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GoodRx Scholarship for Future Black Physicians
Application status: Closed

GoodRx, Inc. has established a scholarship program to support Black students pursuing medical careers.

Please click here for information on GoodRx scholarships to support the next generation of healthcare leaders.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance, and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Applicants to the GoodRx Scholarship for Future Black Physicians must:

  • Self-identify as Black or African American
  • Be current pre-medical undergraduates or medical students (MD or DO), or medical students who have graduated in the spring of 2020 or after
    • NOTE: Scholarships awarded to recent medical school graduates will be made payable to the recipient directly and the award amount is considered taxable income by the IRS
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Employees and children of employees of GoodRx are ineligible.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,000 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for pre-medical undergraduate and professional-level medical study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in July.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of GoodRx, Inc.. Payment is made in early August.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, a statement of goals and aspirations, and unusual personal or family circumstances (if applicable).

Sponsor will evaluate an essay on the following topic (up to 4,000 characters, or approximately 800 words, or up to 5 minutes in length if applicant chooses to submit a link to a video response instead): “The ways in which care is provided to patients is constantly changing (e.g. shift to value-based care versus fee-for-services; adopting telehealth in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic; etc.). What changes in healthcare would you like to see, and how do you envision yourself contributing to these changes as a physician?”

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

GoodRx, Inc. has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!