Scholarships

Internal scholarships are generally awarded as a result of a student's initial financial aid application and are renewed each year for the same amount unless otherwise specified. The vast majority of scholarships will be awarded to students using an institutional methodology based on a combination of need and merit. To be considered for an internal scholarship, students must complete all steps in the Apply for Federal & Institutional Financial Aid section of our website.

Students are encouraged to explore external (outside) scholarship opportunities. These opportunities often require a separate application and are not administered by the Office of Student Finance or Hofstra University. It is important to note that in addition to independent application processes, deadlines also vary.

A non-exhaustive list of external scholarship opportunities are below:

• National Health Service Corps Scholarship
• AMA Scholarships
• National Medical Fellowships need-based programs
• AAMC Scholarship search
• Immigrants Rising – Scholarship and Fellowship opportunities for undocumented and/or DACA students

Outside Scholarship Recipient Instructions

Scholarships received from an outside source such as a community group, business or other organization must be accounted as part of your financial aid package.  If you are to receive an outside scholarship, please inform the Office of Student Finance at Zucker School of Medicine. 

The student’s full name and Hofstra student ID must be included on the check and any special instructions for disbursement (i.e., applied to tuition only; applied to fall semester only, etc.) must accompany the check.

Checks are to be made payable to Hofstra University and are to be mailed directly to:

All outside scholarships supplement the Zucker School of Medicine scholarship as long as all sources do not exceed the cost of tuition (if the outside scholarship is to be applied to tuition only) and/or the cost of attendance. If combined tuition only scholarships exceed tuition, the Zucker School of Medicine scholarship will be reduced. If combined financial aid awards exceed the cost of attendance, federal loans will be reduced dollar for dollar first, in this order; Graduate PLUS loan, Unsubsidized loan.

• FastWeb
• FinAid.org
• CollegeBoard - BigFuture Scholarships