MD PROGRAM - SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
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Grants and Scholarships
Whether through superior academic achievement, the ability to balance school work with community service, or a commitment to serving your country, Trinity recognizes incoming students’ efforts with merit-based scholarships, grants, and awards.
Unless otherwise noted, the following scholarships and grants are exclusively available to incoming first-term MD students.
Merit-Based Scholarships
Selected by the scholarship committee and awarded to a select group of applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements in GPA and MCAT exam testing.
- Award will reduce tuition by $2,000 each term of the ten-term MD program.
- To be eligible, accepted students must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher and an MCAT score of 502.
- Retention requirements – cumulative 3.2 GPA by academic year; first-time pass of USMLE Step 1 exam.
Selected by the scholarship committee and awarded to a select group of applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements in GPA and MCAT exam testing.
- Award will reduce tuition by $2,500 each term of the ten-term MD program.
- To be eligible, accepted students must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher and an MCAT score of 506.
- Retention requirements – cumulative 3.2 GPA by academic year; first-time pass of USMLE Step 1 exam.
Selected by the scholarship committee and awarded to a select group of applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements in GPA and MCAT exam testing.
- Award will reduce tuition by $3,500 each term of the ten-term MD program.
- To be eligible, accepted students must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher and an MCAT score of 510.
- Retention requirements – cumulative 3.2 GPA by academic year; first-time pass of USMLE Step 1 exam.
All students who are awarded the Physician’s, Dean’s, or President’s Scholarship and who have a GPA of 3.2 or higher may be invited to compete for an additional merit scholarship level, the Chairman’s Scholarship, elevating their current scholarship to an award level of $50,000. One award will be made per academic year.
- Applicants will complete a written response to a topic determined by the chairman. The award recipient will be selected by the scholarship committee.
- Award will reduce tuition by $5,000 each term of the ten-term MD program.
- Students must maintain a 3.2 GPA and pass the USMLE Step 1 exam on the first attempt.
The Vincentian Scholarship is awarded to an eligible student entering the MD program from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Services Commission will receive applications, select finalists, and choose the award recipient.
The Award for Excellence is a $1,000 award to any Trinity student who scores 244 or above on the USMLE Step 2 CK on the first attempt.
Only available for Step 2 CK. Scholarships are offered to applicants when they have been granted admission to the MD program and have met the criteria for eligibility as determined by the Scholarship Committee or admissions team. All scholarships require recipients to maintain the specified GPA, successfully complete the admission requirements, and honor school policies.
Grants
Applicants are nominated by the Office of Admissions and selected by the Office of Student Services. This grant is awarded to select qualified U.S. and Canadian service members who have served their country in the military. Recipients must provide official documentation demonstrating proof of service.
Selected by the Office of Admissions and awarded to qualified applicants who have demonstrated leadership in community service at home or abroad.
Selected by the Office of Admissions and awarded to qualified applicants who have a prior background in a health care profession (nurse, EMT, paramedic, physician assistant, or scribe).
Eligibility based on citizenship of a Caricom nation. Applicable to the MD program only.
A grant of $2,500 per term for the ten-term MD program will be awarded to students who have proof of citizenship of a Caricom nation.
