Ventures Scholars Program
Recognition as Ventures Scholar is an award based on academic
achievement. This honor serves to encourage and support high achieving,
underrepresented students interested in medicine and the allied health
professions, engineering, math, science, and technology – based careers,
provide them with information about these career areas, and link them
with member colleges and universities nationwide. There is no monetary
award associated with participation.
Selection Process
In order to qualify as a Ventures Scholar, a student must meet
the following criteria:
- be in the 10th or 11th grade;
- score 100 or better on the PSAT (minimum 50 math/50 verbal);
- maintain at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average;
- identify themselves as a member of an underrepresented group (American
Indian or Alaskan Native, African American or Black, Mexican or Mexican
American, and Latin American, South American, Central American or other
Hispanic or Latino); and
- express an interest in medicine and the allied health professions,
math, science, engineering or technology – based majors or are undecided
about their academic major choice.
Participation in the Ventures Scholars Program
All students eligible to become Ventures Scholars have recently
received a letter describing the Ventures Scholars Program and
instructions about how to register through an on-line application or a
paper application. If students register on-line, they will need to go
to www.venturescholar.org/scholars/,
click on the "Scholar Login" link, and sign on using the
username and password that is provided on the attached form. Students
will be asked to change to a personal username and password. If students
do not have access to a computer, they have been asked to complete the
attached application and simply fax it to (212) 696-5726. There is no
cost for students to join the Ventures Scholars Program
and participation will help expose them to opportunities at competitive
colleges and universities.
Benefits to Students
Ventures Scholars receive the following free benefits:
a certificate identifying him/her as a Ventures Scholar; the honor
of having his/her name shared with undergraduate and graduate member colleges
and universities as well as professional associations; four (4) Ventures
Scholars Program newsletters with information about preparing and
applying to college; monthly updates via e-mail; access to the Ventures
Scholars web site (www.venturesscholar.org)
which has information including pre-college enrichment programs and scholarship
opportunities at member institutions; an invitation to continue Ventures
Scholars Program membership in college/university; and access to the
Ventures Scholars staff via phone and e-mail.
Background of the Ventures Scholars Program
On January 1, 1999, the Ventures Scholars Program was established
as part of Ventures In Education, Inc., a not-for-profit organization.
The mission of the Ventures Scholars Program is to identify
high achieving high school and college students from historically underrepresented
groups and provide them with recognition and information that will increase
their chances of entering careers in medicine and the allied health professions,
engineering, math, science and technology. This is accomplished by partnering
with a consortium of undergraduate and professional institutions nationwide
and providing opportunities for these institutions to recruit, enroll,
and prepare targeted students for these professions.
The Ventures Scholars Program hopes that high schools will continue
to encourage high achieving, historically underrepresented students interested
in medicine and the allied health professions, science, engineering and
mathematics to take the PSAT so they will be eligible to participate in
the Ventures Scholars Program.
If you have any questions about the Ventures Scholars Program, please
contact 1-800-94-SMART, extension 103 or 212-696-5717, extension 103.
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