Honor Scholarships for Medical Students
Each year a number of Honor Scholarships are awarded to incoming students. The School is dedicated to creating a rich and excellent academic environment for each student. This environment is enhanced by the inclusion of students who are talented and represent a broad spectrum of society--social, economic, and cultural. Honor scholarships ordinarily continue through four years of study, as long as students maintain satisfactory academic performance. There is no application process for Honor Scholarships. Selected students will generally be notified by letter from the Dean.
The Thomas M. Blake Scholarship. This scholarship was established through a bequest provision by the late Thomas M. Blake, 1944 graduate of the School of Medicine. The income is used to assist worthy students in the School of Medicine on the basis of merit. Partial tuition scholarships are awarded periodically.
The John E. Chapman, MD Endowed Scholarship Fund. This endowed fund was established in 2001 by friends, colleagues, and medical alumni to honor Dean Chapman, the seventh dean of the School of Medicine, upon his retirement after twenty-five years of service. Full and partial tuition scholarships are awarded periodically on the basis of merit and need.
The Joe C. Davis Scholarship. The Davis Scholarship is given periodically to an incoming medical student who has demonstrated qualities of scholarship and leadership, as well as financial need. To be eligible, the candidate must come from a state specified as a southeastern state east of the Mississippi. It is a full-tuition scholarship plus a stipend for four years of medical study, contingent upon satisfactory performance.
The Dean's Scholarships. Full and partial tuition scholarships are awarded annually for four years of study, contingent upon satisfactory academic performance. The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is committed to diversity in its student body.
The Doris M. and Fred W. Love Scholarship. Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Love, a 1945 School of Medicine graduate, established the Love Scholarship. This tuition scholarship plus a stipend is given periodically and continues contingent upon satisfactory progress until the recipient graduates.
The Bess and Townsend McVeigh Scholarship. This endowed scholarship was established by Grace McVeigh, a 1925 Vanderbilt University graduate, in memory of her parents. Full and partial tuition scholarships are provided periodically for the benefit of needy and worthy students in the School of Medicine.
The Barbara D. Murnan Memorial Scholarship. This endowed fund was established through a bequest provision by the late Barbara Murnan, a member of the College class of 1934. The income provides merit-based awards to medical students. Full and partial tuition scholarships are awarded periodically.
The Elizabeth Craig Proctor Scholarship. This endowed fund was established through the generosity of Elizabeth Proctor and provides full tuition plus a stipend to a worthy medical student chosen by the Dean of the School of Medicine. The first Proctor scholarship was awarded to a student from the incoming class of 2004.
The Canby Robinson Scholarships. Canby Robinson Scholarships provide full tuition plus a stipend and, with satisfactory progress at Vanderbilt, continue for four years. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of demonstrated leadership and scholarship activities. Scholarship recipients are recommended by the Dean and the Associate Dean of Admissions and chosen by a committee from the Canby Robinson Society. The Canby Robinson Society established these scholarships in 1986.
