Dr. Edward Leitão Memorial Scholarship Fund

Advancing Portuguese-American Students

Annual Fundraising and Scholarship Awards Luncheon

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Faialense Sport Club

1121 Cambridge Street in Cambridge

1:00 to 5:00 PM

$65 Per Person | $30 Child Under 12

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Meet Dr. Leitão

Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Recipients!

Julia Mateus

Ludlow High School

Stephanie De Carvalho

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Marisa Da Costa

UMass Amherst

Mariana Do Carmo

Yale School of Medicine

Sophia Costa

MCPHS

Ana Luisa Silva, MD

Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas Abel Salazar da Universidade Medicina do Porto

About the Scholarship Fund

The fund is intended to provide scholarships for Portuguese-American students pursuing careers in the health field.

Colleagues and friends of the late Dr. Leitão established the Fund in his honor in 2015 with the objective of holding an annual fundraising luncheon to celebrate his legacy and present scholarships to future physicians and other health professionals in New England.

About Dr. Edward Leitão

Dr. Edward O. Leitão passed away in Boston on February 4, 2015, after a courageous fight with bladder cancer. Ed was a dear friend and colleague who served Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) for several decades as a well-respected internist and medical director

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Scholarship Applications

Merit-based scholarships are available to Portuguese-American applicants who live and/or study in New England. The eligibility criteria and application requirements are listed in the four categories below. Applications are usually accepted from early October to early December.

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