The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and support medical assistant students at Concorde Career College – Kansas City. The goal of this scholarship is to assist students that may be struggling to meet both academic and financial obligations while completing their externship. Scholarships of up to $3000.00 are awarded to cover any personal expenses that students incur while on externship. The scholarship is paid via stipend through the Concorde campus. Half of the awarded scholarship will be awarded in the first externship mod (1201) and the other half during the second externship mod (1202).
Eligibility
Only students enrolled in the medical assistant eight-month program at Concorde Career College – Kansas City are eligible to apply. Students are eligible to apply during the 4th term within the medical assisting program.
Application Requirements
- Complete the online application.
- Complete the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Release Form. Download the FERPA form (PDF).
Deadlines
Applications should be completed by the end of the 4th term. There will be no exceptions made to the application due date. Award notification will be at the beginning of the 5th term. Funds will be distributed by the end of the first week of the 7th term (1201) and 8th term (1202). A student will receive half of the awarded scholarship the first Friday of their first externship mod (1201) and the other half the first Friday in their second externship mod (1202). Please see applicable due dates listed below.
Application Deadlines | Award Notifications | Distribution of Funds | ||
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1/21/2021 | 2/22/2021 | 7th: 4/19/2021; 8th: 5/17/2021 | ||
2/18/2021 | 3/22/2021 | 7th: 5/17/2021; 8th: 6/14/2021 | ||
3/18/2021 | 4/19/2021 | 7th: 6/14/2021; 8th: 7/12/2021 | ||
4/15/2021 | 5/17/2021 | 7th: 7/12/2021; 8th: 8/9/2021 | ||
5/13/2021 | 6/14/2021 | 7th: 8/9/2021; 8th: 9/7/2021 | ||
6/10/2021 | 7/12/2021 | 7th: 9/7/2021; 8th: 10/11/2021 | ||
7/8/2021 | 8/9/2021 | 7th: 10/11/2021; 8th: 11/8/2021 | ||
8/5/2021 | 9/7/2021 | 7th: 11/8/2021; 8th: 12/13/2021 |
Please note all applications must be completed online. The system requires that you submit all information at the same time. You will not be able to start your application and come back to it at a later time. If you have questions about completing the application, please email scholarships@theresearchfoundationkc.org or call 816-276-4218.