Prehealth Scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and the greater Baylor community, the Office of Prehealth studies is able to offer several scholarship awards for Pre-Health undergraduate students. These scholarship awards will be primarily offered to Prehealth students who are demonstrating excellence in academics, service and leadership through their engagement in research, mentorship and outreach activities. All scholarships are merit-based, and to be competitive a student should have a 3.5 or above overall GPA. Most of these scholarships require that a student have a FAFSA on file with the Student Financial Aid Office.
Additionally, students will have to demonstrate their significant engagement in research, mentorship, leadership and service/outreach through recognition in one or more of the following BU Prehealth Programs. Please click on the links below to learn more about each of these programs and to complete an application to be considered for membership in them.
The Rungta Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2019 by the Rungta Foundation of Bellaire, Texas. This endowed scholarship fund provides assistance to deserving students attending Baylor University, Waco, Texas, who are enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Students in the College of Arts and Sciences
- Preference for Pre-Med
- Merit-Based
The Donald E. Kaiser Scholarship was established in 1987 by Dr. and Mrs. Willis Tacker in honor of their friend Dr. Donald Kaiser. It is awarded each year to a student who will complete their undergraduate studies in fewer than four years before attending medical school.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be an undergraduate of Junior (60-89 hours) or Senior (90+ hours) standing
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
The William and Argye Hills Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. and Mrs. Hillis in 1988. Dr. Hillis graduated from Baylor in 1953 after entering as a 16-year-old freshman. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins in 1957, and in 1981 returned to Baylor as the chair of the biology department.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med or Pre-Dent
- Must be an undergraduate of Junior (60-89 hours) or Senior (90+ hours) standing
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
The Doctors Pre-Med/Pre-Dental Scholarship was established in 1999 to recognize outstanding Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Students.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med or Pre-Dent
- Must be an undergraduate of Junior (60-89 hours) or Senior (90+ hours) standing
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
This scholarship was founded in memory of Dr. Vance LeCrone, an Orthodontist from The Woodlands. Dr. LeCrone graduated from Baylor in 1994 and earned his DDS and completed his Orthodontics residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry in Houston.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Dent
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
The Pinkoson Family Premedical Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. and Mrs. Pinkoson.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
The Virgil L. Tweedie Scholarship was created in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Tweedie. Dr. Tweedie was faculty sponsor of AED and chaired our Prehealth Committee for 24 years. It is awarded to outstanding Pre-Med and Pre-Dent students.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med or Pre-Dent
- Must be an undergraduate of Junior (60-89 hours) or Senior (90+ hours) standing
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
The Sparkman scholarship honors outstanding Pre-Medical students, who have already been accepted to medical school. This scholarship is only awarded in the Spring semester.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be an undergraduate of Senior (90+ hours) standing
The Daniel Emory Hampton, M.D. Scholarship is established in memory of Daniel Emory Hampton and is to be awarded to those who are planning to attend Baylor College of Medicine via the Baylor2Baylor Medical Program.
- Must be participating in the Baylor2Baylor Medical Program
- Must be registered with the Student Financial Aid office with a FAFSA on file
The George D. and Sara Kyger McClelland Endowed Premedical Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 by Ann McClelland Bishop and her husband, Jerry Zamzow of Houston, Texas to honor Ann's parents, George D. and Sara Kyger McClelland. Sara Eugenia Kyger McClelland graduated from Baylor University in 1943 with a B.A. degree in English. George D. McClelland graduated from Texas A&M University in 1943. This endowed scholarship fund provides assistance to deserving students who are pursuing a premedical program leading to a career in medicine.
First preference is to students who are accepted to the Baylor Squared Medical Track (Baylor University/Baylor College of Medicine Guaranteed Admissions Program) and second preference is to students who are pursuing a premedical program leading to a career in medicine.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be an undergraduate of Junior (60-89 hours) or Senior (90+ hours) standing
The McLennan County Medical Society-One Hundred and Fifty-Year Anniversary Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 by McLennan County Medical Society of Waco, Texas.
The McLennan County Medical Society (MCMS) was founded in 1866 in order to provide a way for physicians to come together, share medical knowledge and promote public health improvement. The medical community continued to grow and improve and provided care for the indigent via volunteer physicians from MCMS. Ultimately, the MCMS voted not to charge for their services and to donate the any money collected for services to a special disaster fund, which is now housed at the Waco Foundation. This money is currently used to fund scholarships for those interested in the medical field. In 1969, in order to attract more family physicians to the community, MCMS established the Family Health Center Residency Program. This residency program is recognized as one of the finest in the nation, and is still the only training program conceived and conducted by a county medical society. The McLennan County Medical Society is still dedicated to providing residents with the highest quality medical care available.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be in the College of Arts & Sciences
- Must be an undergraduate of Junior (60-89 hours) or Senior (90+ hours) standing
The David C. Ginn, M.D., Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by David C. Ginn of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
David C. Ginn earned a B.S. degree magna cum laude from Baylor University in 1980. He earned a M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1984. David completed his residency in 1987 at Case West University Hospital and his fellowship in 1989 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. David resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and is a member of the Baylor University Old Main Society.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med or Pre-Dent
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med or Pre-Dent
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must have a Pre-Health designation
- Must be in the College of Arts & Sciences
- Must have participated in a BU Mission Trip
The Mark E. Holton, DO Pre-Medical Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Mark E. Holton of Centralia, Washington. Dr. Holton earned his B.S. in Biology from Baylor University in 1970 and went on to study at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has been a pediatrician for more than 36 years.
This endowed scholarship fund provides assistance to deserving students attending Baylor University, Waco, Texas, with preference given to students pursuing a pre-medical program and pursuing acceptance into an Osteopathic Medical School. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of need.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be accepted into Osteopathic Med Sch.
Carol Hildebrand, Baylor BA ’65, MA ’68, of Dallas established the David Charles Hildebrand and Carol Ann Jamison Hildebrand Endowed Scholarship Fund, in memory of David Hildebrand, BA ’65, DMD ’69. The scholarship supports Baylor students in pre-medicine or pre-dentistry programs.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med or Pre-Dent
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must have a Pre-Health designation
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be in the College of Arts & Sciences
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be in the College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. John Cheng, B.A. ’91, M.D., grew up in Marshall, Texas, the son of a physician who served the East Texas town for more than 30 years. After graduating from Marshall High School, Cheng made his way to Baylor University. A 1991 Bachelor of Arts graduate, Dr. Cheng followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued medical school at Texas Tech School of Medicine. He completed his residency at UCLA and built a thriving family and sports medicine practice in Southern California. Dr. Cheng was Medical Director for the South Coast Medical Group in South Orange County and was widely known for his kind manner and humble spirit. He established a culture of care that encouraged his staff to approach their medical practice with attention to the whole person.
He was a husband and father of two children who served at his church and taught martial arts. He also volunteered at local high schools, caring for student-athletes, and was Medical Director for the health center at Soka University located near his clinic. According to his staff, he loved to teach and share his love of medicine with the next generation of healthcare providers. Dr. Cheng died a hero on May 15, 2022, when he tackled and attempted to disarm a gunman who attacked the parishioners of Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church where he was visiting with his mother. The church worships in space at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. Dr. Cheng’s actions allowed others to intervene and subdue the shooter and saved dozens of lives. Dr. Cheng was the lone fatality in the attempted mass shooting. During Dr. Cheng’s time at Baylor, he was a Kappa Omega Tau (KOT) Fraternity member. He is remembered by his friends and fraternity brothers as a servant leader who put others before himself and for his favorite quote: “Character is not developed in a crisis; it is only exhibited.”
In honor of his life and work, friends of Dr. Cheng and alumni of Baylor’s KOT Fraternity have established the John Cheng Endowed Scholarship to benefit students who are pursuing Baylor’s pre-med program.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be in the College of Arts & Sciences
Clifford Eke obtained his Bachelor of Science and Postgraduate Degrees in Biology, from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, in 1987 and 1988, respectively, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine (LLUSM), Loma Linda, California, in 1992, followed by a General Surgery Residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center, in 1997, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in General Thoracic Surgery, at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Fontana, California in 1998. Currently, an Attending General and General-Thoracic surgeon, at Kaiser Permanente, in Fontana/Ontario, California. Dr. Eke served as President of the American Cancer Society, California Division, from 2011 to 2012.
Clifford Eke, Baylor BS ’87, and Eucharia Eke of Riverside, CA, established the Dr. Clifford and Mrs. Ada Eke Endowed Scholarship to support first-generation students enrolled in the pre-medicine program.
Specific eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Must be designated Pre-Med
- Must be a first-generation student