Requirements:

• Must be nominated through the medical school dean’s office or the dean’s designate and currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school
• All nominees must be rising final-year medical students set to graduate in May/June 2023
• Must be permanent residents or citizens of the United States or have DACA status

Additional requirements for General Scholarship subcategories*:

• Sleep Medicine: To be considered for the sleep medicine subcategory, applicants must opt-in by selecting ‘yes’ when prompted in the application and demonstrate an interest in pursuing sleep medicine as a sub-specialty in internal medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, neurology, etc. as part of their personal statement.
• Psychiatry:  To be considered for the psychiatry subcategory, applicants must opt-in by selecting ‘yes’ when prompted in the application and demonstrate an interest in pursuing a psychiatry specialty as part of their personal statement.

*Please note for medical school administration: there are only two nominees allowed per medical school for the General Scholarship category. There are no additional nominees for the subcategories (meaning, you can have two total nominees in the General category, inclusive of any sleep medicine or psychiatry applicants). If you have additional questions, please email Emily.Demko@ama-assn.org.

Made possible in part by:

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASMF)
• American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF)
• The Barney & Kelda Maynard Fund
• The Dr. and Mrs. J. James & Charli Rohack Fund
• FIGS, Inc. (in support of women in medicine)
• The Formica-Riggs/New Jersey Honor Fund
• The Lazarus Family Fund
• The North Central Conference/Kenneth Viste, MD Memorial Honor Fund
• The Oklahoma Honor Fund

Requirements:

• African American, Latinx/Hispanic, or Native Americans/Native Hawaiians/Alaska Natives who demonstrate a dedication to serving vulnerable or underserved populations

Made possible in part by:

• The Harold & Mary Marsh Fund
• The Joe Heyman, MD Fund
• The Paul O’Leary, MD Memorial Fund

Requirements:

• Must have an interest in and commitment to women’s and/or children’s health issues.
• Selection will be based on volunteer activities and/or research initiatives.

Made possible by:

• The generous donors to the Alliance Grassroots Honor Fund

Requirements:

• Must demonstrate a commitment to addressing health disparities and promoting health equity in marginalized and minoritized communities

Made possible by:

• The Vandenberg Health Equity Fund

Requirements:

• $5,000 scholarship
• Must be an African-American student with an interest in cardiology
• Must explain your interest in cardiology in your personal statement. One of your letters of recommendation should also reference this interest.

Made possible by:

• The Dr. Richard Allen Williams and Genita Evangelista Johnson/Association of Black Cardiologists Fund

Requirements:

• Awarded to a medical student beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and/or first-generation immigrant to the United States who has a demonstrated history of public advocacy for the equitable treatment of immigrants

Made possible by:

• The Vandenberg Health Equity Fund

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled at an accredited California-based Medical School.

With a preference for one or more of the following: (not required)

• Interest/participation in medical advocacy
• Interest in pursuing a career in Anesthesiology, Critical Care or Surgery
• Interest in pursuing a ‘rural’ practice career

Made possible by:

• The H. Hugh Vincent, MD Family Fund

Requirements:

• Must demonstrate a strong commitment to medicine, humanitarian public service and compassionate patient care

Made possible by:

• Susan D. Diskin, Ph.D

Requirements:

• Must be an Illinois resident (current, or previous resident attending medical school in another state)
• Must have expressed plans to practice medicine in the state of Illinois after completing residency training.

Made possible by:

• The generous donors to the Illinois Honor Fund

Requirements:

• Must currently attend medical school in the state of Oklahoma.

Made possible by:

• The Estate of Mary Frances Alexander in memory of her parents

Requirements:

• Must currently attend a medical school in the state of New York.
• *Must be actively involved in organized medicine.
• *Must have expressed plans to practice in the state of New York.

*these requirements should be expressed as part of the personal statement

Made possible by:

• The generous donors to the MSSNY/Dr. Duane and Joyce Cady Honor Fund

Requirements:

• Must attend medical school in the state of Ohio.
• *Must be actively involved in, or willing to become actively involved in, organized medicine.

*This must be expressed in the personal statement

Made possible by:

• The generous donors to the Ohio Honor Fund