IMANA Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Islamic Medical Association of North America

Introduction Education expands horizons, sharpens thinking, and creates opportunities. IMANA is dedicated to supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals and contributing to the development of future health care leaders. Scholarship overview Each year IMANA awards a one-time scholarship intended to help full-time students who are training for careers in health-related fields. Awards are available across several core programs. Fields in which IMANA offers scholarships - Medicine - Dentistry - Pharmacy - Nursing - Optometry - Health Care / Allied Health Who may apply Applications are limited to students who are studying in the United States at a U.S.-accredited institution. Individual scholarships may carry additional, program-specific eligibility criteria. Basic eligibility requirements (applies to all IMANA scholarships) Applicants must: - Be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. lawful permanent resident, or have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, and - Be enrolled at a U.S.-accredited college or university. What counts as Health Care / Allied Health The following professions are included under IMANA’s Health Care / Allied Health category (list is comprehensive, non-exhaustive examples of eligible programs and careers): - Anesthesiologist assistant; anesthesia technologist/technician; anesthesia technology - Athletic trainer; exercise science; exercise physiologist; exercise physiology; personal fitness trainer/training - Audiologist - Behavioral disorder counselor; substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor - Cardiac/cardiovascular technologists and technicians; cardiovascular technology - Clinical psychology; mental health counselor; marriage and family therapist; other social and mental health service workers; psychiatric aide; psychiatric technician - Clinical laboratory careers: clinical laboratory workers; medical technologist; medical laboratory technologist; medical laboratory scientist; medical and clinical laboratory technician; cytotechnologist; histotechnologist; specialist in blood bank technology/transfusion medicine - Dental careers: dental hygienist; dental assistant; dental laboratory technician - Diagnostic imaging and related technologists: diagnostic medical sonographer/sonography; magnetic resonance technologist; nuclear medicine technologist; radiologic technologist/technician; radiologist assistant; radiology administrator; radiologic service workers; radiation therapist; perfusionist - Dietetics and nutrition: dietitian; registered dietitian; dietetic technician; dietetic assistant; nutritionist - Electroneurodiagnostic technologist; nerve conduction studies technologist - Emergency care: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); paramedic - Genetic assistant - Health administration; health information technologist; health information administrator; health information management; health educator - Home health aide - Kinesiotherapist; kinesiotherapy - Lactation consultant - Medical support and allied roles: medical assistant; medical dosimetrist; medical illustrator/illustration; medical librarian; medical transcriptionist; medical assisting - Music therapist; poetry therapist - Nuclear medicine technologist - Occupational therapy: occupational therapist; occupational therapy assistant; occupational therapist aide - Ophthalmic medical assistant; optometric assistant and technician; paraoptometrician - Orthotics and prosthetics: orthotist; orthotic and prosthetic technician; orthotics and prosthetics - Pharmacy support: pharmacy assistant; pharmacy aide; pharmacy technician - Physical therapy: physical therapist; physical therapy assistant; physical therapist aide - Physician assistant - Podiatric medicine/podiatry; podiatric assistant - Polysomnographic technologist/technology - Rehabilitation: rehabilitation counselor; vocational rehabilitation counselor; other rehabilitation service workers; recreational therapist/recreational therapy - Respiratory care: respiratory therapist; respiratory therapy workers - Speech and language: speech pathologist; speech-language therapist - Surgical services: surgical technologist; operating room technician; surgical assistant; surgical assisting; surgical technology; surgical neurophysiologist If your program or career path isn’t listed here but relates to health care or allied health services, please contact IMANA for clarification about eligibility. Notes - Scholarships are one-time awards distributed annually. - Specific scholarships may include extra qualifications or documentation requirements; review each scholarship announcement for those details.