SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Scholarships
School of Medicine Institutional Scholarship *
- Tuition and Fees
- Top Quintile
School of Medicine Disadvantaged Background Scholarship *
- $3,000 - $6,000
- Proof of Disadvantaged Background
Nathan Bernstein Scholarship Fund
- $3,000
- Proof of Financial Need, High Performing Student
Sandra and Jerry Martin Endowed Scholarship for Medical Students
- $2,000
- Incoming Freshman from Rural communities
- High performing student
Reginald and Ruby Slaughter Scholarship
- $2,000
- Top 25% of class, awarded to second, third and fourth year medical students
LSU Honor Scholarship
- $270.00
- Top 25% of Class, awarded as sophomore and renewed Junior & Senor year
LSU Rotary Club Scholarship *
- $2,000
- Senior student, top 15% and active community service
Charles G. Hargon Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Medical Students*
- $4,000
- Rising 4th year Student, Top Quintile, Active community service
*Application required
Senior Awards
- Graduating seniors are eligible for a variety of awards sponsored by individual departments, LSU Health Shreveport Foundation, and other external sponsors.
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
- Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Award
- Department of Family Medicine Arhur T. Fort, III MD Chairman’s Award
- Michael O. Fleming MD Family Practice Award
- John Haynes Country Doctor Award
- ACP Award for Excellence in Medicine
- Department of Medicine Award for Outstanding Performance
- Donald R. Smith Award for Excellence in Neurosurgery
- H.E. Thompson, MD Memorial Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Excellence in Ophthalmology Award, John W. Henderson
- Cheryl Clark Lyles Outstanding Student Award in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery Research
- Orthopaedic Surgery Outstanding Student Award
- Robert T. Lucas Award
- Dr. Amy Ashford Yates Memorial Award in Pediatrics
- Ralph W. Baucum, Jr. MD
- John W. Bick Jr., MD Award in Psychiatry
- John Odita, MD Outstanding Medical Student Award
- Faculty Award to a Graduating Medical Student for Excellence in Surgery
- Robert K. Womack Memorial Urology Award
- Student Yearbook Award
- Lewis Gottlieb Scholar Award
- Dr. and Mrs. Adrian Reed Memorial Award
- Shreveport Medical Society Honor Award
- Pattie W. Van Hook, MD Memorial Award
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
- Drs. Alice & Joe Holoubek LSU Founder Award
- John C. McDonald, MD Award
- Ike Muslow MD, Visionary Award
- Ascension Degaldo Smith Excellence Award
- Don and Ruby Horton Generosity of Spirit Award
- Aaron Selber, Jr., Leadership Award
- Reid Chadwick Memorial Award
- Chancellor’s Award
- Faculty Award for Academic Achievement
Tuition Waivers
Visit our Student Admissions section for information on tuition waivers.