| Name |
Joint Admissions Medical Program |
| Number of Awards |
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| Award Value |
$4,000 |
| Award Type |
Need-Based Scholarship
Merit-Based Scholarship |
| Accept Applications |
Until October 1 |
| Renewable |
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| Scholarship Links |
More Information
Application |
| Contact |
Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service
702 Colorado, Suite 6.400
Austin,
Texas
78701
|
| Phone |
(512)499-4352 |
| Fax |
|
| Email |
jamp@utsystem.edu |
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A program created by the Senate Bill 940 of the 77th Texas Legislature to:
* Provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education.
* Award undergraduate and medical school scholarships.
* Provide for the admission of those students who satisfy both academic and nonacademic requirements to at least one participating medical school.
How does a student become part of the JAMP Program?
First, the student who graduates from high school or a home-schooled program must enroll, for the fall semester immediately following graduation, at one of the public or private participating colleges or universities.
As a senior in high school the student must:
* Apply for admission to one of the participating universities
* Take the SAT or ACT and earn a score not less than the mean for the State of Texas and provide the scores to the participating University*.
* Complete and submit the FAFSA and be eligible to receive a Pell Grant in the student's freshman year of college
As a freshman in college the student must:
* Complete 15 hours of undergraduate credit during the fall semester with a 3.25 GPA or higher (no more than 3 hours of AP credit can be counted toward this requirement).