Grants help medical technologists with educational costs and career advancement.
Medical technologists perform a variety of duties that are essential to the diagnoses and treatment of disease. According to Health Careers Center, medical technologists are trained to perform tests in areas such as "hematology, bacteriology, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, immunohematology, forensic pathology, immunology and toxicology." The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that job opportunities for medical technologists are "excellent," and expected to grow "faster than average" from 2008 to 2014. Several grants in the form of awards and scholarships are available to help medical technologists finish their education and further their careers.
American Medical Technologists
American Medical Technologists, a certification agency and membership society for medical professionals, offers grant and scholarship awards each year. The Outstanding Student Award grants $250 to outstanding students enrolled in Allied Health programs, including medical technologist programs. To qualify, students must possess exceptional records in academics, school attendance, extracurricular and professional activities, initiative and conduct. Recipients also receive an honorary plaque and free registration to the annual American Medical Technologists conference. Students must be nominated by their educational institution. Scholarships grant $500 to low-income students enrolled in medical technologist and other Allied Health degree or certificate programs. Scholarship funds are awarded to the students' education institutions to defray the cost of tuition.
American Medical Technologists
10700 W. Higgins Road
Suite 150
Rosemont, IL 60018
847-823-5169
amt1.com
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Student Scholarship
The American Society for Clinical Pathology and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics sponsor four annual grant programs for medical technologists in the form of scholarships. The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Student Scholarship awards $1,000 to 100 students who are enrolled in medical technologist, clinical laboratory scientist or medical laboratory technician programs. Students must be in their final clinical year of education in a laboratory science program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, or NAACL, or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education, or CAAHE. Applicants are also automatically considered for the American Society for Clinical Pathology Scholarship, which awards $1,000 to students in their last clinical year of an accredited Allied Health program. Students must also have at least a 2.8 GPA and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to qualify.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Legacy Scholarships
The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Legacy Scholarships award $2,000 to ten students enrolled in NAACL-accredited programs. To qualify, students must be the "children, grandchildren, or siblings of clinical laboratory professionals who continue their family legacy by pursuing associate or bachelor's degrees," according to grant guidelines. Students must be in their final clinical year of a medical technologist, clinical laboratory scientist or medical laboratory technician program, have at least a 2.8 GPA and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to qualify.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Graduate Scholarships
The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Graduate Scholarships awards five $1,000 grants each year. To qualify, students must be enrolled in a clinical or medical laboratory science graduate program that is affiliated with a NAACLS- accredited medical technologist, clinical laboratory scientist or medical laboratory scientist program, and be pursuing graduate research. Certified technologists and scientists are eligible. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
American Society for Clinical Pathology
33 West Monroe Street
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
312-541-4999
ascp.org
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