January 31, 2027
DAR Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
Direct application
$5,000
1 winner
Eligibility
Major
Health Professions
Education level
GraduateDoctorate
About this scholarship
Students accepted into or actively pursuing an accredited medical doctor degree at an approved medical school, college, or university may apply for the DAR Alice W. Rooke Scholarship. Pre-med, veterinary, and physician assistant programs are not eligible.
One $5,000 scholarship is awarded. The award is not automatically renewable, but recipients may reapply for up to four years.
Apply through the DAR online scholarship portal by January 31. DAR chapter sponsorship is not required. The scholarship is offered by the Daughters of the American Revolution to support students on the path to becoming physicians.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Career-objectives statement of 1,000 words or less
- Most recent high school or college transcript
- Two to four recommendations from the high school or college currently attended
- One-page list of extracurricular activities, honors, and scholastic achievements
- Proof of U.S. citizenship
- Most recent copy of your high school transcript or college grades (as applicable); home schooled students must include transcripts for grade nine through current year (unofficial copy acceptable at ti
- Recommendations: at least two but not more than four, from high school or college now attending, conveying ability, work habits, integrity, character, potential, and volunteer activities
- List of extra-curricular activities, honors received, and scholastic achievements (one side of an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of paper)
- Photocopy of U.S. citizenship proof (birth certificate, naturalization papers, or U.S. Passport information page)
- All submitted information must be typed or computer generated (no handwritten documents; no personal photographs)
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen attending or planning to attend an accredited U.S. college/university
- Scholarship-specific: accepted into or pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (no pre-med, veterinarian, or physician assistant)
- Apply via DAR online portal between November 1 and January 31 (11:59 pm Hawaii Time)
- All submitted information must be typed or computer generated; no handwritten documents or personal photographs.
- The award is not automatically renewable, but recipients may reapply for up to four years.
- DAR chapter sponsorship is not required.