. Cayce Connolly

The Cayce Connolly Genetics Scholarship Endowment
awarded to an outstanding Molecular Genetic Technology student

Mr. and Mrs. Caroll L. Dalton

Hazel Dalton Histotechnology Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Histotechnology student

2021 Awardees
Fatimah Ansar (HTL)
Nuong Nguyen (HTL)
Hanh Pham (HTL)
Alexis Svendsen (HTL)

Mr. Larry Darden
Darden Family Charitable Foundation

Darden Family Endowed Scholarship #1
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

2021 Awardees
Zohreh Kaihani (MGT)
Abigail Stephens (MD)

Darden Family Endowed Scholarship #2
awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student

Dr. Lance A. Dell

Dell Family Scholarship Fund for the School of Health Sciences

2021 Awardees
Nhi Do (MD)
Taylon Prevost (DGG)
Van Vu (CGT)

Durden Foundation

Yvonne Barnes Endowed Scholarship

2021 Awardee
Luu Nguyen (RT)

Mrs. Nannete Holmes-Abrams and
Mr. Bruce Abrams

Branch Educational Scholarship

Dr. Peter and Mrs. Cynthia Hu
Cardinal Health

Peter and Cynthia Hu / Cardinal Health Scholarship
awarded to an outstanding Molecular Genetic Technology or Diagnostic Genetics & Genomics student

2021 Awardee
Ha Nguyen (DGG)

Mr. C. F. Jircik

Clayton F. Jircik Endowment Fund for Scholarship Awards in the School of Health Sciences

2021 Awardee
Selvalakshmi Selvaraj Anand (DGG)

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Kinder
Kinder Foundation

Kinder Foundation Endowed Scholarships

2021 Awardees
Nour Albaghdadi (DMS)
Billie Baker (MD)
Laura Diaz De La Cruz (DI)
Nguyen Do (DI)
Khue Doan (CGT)
Arianna Gomez (CLS)
Mary Gust (RS)
Ashanti Handy (DI)
Meagan Hebel (MGT)
Gentry Hurst (DGG)
Eseoghene Johnson (DMS)
Alonzo Laurel (RS)
Jennifer Le (HTL)
Linh Le (CGT)
Ngan Le (DI)
Thanh Trung Mai (CGT)
Dana Martinez Garcia (MD)
Daniel Martinez-Ortiz (DI)
Amanda Mundy (RT)
An Nguyen (DI)
Linh Nguyen (CLS)
Thi Nguyen (DMS)
Haley Nowak (CGT)
Nguyen Dung Quynh Pham (MGT)
Argelia Quintero (RT)
Shima Rahimi (DMS)
Amanda Rodriguez (CLS)
Carlos Rodriguez Palomeque (MD)
Marwa Sadek (DGG)
Vivian Saenz (RS)
Gabrielle Sanders (MD)
Ayesha Siddiqui (MGT)
Kendahl Sorosiak (DI)
Han Tran (DMS)
Mark Tran (CGT)
Thea Tran (CGT)
Lizzette Valdez (DI)
Chang Wang (MD)
Wensheng Xing (MGT)
Nicole Zdarsky (DI)

Program Abbreviations
Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS); Cytogenetic Technology (CGT); Cytotechnology (CT); Diagnostic Genetics & Genomics (DGG); Diagnostic Imaging (DI); Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS); Health Care Disparities, Diversity and Advocacy (HCDDA); Histotechnology (HT); Medial Dosimetry (MD); Molecular Genetic Technology (MGT); Radiologic Sciences (RS); Radiation Therapy (RT)