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New Jersey Osteopathic Education Foundation (NJOEF) Scholarship

New Jersey Osteopathic Education Foundation

The NJOEF scholarship awards deserving New Jersey residents who have been accepted into the fall first-year class of an approved osteopathic medical school.

Key Information

Eligibility Requirements

  • Age/Grade Level:
    Scholarship applicants must have completed four years of premedical education.
  • Minimum GPA:
    3.0
  • Financial Need:
    Required
  • Class Rank:
    25%
  • Other Academic Requirements:
    Supply MCAT scores with confirmation code
  • Residence:
    Established residents of New Jersey
  • College:
    Osteophatic College
  • Major/Career:
    Osteopathic medical education and attain the DO degree

Application Details

  • Judging Criteria:
    Scholarship recipients are selected based on:Undergraduate academic achievement (i.e., minimum of 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, within the top 25% of his or her class)Financial needMotivationProfessional promise as an osteopathic physicianScholarships are awarded only to students who present evidence of high scholastic achievement, characteristics conducive to success in the osteopathicprofession and financial need.
  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Not required
  • Essay:
    Compose an essay sharing his or her desire to become an osteopathic physician (why osteopathic medicine?)
  • Recommendation Letters:
    Provide four named references, at least one of whom is an osteopathic physician
  • Other Materials:
    -Submit a completed NJOEF scholarship application-Provide four completed reference evaluation forms-Supply premed college transcripts directly from the college-Supply copy of medical school acceptance letter -Copy of your federal tax return and/or a copy of your parents federal tax return if you are dependent, or could be claimed asdependent, on them for any of your support. It is preferential that you include your parents IRS Form 1040 (withoutschedules). This is particularly relevant if you have declared yourself an independent-Photograph

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