What is JAMP?

A program created by Senate Bill 940 of the 77th Texas Legislature to:

• Provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing medical education
• Award undergraduate and medical school scholarships
• Provide for the admission of those students who satisfy both academic and non academic requirements to at least one participating medical school

Student Benefits

• A scholarship each semester beginning in the spring semester of the student's sophomore year of college.
• A stipend to attend summer internships following the student's sophomore and junior years of college at one of the participating medical schools.
• Mentoring and personal assistance to prepare for medical school while attending college.

How to become a JAMP Student

First, the student who graduates from high school or a home-schooled program must enroll, for the fall semester immediately following graduation, at one of the public or private or public participating colleges or universities.

As a senior in high school the student must:

• Apply for admission to one of the participating universities
• Take the SAT or ACT and earn a score not less than the mean for the State of Texas and provide the scores to the participating University.
• Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and be eligible to receive a Pell Grant in the student's freshman year of college

As a freshman in college the student must:

Complete at least 27 hours of undergraduate credit during the freshman year with a 3.25 GPA or higher and 3.0 GPA in science courses (No more than 3 hours of AP credit can be counted toward this requirement).

JAMP defines "freshman year" as the first fall and spring semesters after graduation from high school.

A student may begin the online applications on March 1st of each year and must submit the completed application no later than October 1st.

 

Please click here for a brochure: JAMP Brochure