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Supporting your medical education is important to us, and with this in mind, AMWA awards 4 (four) $500 scholarships to women currently enrolled in medical school. Awardees will be chosen based on the embodiment of the goals of AMWA. Financial need, though not a requirement, is also considered.

Scholarship Requirements

• AMWA Medical Student Membership

• Completed essay responses
• Financial Information
• One letter of recommendation

Applications are accepted during two periods of the academic year:

August 1 – September 15  and September 16 – October 31. 

Please submit applications only during the listed periods. Email completed applications and supplemental materials to awards@amwa-student.org. Please submit applications only during the listed periods. All applicants will receive email notification of receipt of application.

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

The funds are to be used toward his or her continued education in medical school. The scholarship is available to all medical school students in the United States who work hard to promote ethnic diversity in their communities.

The scholarship will award $2000 to one student selected by our scholarship selection committee.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Applicant is an individual who demonstrates a defined commitment to issues of diversity within their community.
• Applicant is a U.S. citizen currently attending an accredited medical school within the United States.
• Academic achievement as reflected by a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited medical school.

Deadline is October 1st

The Frank and Louise Groff Foundation was created to assist students to become Registered Nurses or Medical Doctors by providing needed financial assistance for them to be able to pursue a career in medicine. This Foundation was established in 1970 under a provision of the Will of the late Louise Darby Groff, who as a nurse recognized the great physical, moral, and spiritual benefits she received from her professional training.



Awards will be made at the discretion of the Foundation's Board of Trustees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. However, as mandated by the Groff Will, scholarships are limited to those students who have graduated from a public high school within Monmouth County, New Jersey. These scholarships are renewable for four years.

Recipients are chosen

1. On the basis of demonstrated financial need.
2. On the basis of their high school records, recommendations, and sincere interest in programs leading to certification as a Registered Nurse, a BSN, or as a Medical Doctor (MD/DO).
3. On the basis of being admitted to and maintaining satisfactory progress in a nursing program or medical school.

Deadline is typically April 1st

Amount: Varies

Foreman Fleisher established this fund in memory of his mother, Ida Fleisher, to help talented women become professionals. The fund provides scholarships for women, preferably Jewish, who wish to pursue a graduate degree. Eligibility is limited to women who have a hometown or attend school in the Greater Philadelphia area, including New Jersey and Delaware. Grant distributions, which can range from $2000-$8000, are administered by a local bank and sent directly to the chosen recipient’s school to be used for tuition only.

Application cycle for 2026-2027 scholarships open on March 1. 

Deadline is usually sometime in May

Amount: Interest-free loan up to $5000

Dr. Albert Strickler, founder of Philadelphia’s Skin and Cancer Hospital, established this fund as an endowment to help talented men and women pursue medical education. The fund provides an interest-free loan of up to $5,000 to medical students, preferably of the Jewish faith, who demonstrate a significant need for financial aid and are enrolled in an accredited U.S. medical or osteopathic school. This fund requires that loan repayments begin within five years after graduation, ensuring that future funds will continue to be available for students in need.

The Strickler Fund application is combined with the application for the Feinman Fund.

Required Documents

• Personal Mission Statement describing your background and career goals (1 page limit)

• FAFSA StudentAid Report or equivalent financial information
• Recent Transcript (unofficial transcript sent to student is acceptable)
• Curriculum Vitae OR Resume
• One Letter of Recommendation

Application cycle opens March 1, 2026 

Deadline is usually around May 15th

Amount: Varies

Isabel Feinman established this fund through an endowment in memory of her parents to help talented men and women to pursue their legal or medical education. The fund provides an interest-free loan ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 to medical and law school students based on financial need. Preference is given to Jewish students who live in the Greater Philadelphia region and of the Jewish faith who are enrolled in an accredited local law or medical school. This fund requires that loan repayments begin within five years after graduation, ensuring that future funds will continue to be available for students in need. The Feinman Fund application is combined with the application for the Strickler Fund.

2026-2027 scholarship application cycle opens on March 1. 

Amount: Varies

The JMSA is dedicated to promoting the exchange of medical and educational information between the US and Japan, as well as in providing valuable medical information to the general public. Many donors, from private individuals to large companies contribute each year to the JMSA scholarship fund to support the education of medical professionals:

 The JMSA looks for candidates who:

1. Demonstrate academic excellence

2. Show a strong interest in the JMSA and achieving its goals
3. Propose a clear, achievable project that will benefit the JMSA and the Japanese community

In your application, you are required to briefly describe a project that you would like to complete related to the JMSA mission. The project can be anything. Examples of past projects include a service to connect elderly Japanese patients with health care, a medical blog in Japanese detailing the experiences of a medical student in America, and a collaborative web site to connect Japanese and American medical students. These are just examples of the types of projects that are feasible.

If you receive an award, you will be expected to attend the awards ceremony during the annual spring dinner in New York where you will have the opportunity to make a presentation introducing your project to the scholarship committee. The scholarship committee will contact with more details if awarded. You will be assigned a JMSA mentor who will help you with your project. You will also be required to submit a progress report once in October and again in March.

In addition to the application form, please submit at least one letter of recommendation. The letter of recommendation should be from anyone who knows you well and can comment on how you exemplify the goals of JMSA. English letter writing is preferred, but Japanese is OK too.

Letters should be sent directly from the letter writer via email to: JMSAScholarship@jmsa.org

Deadline is typically December 31st

Amount: Varies

The Lancaster Medical Society Scholarship Foundation provides funding to Lancaster County residents attending medical school who exemplify good character, motivation, academic excellence, and demonstrate financial need. Must be a resident of Lancaster County to apply.

Application cycle typically opens in Spring

Deadline is typically around July 1st

This grant program is for fourth year medical students interested in Family Practice, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Internal Medicine. McLaren Bay Region, a 404-bed hospital in east central Michigan, is offering a $100,000 grant program to qualified fourth year medical students.

How it works

• The grant is distributed over four years beginning in the fourth year of medical school, and extending through the third year of post graduate training.

• The funds are dispersed at $25,000 per year.
• Upon completion of the training, the recipient must establish a practice within the primary service are of McLaren Bay Region.
• McLaren Bay Region will assist the recipient with practice opportunities including potential income guarantees, possible employment, or joining an existing practice.
• If the recipient maintains a practice within the primary service area, the grant will be forgiven in equal installments for each year of practice up to five years.
• The recipient must be a US Citizen.
• Each finalist chosen for consideration will participate in an on-site interview at McLaren Bay Region.
• Selection committee will review the applications in March and April.
• The recipient will be selected and notified in May.

Application cycle is November through February each year.

To learn more, or to request application materials, contact: Jason White, MD, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) (989) 894-6460. You can also learn more about our program or begin the application process online at www.mclaren.org/BayRegionGMEGrant

NJOEF is now accepting applications for First Year (OMS-1) Scholarships! You will need to following:

• To be a First Year Medical Student Enrolled in Any Osteopathic Medical School in United States
• New Jersey state resident (at the time of the application)
• A copy of Your Acceptance Letter From an Osteopathic Medical School
• A Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A headshot photograph
• Completed NJOEF application (found below) submitted to NJAOPS before the January 19, 2024 deadline.
• Use the AA.MC TI-Ix System to Print and Mail Your Official MCAT Score Report to NJOEF. Official MCAT Score Report Includes a validation Code at the Top Along with Specific Identification Information
• Please email all the above requirements to Tajma Kotoric at tkotoric@njosteo.com before the January 19, 2024 deadline.