James P. Owen Mission Scholarship Information

James P. Owen Scholarship Fund

HISTORY

James P. Owen had a keen interest in missionary medicine. He died in 1981 while a senior medical student at Southwestern Medical School. The James P. Owen Memorial Endowment Fund was established by his wife in loving memory of her husband.

 

PURPOSE

To provide financial aid for students at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas to participate in a healthcare missions clerkship or short-term trip. Recipients gain clinical experience in settings that will enable them to become familiar with the cultural, social and medical problems in developing countries.

 

ELIGIBILITY

You must be:

  1. A CMDA member (Join Now), and adherent to the CMDA Statement of Faith
  2. A medical student enrolled at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas
  3. Able to demonstrate financial need to enable project participation
  4. Interest in healthcare missions

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Application deadlines are April 1, August 1 and December 1. Your application must be submitted by the deadline prior to your trip.

 

AWARDS

Awards will be announced by email. The amount of the grant is for transportation and project-related expenses up to $1,000.

 

CONDITIONS

Funds must be used for participation in a missionary medical preceptorship, clerkship, or similar experience arranged by the student for completion within twelve months from the date of award.

Recipients are required to submit a typewritten report to CMDA within 60 days after completion of the overseas experience, including photographs if possible. The report should contain a summary of activities and an assessment of the value of the experience for the student. Both the report and photos will be kept on file here unless specified otherwise. The recipient is also asked to write a letter of appreciation to the donor.

Due to limited funding, this program is not intended to duplicate other award programs where funding has been given. Where partial funding has been provided from other sources, our award would be limited to the amount necessary to meet (but not exceed) full travel and project-related expenses. If full funding has been provided by other organizations, churches, mission board or foundation awards, applicants are requested to notify the Christian Medical & Dental Association immediately, withdrawing their application in order that other applicants may be funded.

For questions regarding the scholarship, contact CMDA's Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions Administrative Assistant by using the form on this page.

 

 

Contact the Administrative Assistant/Volunteer for the Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions:

James P. Owen Mission Scholarship Information

Online Application:

  • Application

  • For security reasons, you may call CMDA at 423-844-1000 to verbally submit your social security number after you complete and submit this online application.

  • Mission Trip

  • Please give as complete a budget as possible for your proposed trip
  • Start Date of Intended Service:

  • I understand that if my application is accepted, I will be responsible for my own actions, and further agree to release CMDA and waive any claims of whatever nature against CMDA arising from any act of any person, corporation or entity not under the direct supervision and control of CMDA. I have read and understood the conditions of this scholarship, agree to abide by them and accept full responsibility should I receive an award. Before submitting your application, please copy your application from this page and save it to a Word document. If after submitting you do not receive a message thanking you for completing the application, please contact the Administrative Assistant/Volunteer for the Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions. Thank you for your patience.