Cost of Attendance
- Housing and transportation costs are estimates based on the cost of living in Memphis.
- Students may be assigned to clinical sites across the state and this will alter the cost of housing and transportation.
- Housing is NOT provided at clinical sites. The cost of housing, food and transportation for all rotations is the responsibility of the student.
- All students, regardless of clinical site, will be responsible for transportation and housing costs associated with return to campus days and the summative phase of the curriculum (in Memphis).
Cost of Attendance Estimates - from Office of Financial Aid
- For the PA program, use the 9+ hours to calculate your cost per semester only.
- Also, note that our program is a two semesters per year program with a duration of two years.
- The linked data does not include housing or cost of living expenses in its formulary.
- UTHSC has created a website for additional off-campus housing at uthscoffcampus.com.
Schedule of Maintenance, Tuition, and Fees - from Bursar's Office
Registration and Fee payment for each semester are done online. Students must pay fees to the Cashier’s Office by the deadline to avoid late fee penalties. Students must pay fees to be considered “enrolled” in a course.
Scholarship Opportunities
Over the years, the PA Foundation has awarded more than $2.3 million in scholarships to PA students, benefiting more than 1,400 future PAs. Scholarships are awarded based on the availability of funds provided through contributions from AAPA members, other individuals, and corporate partners.
Eligibility Requirements
Scholarship applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a student member of AAPA
- Attend an ARC-PA-accredited PA program
- Have successfully completed at least one term of PA studies (semester or quarter) and be in good academic standing
- Be enrolled in PA school at some point during the application cycle
Additional criteria/requirements apply to individual scholarship awards. We encourage you to apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible for.
National Health Service Corps Scholarships
The National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC SP) awards scholarships to students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training. In return, scholars commit to provide primary care health services in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Eligibility
Applicant must be enrolled full-time in a postgraduate PA degree program leading to NCCPA certification. Requires two-year service commitment at a NHSC-approved practice site.
Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions
The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions in partnership with CastleBranch sponsors a scholarship program for allied health students enrolled in its member schools.
Purpose: The purpose of the scholarship program is to recognize outstanding students in the
allied health professions who are achieving excellence in their academic programs
and have significant potential to assume future leadership roles in the allied health
professions. The selected student will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Starting in 2014, an additional scholarship in the amount of $1,000 and the title
of Elwood Scholar is to be awarded to the most outstanding Scholarship of Excellence
recipient.
Qualifications:
The following criteria must be met to be eligible to receive an ASAHP Scholarship:
- Candidates must be enrolled in a college or school that is an institutional member of ASAHP.
- Candidates must have successfully completed at least one term (quarter, semester, trimester, etc.) at that institution.
- Candidates may be enrolled in any health discipline except those in the nursing, public health, psychology, or MOD-VOPP (medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy) group.
- Candidates must be enrolled in a career entry-level, degree-granting program; all degree levels are eligible (associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral).
- Financial need is not a criterion for eligibility.
This scholarship was created to honor the memory of Eva Dimitrov and her journey through serious illness and her discovery of how meaningful of a role those who cared for her, her family and caregivers can play. Eva was a sister, a physician, mother, wife, daughter and colleague who realized the full impact of her terminal condition from the time of diagnosis, and found the infinite value of a spiritual connection in her life journey. The caregiving role—played not only by her family and physical caregivers, but also her medical providers and team—starts really from the time of diagnosis. Her husband and sister recognized the value behind these individuals, and the need to develop communication and compassion skills that are vital to the understanding of the word “palliation” which is “to come beside and comfort.”
This scholarship aims to help train future ‘caregiver’ PAs with those very intentions. The hope is that for those PA students who are ready to go that extra step in steeping themselves in serious-illness care, can have the right resources and tools to learn what it means to palliate from the very beginning of dis-ease. Our hope is to provide just a glimmer of hope to be honest, caring, and a guide for those patients, families and caregivers suffering from serious-ill and/or terminal illness.
Candidate Requirements:
- Student in good standing, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (unofficial transcripts should be sent with the application) at an accredited Physician Assistant Program in the United States.
- Membership in PAHPM (Click here for FREE PAHPM Student Membership
- Members in AAPA/SAPPA (Click here for AAPA Student Membership Page)
- Demonstration of interests in the fields of hospice and palliative medicine, with interest in the care of patients and families with serious-illness. Includes clinical experiences specifically in palliative medicine/care and hospice planned in the clinical year.
- Letter of recommendation from an instructor or preceptor.
Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) Physician Assistant Scholarship
The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to individuals pursuing a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. This program will help alleviate the health care workforce shortages in VA by obligating scholarship recipients to complete a minimum of 2 year service obligation at a VA health care facility after graduation and licensure/certification.
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen
- No previous breaches (broken an agreement with) of any federally sponsored scholarship program.
- Not delinquent (31 days past due) on payment of a federal debt, including delinquent taxes, audit dis-allowances, guaranteed or direct student loans, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or VA mortgages, and other misc administrative debts.
- Have not previously applied for or received waivers of financial obligation for any federally sponsored scholarship program.
- No currently owed obligation to any other entity to perform service after you complete the course of study for this scholarship program.
- Agree to relocate, at your own expense if needed, to complete the required full time VA employment service obligation after graduation and required licensure/certification.
Qualifications
- Students unconditionally accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled in a program of study leading to a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor organizations.
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale in your current program of study. Provide unofficial transcripts to your application that support your response.
HOSA – Future Health Professionals Scholarships
Applicant must be enrolled in a PA (or other stated career field) degree program. Factors considered in making awards include academic achievement, involvement in community activities, and quality of submitted personal essay.