{"id":2592,"date":"2026-05-09T06:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:39:18","slug":"deadline-extended-george-and-zelda-walker-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/bulletin\/2026\/05\/09\/deadline-extended-george-and-zelda-walker-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"[Deadline Extended!] George and Zelda Walker Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Class of 2027, Class of 2028, Class of 2029<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n      <h1>[Deadline Extended!] George and Zelda Walker Scholarship<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <div class=\"meta\">\n        \n                  <span class=\"date\">May 09, 2026<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To apply you must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Be a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 3<sup>rd,<\/sup> or 4<sup>th<\/sup> year medical student in good standing in the 2026-2027 academic year<\/li>\n<li>Interested in pursuing Primary Care\/ caring for those who are socio-economically disadvantaged<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate financial need<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Students are eligible to receive up to $30,000!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below you will find the direct link and QR code to the Walker application. 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