Institutional Scholarship

Institutional Scholarship Application

Application Requirements

• Complete the 2026–2027 FAFSA to be eligible for need-based scholarships
• Submit only one institutional scholarship application per year

Complete the Institutional Scholarship Application

Student Opportunities

The eligibility of all students is determined by information contained in the FAFSA needs analysis, the criteria of the donor(s), and federal regulations when appropriate. Unless noted, the scholarship recipients are chosen by the Financial Aid/Scholarship Committee. The amount of the scholarship is determined by the funding available. 

Select a scholarship below to view eligibility requirements.

• Welsford P. and Ethel C. Artz Scholarship

  • First-year medical student
  • Documented financial need
  • Good academic standing
  • Preference for Washington County or Tennessee residents
  • Renewable for four years
• Steven L. and Shirley H. Berk Scholarship

  • Entering medical student
  • GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable for four years
• Bieber Scholarship

  • First-year or current student
  • Good academic standing
  • Demonstrated personal adversity
  • Interest in research preferred
• Bridgforth Family International Healthcare Scholarship

  • Current medical student in good standing
  • Interest in delivering healthcare in underserved developing countries
  • Requires prior approval at all ETSU levels for international experience
• Guy Steven Bucy, MD Family Scholarship

  • First-generation college student
  • Enrolled in the College of Medicine
  • Renewable with satisfactory academic progress and available funding
• Drs. David and Jenny Marion Byrd Scholarship

  • Third- or fourth-year medical student
  • Planning a career in Family Medicine
  • Documented financial need
• Dr. Mary Castillo Memorial Scholarship

  • Good academic standing
  • Excellent moral character
  • Interest in Christian medical missions
  • Requires 500–700 word essay on mission involvement
  • Essay must be submitted to COM Office of Financial Services
• Dr. L. C. Cox Scholarship

  • Resident of Sullivan County, TN or Scott County, VA
  • Documented financial need
• D.P. Culp Scholarship

  • Preference for first-year student interested in Family Medicine
  • Consideration for students pursuing primary care
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable if criteria and funding requirements are met
• Reuhland-Cummings Medical Scholarship

  • Preference for students from Cannon County or Middle Tennessee
  • Financial assistance based on need
  • May support short-term unexpected financial need
  • Award determined by Director of Financial Aid
• Dr. David E. Daigneault Memorial Scholarship

  • Rising fourth-year student
  • Demonstrates compassion, integrity, respect and empathy
  • Preference for interest in oncology or research
• Dr. Earnest A. Daigneault Scholarship

  • Nominated by Pharmacology faculty
  • Outstanding academic performance in Pharmacology
• John Richard Diehl Jr. Medical Scholarship

  • Tennessee resident
  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable if criteria and funding requirements are met
• Dr. Paul Dishner Scholarship

  • Full-time medical student
  • Good academic standing
• ETSU College of Medicine Scholarship

  • Entering first-year Tennessee resident
  • First-generation college student
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable with satisfactory progress and available funding
• The Faith and Hope Scholarship Endowment

  • Current or entering student
  • Documented financial need
  • Good academic standing
• First Bank & Trust Scholarship

  • Good academic standing
  • Demonstrated leadership and integrity
  • Preference for students planning to remain in the region
• Mayme Frazier Scholarship

  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Walsh-Fudge Family Scholarship

  • Fourth-year student
  • Tennessee resident
  • Strong character and leadership
  • Planning a career in Family Medicine
  • Documented financial need
• Morris and Lena Goldstein Scholarship

  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Charles and Mary Hamdy Scholarship

  • First-year student
  • High academic achievement
  • Documented financial need
• Margaret and Arthur Houghland Medical Scholarship

  • Third-year student
  • Demonstrates potential as a future physician
• Dr. David and Judith Johnson Scholarship

  • Accepted first-year Tennessee resident
  • Financial need may be considered
  • Preference for graduates from specific Tennessee counties
  • Renewable for four years if funding is available
• F. Heisse Johnson Scholarship

  • First-year student
  • High ranking from Admissions
  • Financial need may be considered
  • Renewable with satisfactory progress and funding
• Drs. Barbara and Stephen Kimbrough Scholarship

  • Third- or fourth-year student
  • Preference for married couples pursuing MD degrees
  • Interest in ophthalmology or neurology preferred
  • Good academic standing and financial need
• Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance Scholarship

  • Rising third- or fourth-year student
  • Strong academic performance
  • Preference for Knox County region
  • Renewable up to two years if criteria met
• Dr. Thomas E. Kwasigroch Scholarship  

  • Entering medical student
  • Strong academic performance
  • Preference for healthcare background, military or first-generation students
  • Renewable if criteria met
• Andrew F. and Flora C. Modica Scholarship Endowment

  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Dr. Ann C. Mortell Scholarship

  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Reva Noble Scholarship

  • Documented financial need
  • Maintain academic progress
  • Renewable if criteria met
• Toni and William Parnes Memorial Scholarship

  • Documented financial need
  • Maintain academic standing
  • Renewable if criteria met
• Partners in Medicine Scholarship

  • Recommended by Dean
  • Academic excellence and leadership
  • Renewable if criteria met
• Ruth C. Peeler Scholarship

  • Third- or fourth-year student
  • Interest in OB/GYN, oncology, cardiology or internal medicine
  • Focus on women’s health and disparities
  • Maintain academic progress
• Dr. Paul E. Perlman Scholarship

  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
  • Preference for Internal Medicine interest
• Quillen Class of 1982 Scholarship

  • Current or entering student
  • Minimum GPA 3.5 (for entering students)
  • Documented financial need
• Quillen Class of 1984 Scholarship

  • Student at the College of Medicine
  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Quillen Class of 1985 Scholarship

  • Entering or current medical student
  • Full-time student in good standing
  • Preference for documented financial need
  • Renewable for up to four years if criteria and funding requirements are met
• Quillen Class of 1988 Scholarship

  • Current or entering student
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (for entering students)
  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable for up to four years if funding is available
• Quillen Class of 1989 Scholarship

  • Full-time student
  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Quillen Class of 1992 Scholarship

  • Enrolled medical student at Quillen College of Medicine
  • Documented financial need
• Quillen Class of 2001 Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Mark Summers, M.D.

  • Must complete nomination application or be nominated
  • Second-year medical student
  • Good academic standing
  • Preference for military service or Southwest Virginia ties
• Quillen Class of 2021 / Wendell Burnette Scholarship  

  • Student in good academic standing
  • Preference for students from Sevier County, TN
  • Renewable if criteria and funding requirements are met
• Quillen College of Medicine Veterans Scholarship  

  • Rising third- or fourth-year medical student
  • Veteran status
  • Renewable if academic progress is maintained and funding is available
• Quillen Medicine Scholars  

  • Preference for students residing in Tennessee’s First Congressional District
  • Renewable up to four years if funding is available
• Raymond Family Medical Scholarship  

  • First-year medical student
  • Tennessee resident
  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
• Regen Family Scholarship  

  • Entering or current medical student
  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable for up to four years if criteria and funding requirements are met
• Richard G. Skalko Scholarship  

  • Good academic standing
  • Documented financial need
  • Renewable if criteria and funding requirements are met
• Priester-Sloan Family Scholarship  

  • Rising third- or fourth-year student
  • Preference for interest in rural primary care in Appalachia
  • Renewable if academic progress is maintained and funding is available
• Dr. Paul and Nancy B. Stanton, Jr. Medical Scholarship  

  • Preference for third-year student
  • Based on scholarship and humanism
  • Documented financial need
• Karen Pitts-Stubenvoll, M.D. Scholarship  

  • Entering Tennessee medical student
  • Good academic standing
  • Preference for strong leadership qualities
• Edwin “Doug” Taylor Medicine Scholarship  

  • Entering medical student
  • Documented financial need
  • Preference for first-generation graduates or military veterans
• Dr. Charles T. Underwood and Judge Shirley Baumgardner Underwood Memorial Medicine Scholarship  

  • Accepted or current student
  • Residency preference (Northeast Tennessee, then broader regions)
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Must meet academic criteria
• Mary Jane Gibson-Valk, M.D. Scholarship  

  • Career interest in primary care
  • Good academic standing
  • Plans to practice in East Tennessee
• Bertha B. Votaw Scholarship  

  • Preference for first-year students with strong potential
  • Must maintain academic progress
  • Renewable if criteria are met
• Wallace Scholarship  

  • Resident of Hamblen County, TN
  • Documented financial need
• Chris “Bobo” Wiltcher Memorial Scholarship  

  • Second-year medical student
  • Good academic standing
  • Preference for demonstrated financial need
  • Preference for peer support and leadership
  • Not renewable
• Dr. Albert S. Yates Memorial Scholarship  

  • Must meet all academic criteria
  • Documented financial need
  • Preference for Kentucky residents, then Tennessee residents