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Scholarships, Grants, & Awards

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Winning medical school scholarships and awards can provide a major boost to your residency application, and set you apart from your peers. According to the 2018 NRMP Program Director Survey:

 

  • 65 % of otolaryngology residency programs cited awards or special honors in clinical clerkships as a factor used to make interview decisions.

  • 41% of otolaryngology residency programs cited awards or special honors in basic sciences as a factor used to make interview decisions.

 

In another survey of otolaryngology residency programs, medical school awards were ranked higher in the residency selection process than medical school reputation and MSPE. 

 

Awards can be placed in the application, MSPE (Dean's Letter), letters of recommendation, and CV. We have found that interviewers often ask about awards during residency interviews.

In our book, Medical Scholarships, Grants & Awards: Insider Advice On How To Win Scholarships, we offer you a detailed strategy to maximize your chances of winning.

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The book includes a chapter on awards and scholarships available in otolaryngology with profiles of past student winners.

Resources to Help you Win Scholarships, Awards and Grants

  1. What I learned from Medical School Scholarships and Award Recipients  Read more >>

  2. Don't shy away from Seeking Medical School Scholarships: Tips to Finding and Earning Awards  Read more >>

  3. Medical School Scholarships, Grants, & Awards: Insider Advice on How to Win  Read more >>

  4. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Medical Student Travel Award  Read more >>

  5. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) - Rande H. Lazar Grant  Read more >>

  6. American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) Foundation Research Grant  Read more >>

  7. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Health Services Research Grant  Read more >>

  8. American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) - Pilot Grant Read more >>

  9. American Rhinological Society (ARS) - New Investigator Award Read more >>

  10. Oregon Health & Science University  - Summer Research at the Oregon Hearing Center  Read more >>

  11. University of Michigan Advanced Research Training In Otolaryngology  Read more >>

  12. Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship Program for Underrepresented Minority Students  Read more >>

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