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General Information | General
Scholarships | Minority
Scholarships
Loans
| Grants | Stipends
Policy
— Available
| General Information on How to Apply for Financial Aid: |
| Contact Janell Valdez in the Office of Student Financial
Aid at: |
UNM School of Medicine
Office of Admissions & Student Affairs
BMSB Room B83
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5166
Attn: Janell Valdez
Phone: (505) 272-8008 |
| The School of Medicine, Financial Aid Office offers
financial counseling and assistance to students needing funds
for educational purposes. They also provide guidance in
identifying scholarship opportunities to health profession
scholars. A financial aid application is available at: |
For an application
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA) to submit to UNM
School of Medicine for financial aid,
please click here. |
| University School Code is 002663 |
| Priority deadline is March 1 |
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| General
Scholarships |
There are many
scholarships out there that not many students take
advantage of from year to year. To look
through a list of scholarships to see if you qualify to
apply for, please visit this website:
http://www.unm.edu/~finaid/links/index.html
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| American Occupational Therapy Foundation
(AOTF):
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Scholarships are awarded to baccalaureate, professional
master's, and post-professional master's students enrolled in
a an accredited Occupational Therapy program. Applicant must be a member
of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
AOTF is pleased to announce that the 2005
scholarship application materials are now on the
AOTF website. All
interested OT students may access the scholarship information
on the website. Please note that applications for the
2005 academic year must be postmarked by January 15, 2005. |
AOTA
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301) 652-6611
(800) 729-2682
www.aota.org
OR
www.aotf.org - for
2005 Scholarship Information |
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| New Mexico
Graduate Scholars Award (formerly the 3% Scholarship): |
| This scholarship is an award in the amount
equivalent to the tuition and fees (including GPSA fees) for
which a student is registered during the Fall semester and
Spring semester. The purpose of the award is to provide some
financial support and to promote progress toward completion of
the graduate degree. |
| Each graduate unit may nominate five of its students
for this award. |
| Nominees must be residents of the State of New Mexico and
full-time degree-seeking graduate students in the nominating
department during the Fall and Spring semester. |
| Although the fellowship is awarded primarily on the basis
of academic merit, it is preferable that a nominee demonstrate
financial need. |
For more information
please visit this website:
http://www.unm.edu/~grad/financial_aid/3percent.html
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| Julia Sweeney Scholarship: |
| This private scholarship ($500) is
offered by The American Occupational Therapy Foundation
(AOTF). For more information contact AOTF at
www.aotf.org or
301-652-2682. Your Occupational Therapy Graduate
Program Advisor will need to write you a letter of
support. |
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Native American |
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Indian Health Service Scholarship Program: |
| Awarded to
Native Americans. Deadline is April 2nd. Applications
available from: |
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
5300 Homestead Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Attn: Alvian Wareta
505-248-4513 |
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Hispanic |
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Hispanics for UNM Scholarship Fund: |
| Information
available from: |
| National Hispanic Scholarship Fund: |
| Applications
available from: |
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
PO Box 728
505-277-6090
San Francisco, CA 94948 |
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| Women |
| Albuquerque Business Women's Association: |
| Applications
available from: |
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Vista Nueva Chapter
12245 Phoenix NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
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| Soroptimist International of the America Inc.: |
| These awards are available to mature women,
preferably heads of households. Applications
available from: |
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Soroptimist International of the American Inc.
12800 Bryce Ct. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
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| Sallie Mae Loan Program:
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| Source for education loan from
the American Occupational Therapy Association for Occupational
Therapy graduate students. Applications available from: |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
PO Box 1725
Rockville, MD 20849-1725
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| Federal Perkins Loans and Federal Stafford Loans:
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Applications available from: |
| Indian Health Services Loan Repayment Program:
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| This program provides for the
repayment of health professions educational loans in return
for full-time service in Indian Health programs. For
applications and information call : |
| Allied Health Student Loan for Services Program:
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Students can be funded for up to $12,000 per academic year
(depending on financial need) while enrolled in the
Occupational Therapy Graduate Program. The borrower is then
obligated to one year of service in an under-served area of
New Mexico for each year of CFS funding once they are licensed
(OTR/L). Completion of the service requirement constitutes
full payment of the loan. Applications available from: |
| MedCAP Alternative Loan: |
| A supplemental loan available
to Occupational Therapy Graduate Students if federal loan aid
is insufficient to meet their budgeted needs. See School of
Medicine Financial Aid Office for application information. |
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| Educational Grants |
| Individuals health agency providers award private grants.
Most granting agencies require the students to return to work
for the agency after graduation as a repayment of the grant. |
| As other scholarships are brought to the faculty's
attention, information will be posted on the Occupational
Therapy Graduate Student bulletin board in the Occupational
Therapy Learning Lab. |
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| Description |
| Stipends are based upon contractual guidelines established
by the funding organization. Most stipends are paid once a
semester usually in the middle of the term. |
| This policy was developed in accordance to the Office of
Graduate Studies policy on assistantships |
| Application and Eligibility |
| Stipends are determined by funding organizations and based
on application guidelines of funding sources. To receive a
stipend, a student must work with their faculty advisor or
coordinator of the funding source for the Occupational Therapy
Graduate Program. The faculty advisor or coordinator will
explain the stipends and provide applications to interested
students. A student must meet the following criteria: |
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Have been formally admitted in the Occupational Therapy
Graduate Program and by the Office of Graduate Studies at
the University of New Mexico. |
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Be currently enrolled at the University of New Mexico
for a minimum for 6 hours of course work, thesis or
dissertation hours which count towards the graduate
degree, and 3 hours during the Summer session. Courses
taken for AUDIT are not accepted as part of the minimum
hours. |
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Maintain a 3.0 grade point average in graduate course
work. Students on Type 1 and Type 2 probation are
ineligible to hold a stipend. Students on Type 3 probation
may provisionally hold a stipend for one semester. |
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Be within the 5 year time limit for completion of the
MOT degree. |
| Workload
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| During the Fall and Spring semesters a student may not be
engaged in stipend related work for more than 30 hours per
week or .25 FTE when enrolled full-time of .50 FTE when
enrolled part-time. Stipend recipients may not concurrently
hold a University of New Mexico staff position. |
| Reappointments
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| By definition, stipends are term appointments. Students
should not assume that they would be reappointed merely
because no notification of termination at the end of the
appointment period has been received. Reappointments are
contingent upon the continuing availability of funds and
satisfactory performance of the stipend recipient. |
| Termination Before End of Appointment Period
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| The graduate unit will make notification of termination,
and a copy of this notification will be forwarded to the
Occupational Therapy Graduate Program. In the case of students
who are placed on academic probation, the Occupational Therapy
Graduate Program will terminate the contract and notify the
appropriate graduate unit. The stipend for assignments that
are terminated before the end of the appointment period,
either by voluntary resignation or dismissal, will be prorated
for the period during which the assistant was employed. |
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Stipends
Currently Offered to UNM Occupational Therapy
Graduate Students
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| Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopment Disabilities (LEND) |
| Program to improve the health and quality of life of
children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their
families by providing professionals from the required and
other disciplines with the skills to positively impact the
system of health care delivery in New Mexico, the Southwest
region, and the nation. |
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| Rural Health Interdisciplinary Program
(RHIP) |
| The Rural Health Interdisciplinary Program
(RHIP) brings
together students from many health professions for shared
learning experiences. Participants use Problem-Based Learning
(PBL) to develop skills and appreciation for an
interdisciplinary model of health care problem solving. In
addition, students gain practical experience working in rural
health care settings. The rural component of the RHIP provides
rural communities an opportunity to recruit and retain
graduating students as health care providers. |
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Phone:
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Webmaster:
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(505) 272-6967 |
hsanders@salud.unm.edu
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