Scholarships

Thanks to the significant generosity of BYU alumni and their families, there are scholarship opportunities available to BYU pre-medical and pre-dental students. The number of scholarships awarded will depend upon available funds and an applicant’s qualifications. Merit, as well as financial need, will be used in consideration. Scholarships are available for BYU students who will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors for the 2025-2026 academic year.

To be eligible for one of the scholarships, the applicant must have the following:

• Completed at least 45 credit hours at BYU (this total does not include AP, concurrent enrollment, or transfer credits)
• Completed at least two semesters of general chemistry prerequisites (not eligible if currently enrolled in course but not yet completed and AP credit does not apply)
• A GPA of 3.4 or higher
• Must not have previously received a scholarship from the PPAC.

Scholarships can range from several hundred to more than $1,000.

In order to complete the application, you will need to:

• Download a copy of your AIM progress report for upload to the application.
• Provide a 300-500 word essay addressing the following two items:
  
  • Describe your motivation to attend medical or dental school and why you should be considered for a pre-medical or pre-dental scholarship.
  • Besides serving a mission, what have you been doing to learn about a population that is different from your own?
• Provide information, including hours, demonstrating your prior and current involvement in areas necessary to prepare for medical school:
  
  • Shadowing
  • Community Service
  • Leadership
  • Research
  • Patient Exposure/Clinical Experiences
• If you would like to be considered for a financial need-based scholarship, you will need to upload a copy of your FAFSA to your application.

Scholarship recipients are typically notified of their award by email mid to late March. Please let our office know if you have any further questions: ppa@byu.edu.

Please complete the scholarship application here:

Pre-Medical Scholarship

Pre-Dental Scholarship

APPLYING EXPENDITURE SCHOLARSHIPS: MD APPLICANTS ONLY

Through the generous support of donors, students who interviewed and were accepted to allopathic medical schools for the fall of 2025 are eligible to apply for this scholarship. These funds are for the purpose of reimbursing some of the expenses associated with applying to medical schools. Financial need may be considered when awarding these funds. Recipients must be currently enrolled BYU students and have at least one acceptance to an allopathic medical school (M.D.) in order to be eligible to receive funds (Dec 2024 and earlier graduates are not eligible to receive funding). Awards typically are around $1,000.

Please complete the scholarship here:

Hemming Scholarship Application