Applications are open now for the Nicholson Scholarship. This year, seven Detroit Mercy Dental students will be selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Here are the criteria:
- Class of 2022 or Class of 2023 dental student in good academic standing
- U.S. citizen
- Graduate of a Michigan high school
- Lived in Michigan for at least 10 years
- Financial need/educational debt
If you meet the above criteria and would like to apply, please fill out the attached application cover sheet along with a 1-2 page personal statement and an updated CV and submit to Adrianna Moreno. Submissions may be via email or hard copy. The deadline is Wednesday, March 24 at 9:00am; no late submissions will be accepted. A select number of candidates will proceed to an online interview process in April. Class of 2022 students may have applied for this scholarship in Fall 2020 for the 2020-2021 academic year; the timeline has shifted for future cycles and this application is for the 2021-2022 cycle. Students from the Class of 2022 may apply now if they meet the above criteria regardless of whether or not they applied last fall. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.