Scholarships in Medicine (m.d.)

Student Traineeship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 31

Award is to introduce students to research related to cystic fibrosis.

 

Alfred Max Shideler, M.D. Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 21

Applicant must have financial need. Preference is given to applicants from rural high schools, particularly Montrose County, CO, or other West-Central Colorado locations.

 

Paul Beeson Career Development Award

Award: $800,000, Deadline: November 23

Applicant must have a clinical doctoral degree (M.D., D.O., D.D.S.) or its equivalent (this may include individuals holding both a M.D. and Ph.D. degrees as well as individuals with a Ph.D. in clinical fields such as clinical psychology, nursing, or physical therapy). Selection is based upon academic merit, the quality and originality of the research project, a well-developed mentorship plan, and the commitment of the sponsoring institution.

 

AFAR Research Grant

Award: $75,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must demonstrate a commitment to the field of aging, specifically with research in the basic biology of aging. Selection is based upon qualification of the applicant, quality of proposed research, excellence of research environment, and likelihood that the project will advance the applicant's career in aging research. Application endorsed by his or her institution required.

 

Hugh J. Andersen Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicants must be an underrepresented minority student enrolled as a second or third year student in a Minnesota medical school. Students must demonstrate leadership and community service.

 

William and Charlotte Cadbury Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicants must be senior minority medical students at an accredited U.S. medical school. Students must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, leadership and community service.

 

Rock Sleyster, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian medical school and plan to specialize in psychiatry. Selection based upon demonstrated interest in psychiatry, academic ability, and financial need. The following materials must be submitted: applicant information form (available upon request), three letters supporting applicant's nomination (letter from Office of the Dean, letter from applicant outlining career goals in psychiatry, and letter of support from member of medical school's Department of Psychiatry), AMA Foundation Student Financial Statement completed by school's financial aid office, and medical school transcript.

 

Arthur N. Wilson, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 17

Applicant must be a graduate of a Southeast Alaska high school, be of high moral character, and have consistently earned academic honors. Applicant must submit letter of application and curriculum vitae, high school transcript, and letter of recommendation from president of one of the local medical societies in Juneau, Ketchikan, or Sitka, Alaska.

 

Brinegar Endowed Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students in an engineering, science, agriculture, or medicine major. Preference is given to graduates of Washington High School in Cherokee County. Award based on academic achievement and financial need.

 

S. Evelyn Lewis Memorial Scholarship in Medical Health Sciences

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a woman enrolled full-time and must submit three letters of recommendation, transcript, 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment.

 

Aura E. Severinghaus Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: August 31

Applicant must be an underrepresented minority student who is in their senior year at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Applicant must have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and community service.

 

Health Professions Preparatory Compensatory Preprofessional Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must be a member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaskan Native tribe, be a high school graduate or equivalent in good standing at current educational institution, have the capacity to complete a health professions course of study, and be accepted or enrolled in a general education program prerequisite to a health professions program.

 

Franklin C. McLean Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a senior, underrepresented minority student enrolled in an accredited United States medical school. Applicant must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement as indicated in academic transcripts, faculty evaluations, by receipt of special academic honors, fellowships, awards, or induction into national medical honor societies; leadership as indicated by active participation in community-based work or initiation of innovative projects in school or community; and potential for distinguished contributions to medicine as indicated by participation in research, publications, or unique clerkships.

 

Sam E. Thompson Trust Resident Loan

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a medical doctor in a Texas residency program and a resident of Texas.

 

May Owen Trust Student Loan

Award: $4,000, Deadline: February 1

 

Sam E. Thompson Trust Student Loan

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

 

Howard B. Burchell, M.D., Ph.D., Heart Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota and be a full-time student at an institution in Minnesota. Award is for a period of full-time research (usually three months) with the sponsor.

 

James H. Moller, M.D., Heart Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota and be a full-time student at an institution in Minnesota. Award is for a period of full-time research (usually three months) with the sponsor.

 

Jules B. Chapman, M.D. Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a Florida resident who has demonstrated academic success, a compassionate and caring manner, and an interest in pursuing a career in primary care.

 

Graduate and Professional Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a Maryland resident who demonstrates financial need. Applicant must be degree-seeking, either full-time or part-time and attend one of the eligible institutions.

 

Loan Assistance Repayment Program in Primary Care Services

Award: $30,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a Maryland resident at time of service obligation, a U.S. citizen or national, have graduated from a college in Maryland or a medical school, have a valid unrestricted license to practice primary care medicine in Maryland, at least one year remaining in a residency program in primary care if a medical resident, work as a primary care physician in Maryland for a period of two to four years, and must not be in default of education loans or have incomplete service obligations.

 

Magoichi & Shizuko Kato Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a member of JACL. Selection is based upon personal statement, letters of recommendation, transcripts, work experience, and community involvement. Preference is given to applicants planning a career in medicine or ministry.

 

American Association of University Women (AAUW)- Selected Professions Fellowship

Award: $9,500, Deadline: December 15

Special consideration given to applicants who show professional promise. Award is for tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation, and dependent care in the final year of study.

 

Arnold and Bess Ungerman Charitable Trust Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an entering medical student who is African-American or Native American. Selection is based upon AMCAS application and personal interview.

 

Coburn Scholarship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have attended college in Oklahoma. Selection is based upon financial need, AMCAS application, and interview. Applicant must be nominated by Admissions Office.

 

T.A. Regan, M.D. Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be in the second year of medical school. Selection is based upon rank in top quarter of class and financial need.

 

Schuman Merit Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and must demonstrate financial need.

 

Dr. Beaumont S. Cornell Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 10

Applicant must be a graduate of an Adams, Allen, or Huntington County, IN, high school and plan to become a medical doctor. First-time student applicants must rank in top tenth of secondary school class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1650 (composite 24 ACT or greater) or rank in top quarter of secondary school class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1870 (composite 28 ACT score or greater). Continuing IPFW student applicants must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

 

Nicholas and Mary Trivillian Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident enrolled full time, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, demonstrate good moral character, and demonstrate financial need.

 

Clinical Research Professorship

Award: $80,000, Deadline: October 15

Applicants must be beginning investigators or developing clinical researchers at collegiate.