The Muhlenberg Foundation supports the JFK University Medical Center Satellite Emergency Department at the Muhlenberg campus, in addition to the JFK-Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder School of Nursing, EMS (Mercy 6&7), nursing and medical school scholarships and Plainfield Health Connections community programs for Plainfield residents. Scholarships are awarded yearly to provide financial aid to one or more needy candidates matriculating in a program for a career degree in the study of medicine or osteopathy.
Eligibility
- Candidates must have been raised (attended or eligible to attend elementary or secondary school) in one of these communities: Union County Clark/ Fanwood/ Garwood/ Plainfield/ Scotch Plains/ Westfield Somerset County Bridgewater/ Bound Brook/ Green Brook/ North Plainfield/ Somerville Middlesex County Dunellen/ Edison/ Iselin/ Metuchen/ Middlesex/ Piscataway/ South Plainfield Temporary residence while attending college or medical school does not qualify for this purpose.
- Candidates shall be eligible for degree in medicine from an accredited medical or osteopathic school. Matriculating students in the first through last year may apply.
- Candidates shall demonstrate financial need.
- Candidates are required to provide the Board with the FAFSA financial statement.
- Candidates must complete and return the application and financial statement forms by May 1 of the year in which they wish to be considered for scholarship assistance. Applications received after May 1 will not be considered.
- Materials will be accepted in pdf, WORD or Excel formats only.
The Lapsley Scholarship program, administered by a committee, reviews applications and makes final selections. The scope of the scholarship is not limited to tuition, but may also include such fees as those for board, lodging, travel, meals, books and supplies required pursuant to the core curriculum.
Additional information
- Receipt of scholarship assistance after the first year is contingent upon the recipient’s annual reapplication for such assistance as well as a scholastic record of demonstrated good standing. Scholarship renewal is not automatic.
- Scholarship recipients may attend any medical or osteopathic school, accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges or the American Osteopathic Association. Recipients may establish practices in communities of their choice.
- Candidates will be notified of Board’s decision sometime after June 15.