Medical Student Extramural Funding
Medical Student Extramural Funding
This page serves as a resource for discovering supplemental funding grants and award opportunities offered to medical students conducting research. The listings below give a brief award description listed in alphabetical order by Agency.
When you find an award that you may be eligible to receive, please go to that program's website to learn more about their application deadlines and procedures.
If you have questions regarding applying for funding, please contact Brooke Piercy at piercyb@hs.uci.edu.
| Grant Agency or Topic | Topic | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Anesthesia Research | Anesthesia | $400/week stipend | See website for 2023 deadline |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | Crohn's and Colitis | $2,500 | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| American Academy of Dermatology | Dermatology | Varies | Please see website for more info |
| American Skin Association | Dermatology | $7,000 | See website for 2023 deadline |
| SAEM Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant | Emergency Medicine | $500 | Jan. 2023 |
| Gold Foundation | General | $4,000 | Early 2023 (see website for details) |
| American Medical Association | General | Varies | Please see website for all opportunities and info |
| Buckfire PC Medical School Diversity Scholarship | General | $2,000 | Oct. 2022 |
| Chinese American Physicians Society (CAPS) Scholarship | General | $2,000 - $5,000 | Opens December 2022, Due March 2023 |
| David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award | General | $4,000 | Applications open September 2022 |
| Medical Education Scholarship (Only for women enrolled in medical school) | General | $500 | September 15, 2022/October 31, 2022 |
| NMF Emergency Scholarship Fund | General | $2,000 - $5,000 | Please see website for more info |
| National Medical Fellowships - General Scholarships and Awards | General/Various | $2,000 - $7,500 | Please see website for more info |
| American Society of Hematology Medical Student Award Program | Hematology | Varies | Please see website for more info |
| IDSA Education and Research Foundation Grants for Emerging Researchers/Clinicians Mentorship (G.E.R.M.) | Infectious Disease | $2,000 | Feb. 2023 |
| SIR Foundation Research | Interventional Radiology Research | Varies | Multiple; See website for more info |
| William B Bean Student Research Award | Medical History & Medical Humanities | $1,500 plus up to $2500 travel | March 1, 2023 |
| American Academy of Neurology Summer Research | Neurology | Varies | Variable dates (see website for more info) |
| The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) | Neurosurgery | $2,500 | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Fight for Sight Ophthalmology Research | Ophthalmology | $2,400 | Summer Student Fellowship due March 1 |
| RPB Medical Student Eye Research Fellowships | Ophthalmology | $30,000 | Spring application due January 10 & Fall applications due July 1 |
| SPR Awards | Pediatrics | $1,000 | Varies (see website for more info) |
| ASTS Presidential Student Mentorship Grants | Transplant Surgery | $3,500 stipend and $1,500 to attend awards ceremony | Must be under mentorship of an ASTS member; see website for submission deadline |
| NIH Medical Scholars Research Program | 1 year commitment, must be MS2, MS3, or MS4 | Annual stipend, housing, relocation allowance, travel funding | Jan. 2023 |
| NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research | Must be enrolled 50% in MD program | Monthly stipend (in accordance with NIH rates) | Opens Nov. 2022, due March 1, 2023 |
| Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research | Various | $1,000 - $5,000 | March 15 and October 1 annually |
| Wilderness and environmental medicine | Wilderness medicine | $5,000 | October 3, 2022 |