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Delaney Scholarship

Making Medical School a Reality
for Gannon University Graduates from Erie County

• Dr. James H. Delaney was a prominent Erie opthalmologist who bequeathed $2 million to help make medical school a reality for Gannon University graduates from Erie county (Pennsylvania).

• The Delaney Medical Scholarship Fund, through Gannon, has awarded over $1.6 million.

• The average award presented for the 2005-09 academic year was $23,000, providing full tuition to medical school for five students. Individual scholarships ranged from $5,000 to $37,000.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for scholarships from this fund, students must meet the following requirements:

• Must be a graduate of an Erie county (Pennsylvania) high school
• Must attend and graduate from Gannon University
• If a transfer student, must complete a minimum of 64 credits from Gannon and earn his/her first baccalaureate degree from Gannon
• Must demonstrate economic need *
• Must be accepted to and enroll in an allopathic medical school in the continental United States

* While this is a need-based award, anyone who meets the minimum requirements will receive $5,000 per year.