Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship

About the Scholarship Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship

The Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship Fund Grant Selection Committee will make up to four initial, renewable grants of 10,000 dollars to selected students. Initial grants are renewable for up to three additional years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility criteria for the grant listed below. Selection is based on academic performance, character, passion for biomedical engineering and or medicine, and participation in FIRST programs. Financial need may also be considered, but is not a requirement. Initial Grant Eligibility Requirements To be eligible for consideration for an initial grant of 10,000 dollars an Applicant must: Be a secondary school senior or graduate who has not yet commenced full time undergraduate studies at a college or university. Have been accepted to, or applied for admission to, an Eligible Undergraduate Program, which means a full time program in Biomedical Engineering or Premedical Studies or a program that allows students to pursue a chosen major while simultaneously completing a subset of medical school preparation courses such as biology, physics, chemistry and organic chemistry, so that the student will be qualified for admission to medical school upon graduation, at a college or university that in the United States is eligible to participate in the federal student financial assistance programs administered by the United States Department of Education under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, or outside the United States is similarly accredited. Have participated as a team member for a minimum of one year on a FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST Robotics Competition team.