Our Programs

Minority Scholars Award 
$10,000 scholarships for first and second-year medical students from historically underrepresented groups in the medical profession.

Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships 
$10,000 scholarships for rising fourth-year medical students, based on academic excellence and financial need.

Scholars Fund 
Scholarship assistance for medical schools across the country.

Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship 
A $5,000 scholarship for a medical student who graduated from a high school in Southeast Alaska.

Scholarship Recipient Quotes and Pictures 
Learn how AMA Foundation scholarships have had an impact on medical students.

Frequently Asked Questions 
For medical students interested in applying for AMA Foundation scholarship opportunities.

AMA Medical Student Section resources for financing medical school 

General application instructions
By February of each year, the AMA Foundation will send a detailed packet of scholarship information to each medical school's office of the dean, student affairs, multicultural affairs and financial aid. It is through one of these offices that you can receive nomination and application information. For the Minority Scholars Award, the Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships and the Scholars Fund, the office of the dean or dean's designate must select you for these opportunities; you can not apply for assistance directly to the AMA Foundation. Please note all deadlines for any Foundation scholarship or grant application are “arrive by” deadlines. This means that if you mail us your application, the materials must arrive at the AMA Foundation headquarters on or before that date.

If you have questions about AMA Foundation scholarship opportunities, please contact:

Dina Lindenberg
Program Officer
(312) 464-4193
dina.lindenberg@ama-assn.org

The AMA Foundation is dedicated to supporting the medical research of students and residents, but funding for research projects is scarce, so the AMA Foundation provides assistance to further medical discoveries in a wide range of categories.

Seed Grant Research Program
Grants for basic, applied and clinical research

Student Research Forums
Professional development through scientific meetings

Other research opportunities
Information on other research grant opportunities

Please visit our Public Health page to learn about leadership and community service awards that recognize medical students, residents and physicians.

Tips on applying for funding and grant-writing, description of AMA Foundation funds, and links to other resources.

Support the future of medicine now by contributing to the AMA Foundation's medical education programs.

La Shawna Clark
Minority Scholars Award recipient 2008
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

La Shawna Clark and family at the AMA Annual Meeting 

"The opportunity to be one of the recipients of this prestigious award has moved me so greatly. It has provided not only much needed tuition assistance but a tremendous boost of encouragement at a time in my life when I needed it most. My family and I are eternally grateful and extend our deepest thanks to you all. Your support strengthens the wind beneath my wings as I soar toward the fulfillment of my life's passion."

Craig W. Anderson, MD
Columbus, Ohio
AMA Foundation Board Member
Donor, Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship, Ohio Honor Fund

"After hearing the plights of the medical students both at the AMA meeting and at home, we decided we could have a greater impact by more rapidly expanding our donations through a larger fund, such as the Ohio Honor Fund. Our foundation gift represents our commitment to the future of medicine. The AMA Foundation unites all physicians on a national level, showing our shared support and compassion."