GENERAL INFORMATION
The Links, Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of more than 17,000 professional women of color in 300 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.
The members of The Links, Incorporated are influential decision makers and opinion leaders. The Links, Incorporated has attracted many distinguished women who are individual achievers and have made a difference in their communities and the world. They are business and civic leaders, role models, mentors, activists and volunteers who work towards a common vision by engaging like- minded organizations and individuals for partnership. Links members contribute more than 1 million documented hours of community service annually – strengthening their communities and enhancing the nation. The organization is the recipient of awards from the UN Association of New York and the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation for its premier programs.
The outstanding programming of The Links, Incorporated has five facets which include National Trends and Services, The Arts, Services to Youth, International Trends and Services and Health and Human Services. The programs are implemented through strategies such as public information and education, economic development, and public policy campaigns.
Middlesex County (MA) Chapter
In 1976, Middlesex County became the 144th Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. The chapter organizers were Jean Challenger Hurd, Patricia Hardiman Long, J.D., Helen Boulware Moore, Maxine Pierce and Ida White and along with following 15 other women, chartered Middlesex County (MA). Middlesex County (MA) Chapter members are linked by “friendship and service” and over the past 50 years have celebrated many chapter milestones.
The Anne Murray Bell Healthcare Professions Scholarship was established in 2000 by the Middlesex County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. The scholarship was named in honor of Link Anne Murray Bell MD, an outstanding psychiatrist in Massachusetts and past president of the Middlesex County (MA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. She was active in the Milton Visiting Nurses Organization, on the Board of the Milton Hospital and Chairperson of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Section of the National Medical Association.
ELIGIBILITY
An applicant for the 2026 Anne Murray Bell Healthcare Professions Scholarship Award must be an African American male or female, and who is enrolled in an New England area accredited medical school.
Please email all applications and supporting documentation to:
linksmiddlesexcounty@gmail.com. Email must be received by 11:59 P.M. EST April 30, 2026.
DEADLINE
Application materials must be received by April 30, 2026. Applications with incomplete or missing documentation will not be considered. Please list your name in the subject line.
REQUIRED SUPPORTING CREDENTIALS
- Transcript-All applicants must submit a current copy of their academic coursework and achievement which include the results of all grading periods completed at the time of application.
- Recommendations/Supporting Documentation-Applicants must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from the Academic Dean of Students. Please have recommender email recommendation directly to the email below. Applicants must provide evidence of enrollment into an accredited program of study and evidence of any extracurricular activities and unpaid community involvement.
- Essays -All applicants are required to submit a 500-word or less typewritten essay regarding career goals and why he/she should become an Anne Murray Bell Healthcare Professions Scholarship Award recipient.
AWARD DECISIONS
The Scholarship Committee will notify applicants of a decision by June 1, 2026. If you are selected as an award recipient, you must provide evidence of enrollment in an accredited program of study and pledge to do at least two (2) days of community service work each academic year. NOTE: Winners will be asked to submit a photo and sign a media release.
QUESTIONS
Please email any questions regarding the Scholarship to:
linksmiddlesexcounty@gmail.com