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Medicine Scholarships and Fellowships

Note that these scholarships are external awards and are not administered by SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Name of Scholarship

 

Description

 

The AMA provides numerous scholarship opportunities to medical students.

 

This is page is listed as a resource where scholarships are occasionally posted.

 

Scholarships available for AMWA members.

 

US citizen. Apply to either Air Force, Navy or Army.

 

Available to students applying to residency.

 

The scholarship, established in 2014, is part of the law firm’s initiative to recognize medical school students who do outstanding work to promote diversity of all kinds in their community.

Joseph Collins Scholarship

(External Award - There is no link, as student must be nominated by their medical school.)

 

Student must be nominated by the Dean or Dean’s designate. Demonstrate interest in arts and letter or other cultural pursuits outside of medicine, scholastic record must stand in the upper half of the class and intends to specialize in neurology, psychiatry or becoming a general practitioner. Award: $10,000.

 

Be a current third-year medical student interested in seeking a residency in Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

 

Must agree to practice primary care in high need area for 1 year for each year of support.

 

National Medical Fellowships, Inc. (NMF) is the premier national organization dedicated to health workforce development.

 

4th year student, commitment to Family Practice, shows leadership skills, academic performance.

 

The New York Academy of Medicine offers several research grants for medical students.

 

Demonstrate leadership in community services and school activities.

 

U.S. citizen, be enrolled or have letter of acceptance or intent from accredited graduate program in US, be full-time.

 

Scholarships for Medical Students based on Residency Status

Name of Scholarship   Description

 

Legal resident of one of the five towns comprising the district: Needham, Newton, Waltham, Wellesley, and Weston; sophomore or junior, and in financial need.

 

Graduate of a high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County or have permanently resided in that area during high school.

 

To assist in funding the medical education of a student from an Essex South city or town.

 

Graduated from public high school in Monmouth County, NJ. Financial need, academic accomplishment.

 

Open to medical school students from select areas of New Jersey. See website for details.

Dr. Hugh Mahoney Medical Scholarship

 

Open to students from the Middlesex North District of Massachusetts. Access the fillable application .

Lee C. Van Wagner Scholarship Loan Fund

 

Loan fund available to residents of Chenango or Otsego Counties. Find the fillable application here.

 

US citizen, Delaware residents enrolled full-time in graduate level medicine at US academic institutions

 

Applicant must be a resident of Lehigh, Berks, or Northampton County in the state of Pennsylvania for at least 12 months prior to registering as a medical student.

 

Resident of Bridgeport, CT and surrounding towns.

Wellsford & Mildred Clark Medical Memoria

 

Resident of Connecticut. Award up to $50,000 (over 4 years).

Contact the Financial Aid Office for details on how to apply.

 

Intended for 2nd, 3rd & 4th year medical students. Must be a legal resident of Central Massachusetts at the time of applying to medical school.