Scholarship

Every year, we offer scholarships to underrepresented medical students. To apply for the Sinkler Miller Medical Association Scholarship and for more information, please fill out the application below.

Important Information

Deadline:
September 1, 2026

Scholarship

Important Information

Deadline: September 1, 2026

Sinkler Miller Scholarship Application

Please select the scholarship you are applying for:(Required)

Medical Student

Post Baccalaureate Student

Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Other

Birthday(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Cell Phone(Required)

Current Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Permanent Mailing Address (if different than current address)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Marital Status(Required)

Single

Married

Divorced

Spouse's Occupation

No. of Dependents(Required)

Household Annual Income(Required)

Parents or Guardians (if applicable)

Name

Address

Name

Address

Father or Guardian Occupation

Mother or Guardian Occupation

Combined Parent or Guardian Annual Income

Education

High School(Required)

Dates(Required)

Start year, graduation year

High School Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

College(Required)

Graduation Date(Required)

Degree(Required)

College Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Please list medical school and any other college/university

College/University

City

State

Degree

Date Graduating

College/University

City

State

Degree

Date Graduating

Medical Student Only: Do you know what field/specialty you would like to practice? If so, please state.

Recognitions

High School Honors/Awards

College/Post Graduate Honors/Awards/Papers Authored

Medical School Honors/Awards/Papers Authored

Other Recognition

Admissions Office/Dean Phone Number

How did you hear about the Sinkler Miller Medical Association Scholarship Program?

Faculty Advisor

Website

Scholarship Directory

Other

Submission of Application

All applications and supporting documents must be received no later than Sept. 1, 2026. Please use the P.O. Box mailing address ONLY for submitting tax returns.

Required Supplementary Information Include:

This online application
Personal statement (upload in the section below)
Certified current academic transcript (upload in the section below)
Letter of recommendation (email to: scholarships@sinklermiller.org)
2025 tax returns (mail to the address below)

Sinkler Miller Medical Association, P.O. Box 16216, Oakland, CA 94610

Email: scholarships@sinklermiller.org
ATTN: Scholarship Chair
Please put in subject line "SMMA Scholarship Application"

Only actual award recipients will be contacted with the final decision.

Please upload your personal statement & transcript to your personal cloud storage (Google Drive , Dropbox, etc) and share a link. Make sure it can be shared with anyone with the link.

If you are not familiar with the process, here are the instructions for doing so:

How to "Upload Files in Google Drive and Share Link" (with Everyone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LMZxKG-qW0
How to "Upload Files in Dropbox and Share Link” (with everyone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSVi3NFWoZw

Personal Statement Link (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc)(Required)

Certified Current Academic Transcript(s) Link (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc)(Required)

Headshot Link (Accepted file types: jpg, png. Max. file size: 50 MB.)(Required)

All of the information that I have provided in this application and in the enclosed letters is true and complete, to the best of my knowledge. I certify that I am currently enrolled and in good standing as a medical student for the 2026-2027 academic year, and that I am a resident or attending school in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Area, and am eligible to receive scholarships granted under this program. I hereby authorize Sinkler Miller Medical Association to use any information contained in the application for the purpose of promoting and publishing the program, or as legally required or permitted by law.

All award recipients agree to submit the following by Sept. 1, 2026:

A letter of acknowledgement to Sinkler Miller Medical Association, stating what the scholarship means in their lives.
A high resolution photograph that may be used for the purpose of promoting the program either at our live event or in social media as legally required or permitted by law prior to receipt of the award.

To comply with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, permission is hereby given to applicant school officials to release the applicants secondary and tertiary school records and other requested information for consideration in the program.

Applicant Signature(Required)

Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Parent or Guardian Signature

Date

MM slash DD slash YYYY