Application
Rural Health Scholars
Application
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE RURAL HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM 1. Application must be legible either typed or printed and all sections completed. 2. Submit two letters of recommendation. One must be from your high school counselor and the other from one of the following persons: a math, science, English teacher, or principal. Recommendation letters should be sent with the application in a sealed envelope. 3. Parent’s or guardian consent is required for you to participate in this program. Please make sure that a parent or guardian signs this form in the appropriate place. 4. Have your high school counselor or registrar send an official transcript of your high school grades including any standardized test scores. A copy of these test scores must accompany your transcript. (NOTE: to be admissible to the program students should have earned at least a 20 ACT or 950 SAT score and a 3.0 cumulative grade point average). 5. It is your responsibility to make certain that your recommendations and application are sent together. Make sure that your name and the name of the person providing the recommendation is clearly printed on the recommendations. 6. All materials (including application, test scores, recommendations) should be in one envelope and postmarked by March 15. 7. Mail application and recommendations to: Rural Health Scholars Program Box 870327 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0327 8. We will communicate further with you as your application is completed and the final selections for the Rural Health Scholars are made. You should know your status by April 30. 9. If you have any questions about this application, or program, please contact Cynthia Moore by phone at (205) 348-3116 or email: cmoore@cchs.ua.edu or Irene Wallace by phone at (205) 348-5892 or email: iwallace@cchs.ua.edu
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