Professional goals and academic achievement: ASCP and Siemens to award more than $125,000 in scholarships in 2011-2012.
Names of the 2011-2012 scholarship recipients will be posted in April 2012
ASCP partners with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics annually to award scholarships to medical laboratory students. The purpose of these scholarships is to help defray education costs, promote medical laboratory science as a rewarding career, and to help address the workforce shortage of qualified professionals. Click on a specific scholarship link to learn more:
Siemens-ASCP Scholarships
- ASCP Phlebotomy Scholarship
Scholarships in the amount of $500 each will be awarded to students enrolled in or recent (within the past nine months) graduates of an approved phlebotomy training program.
- Siemens-ASCP Scholarship
Scholarship awards of $1,000 are available for students in their final year of study in one of the following NAACLS-accredited programs:
- Cytogenetics Technologist (CG)
- Cytotechnologist (CT)
- Histotechnician (HT)
- Histotechnologist (HTL)
- Molecular Biology Technologist (MB)
- Medical Laboratory Technician/Clinical Laboratory Technician (MLT/CLT)
- Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MLS/MT/CLS)
- Pathologists' Assistants (PA)
- Siemens Legacy Scholarship
Legacy Scholarships of $2,000 each are available to ten students who are a child, grandchild, sibling or niece or nephew of a of a certified MT/CLS/MLS and are enrolled in their final year of education in a Medical Technology (MT), Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS), Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) program.
- Siemens Graduate Scholarship
Graduate Scholarships of $1,000 each are available to five students who are currently pursuing a graduate degree in the area of medical laboratory science.
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Annually, the American Society of Clinical Pathology and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics celebrate the future of the medical laboratory profession by awarding scholarships to students who have achieved a level of success that merits recognition. Scholarships assist our students in balancing their full-time studies and expenses which arise in the course of their educational endeavors.
As a result of the scholarships, ASCP and Siemens continue to address the critical shortage of medical laboratory professionals in the United States. ASCP is grateful for the generosity of its members and to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for their support to our future medical laboratory professionals. Good luck applicants!
Mark Bailey, MA, HTL(ASCP)CM
Chair, ASCP Scholarship Committee
Member, ASCP Council of Laboratory Professionals
Program Director-Histotechnology
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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Testimonials:
"This scholarship affirms that I made the right decision in changing my career to health care. This new career is a great fit for me and will allow me to grow professionally. I think my work contributes to the well-being of our community."
-Cheryl Goodwin
2010-2011 Siemens-ASCP Scholarship recipient
Portland Community College
"I am grateful to Siemens and the ASCP for their generous contribution in support of my education in medical technology. Thank you for offering me and the future medical laboratory scientists out there the inspiration to dream and the motivation to follow them."
-Patricia Hu
2010-2011 Siemens-ASCP Scholarship recipient
University of Hawaii at Manoa