Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold/MCNA Dental Rural Scholars Scholarship

Established in 2017, The Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold/MCNA Dental Rural Scholars Scholarship supports students enrolled in the LSU Health School of Dentistry’s rural track program. The rural track program is an effort to increase the number of new graduate dentists practicing in Louisiana Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). This scholarship provides funds for tuition and/or to enhance educational experience outside of the classroom, for example, to fund clinical experiences in underserved areas of the state or to attend national meetings related to public health and caring for the underserved.

Donor
Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold/MCNA Dental Rural Scholars Scholarship
Award
$20,000.00
School
School of Dentistry
Deadline
11/05/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please give specific information about your immediate and extended family that live in Louisiana. (i.e. relationship, community, occupation, etc.)
  2. List schools you have attended, including city/town and state:
  3. List all extracurricular activities during college (i.e. volunteer work, clubs, etc.) Please indicate duration and nature of your participation.
  4. Describe your involvement in your home community prior to and since attending college (i.e. community groups, activities or volunteer efforts, etc.) Please indicate length of time of involvement.
  5. What other career possibilities have you considered?
  6. List your hobbies and interests.
  7. Describe your personal experience and knowledge of how rural community life differs from other community life experiences.
  8. Based on your personal experience, observation and insights, describe how roles and responsibilities of a dentist practicing in a rural community may differ from a dentist practicing in urban areas.
  9. Why do you feel you would be a suitable candidate for the Dental Rural Scholars Track?
  10. List three references. Select individuals who can provide information about your involvement in your home community and your suitability for the Dental Rural Scholars Track.
    • Reference 1:
    • Reference 2:
    • Reference 3:
  11. Do you have any commitments or obligations that would interfere with practicing dentistry in rural Louisiana immediately following dental school (i.e. military, ROTC, religious, loan or scholarship commitments, etc.?)
  12. If yes, please explain:
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