• Public/Full-Time:      $1000
• Public/Part-Time:     $500
• Private/Full-Time:     $1250
• Private/Part-Time:    $625

• Public/Full-Time:       $500
• Public/Part-Time:      $250
• Private/Full-Time:      $1000
• Private/Part-Time:     $500

Award amounts are annual. Amounts will be divided between the fall and spring semesters.

• Maine resident
• Must submit the FAFSA by May 1
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Essay required

• Competitive
• Merit based

• Maine Resident
• Must submit the FAFSA
• Maximum Expected Family Contribution: 6600
• Must be attending a participating institution
• Must be enrolled in an eligible course of study

• Maine Resident
• Must submit the FAFSA by May 1
• Superior academic performance
• Essay required

• Federal funding determines number of awards available
• Merit-based
• Highly competitive
• At least one award per County

• Primary, regular, or year-round civilian position at the BNAS.

• Student does not need to be enrolled in a degree program
• Must not be in default on any student loan
• Funds cannot be set aside for any student
• Must attend a Title IV eligible school
• Application information:

• Maine resident
• Must submit the FAFSA
• Must be accepted at participating veterinary school

Veterinary students must complete clinical education in an area of Maine with insufficient veterinary services relating to large animals.

Participating school:

• Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

Criteria will be established by each participating medical school and will include, at a minimum, the following:

• The student is or will by the time of award of a scholarship be duly enrolled in a qualifying Maine-based medical school program
• The student has a substantial connection to the State of Maine as evidenced by factors such as prior education in Maine and parental or legal guardian residence in Maine;
• The student has had at least one year of residence in Maine for other than education purposes; and
• Priority must be given to a student who meets at least two of the following:
  • The student has received a high school diploma, or its equivalent, in Maine;
  • The student has received a baccalaureate degree from a four­ year college or university in Maine;  
  • The legal residence of the student’s parent or legal guardian is in Maine.

• Maine resident
• Must submit the FAFSA
• Must provide all financial information requested by FAME
• Must be admitted to a program of dentistry at an accredited institution of medical education
• Must demonstrate an interest in practicing primary dental care in an underserved population area

• Highly competitive
• Funding is limited
• Program created to encourage students to return to Maine and serve all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

• Must be eligible for licensure to practice dental medicine in Maine
• Must have qualifying outstanding education loans, including loans for dental education
• Must be practicing at or have received an offer to practice at an eligible public or private dental care facility in an underserved population area, or provide written intent to establish an eligible facility in an underserved population area
• Must accept patients regardless of ability to pay and must not limit service to any individual based on payment source
• Must not be currently practicing under a contract with the National Health Service Corps

• Highly competitive
• Funding is limited

• Maine resident
• Must submit the FAFSA
• Must attend a postgraduate allopathic or osteopathic medical school, dental school, optometry, or veterinarian sciences

• Maine resident
• Student must meet one of the following three conditions:
  • Student is a child or spouse of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or emergency medical services person killed in the line of duty.
  • Student was a foster child under the custody of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services when graduated from high school or equivalent.
  • Student is an adopted person or minor ward of a permanency guardian whose adoptive parent or guardian receives a subsidy from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.

• Maine public institutions only:
  • University of Maine System
  • Community College System
  • Maine Maritime Academy
• Waivers for foster/adopted/ward children are limited to 30 annually and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.