7 Scholarships for Sonography Education
Earning a certificate or degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography can lead to a rewarding career. An important consideration for students is finding a way to pay for their education or reduce their cost of education. Sonography scholarships are popular because they don’t have to be repaid like student loans or federal grants. The following are some of the quality scholarships that fund students who take sonography classes.
AMVETS Scholarships
Term: April 15
Description: Numerous scholarships are available to active military and veterans, and their children and grandchildren. Scholarships include six $4,000 scholarships for high school seniors attending 4-year undergraduate programs or accredited technical schools; three $4,000 scholarships for veterans attending a 4-year bachelor’s degree program or technical school degree/certificate program; and a $1,000 scholarship to a JROTC high school senior. There are many other scholarships available to veterans and active military who attend accredited schools and are listed on the AMVETS site.
Contact address: 4647 Forbes Boulevard Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone contact: 877-726-8387
Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship Award
Term: November 30
Description: The scholarship award includes $1,000, registration fee for the Foundation’s Annual Scientific Session, and up to $500 to fund travel expenses to attend the conference. Students must be enrolled in a CAAHEP-accredited cardiac ultrasound or echocardiography program. Membership in the ASE is required for scholarship eligibility.
Contact address: 2100 Gateway Center Boulevard, Ste. 310 Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
Telephone contact: 919 – 861-5574
Jerman Cahoon Student Scholarship
Term: February 1, 2014
Description: The scholarship awards $2,500 to various entry-level students each year. Students must be enrolled in one of several accredited areas of study, one of which is sonography. It is a renewable scholarship if students meet the requirements each year.
Contact address: 15000 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123-3909
Telephone contact: 800-444-2778
IFSER Scholarship
Term: June 30, 2014
Description: The foundation with the acronym IFSER awards scholarships in the amount of up to $500 to students enrolled in a CAAHEP-accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
Contact address: 929 East Main Street #175, Mount Joy Pennsylvania 17552
Telephone contact: 520 300-2222
Ingham County Medical Society Alliance Health Scholarship
Term: January 31st, 2014
Description: This is a good example of the many scholarships available to local residents. Two $1,500 scholarships are awarded annually to residents of the Clinton-Eaton-Ingham tri-county area of Michigan or to graduates of schools in the three countries who will enroll in designated allied health programs, one of which is the diagnostic medical ultrasound. Students seeking scholarships should check with local foundations, businesses, and community organizations. Many scholarships are not well advertised because they are designed to help residents of the local community.
Contact address: 10034 Oak Island Dr., Laingsburg, MI 48848-8718
Contact person: Dee Loge Wacker
Royce Osborn Scholarship for Minority Students
Term: February 1, 2014
Description: Five $4,000 scholarships are awarded each year to entry-level minority students majoring in sonography or one of several other related health programs.
Contact address: 15000 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123-3909
Telephone contact: 800-444-2778
SDMS Foundation Sonographer Advanced Degree Scholarship
Term: June 30th
Description: Students who have already worked for at least two years as sonographers may be eligible for a $2,500 scholarship to complete online sonography training leading to a degree. Eligibility requirements include being an SDMS member in good standing and being accepted or enrolled in an accredited ultrasound technology program.
Contact address: 2745 Dallas Pkwy Ste 350, Plano, TX 75093-8730
Telephone contact: 214-473-8057