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 | $600/week stipend | See website for 2025 deadline |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation | Crohn’s and Colitis | $2,500 | Please see website for more info |
| American Academy of Dermatology | Dermatology | Varies | Please see website for more info |
| American Skin Association | Dermatology | $7,000 | See website for 2025 deadline |
| SAEM Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant | Emergency Medicine | $500 | Jan. 2025 |
| Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship | General | $6,000 research/$1000 travel | Jan. 21, 2025 |
| Gold Foundation | General | $4,000 | Early 2025 (see website for details) |
| American Medical Association | General | Varies | Please see website for all opportunities and info |
| NIH Medical Research Scholars Program 10-12 Month Fellowship | General | Annual stipend ($50,400) + moving costs + domestic conference travel | Dec. 2, 2024 |
| Buckfire PC Medical School Diversity Scholarship | General | $2,000 | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Chinese American Physicians Society (CAPS) Scholarship | General | $2,000 – $5,000 | Apr. 5, 2024 |
| David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award | General | $4,000 | Please see website for more info |
| Medical Education Scholarship (Only for women enrolled in medical school) | General | $500 | September 15, 2024/October 31, 2024 |
| NMF Emergency Scholarship Fund | General | $2,000 – $5,000 | Please see website for more info |
| Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program Underrepresented in Medicine Externship | General | $7,500 | Jan. 10, 2024 |
| National Medical Fellowships – General Scholarships and Awards | General/Various | $2,000 – $7,500 | Please see website for more info |
| NIH Medical Scholars Research Program | 1 year commitment, must be MS2, MS3, or MS4 | Annual stipend, housing, relocation allowance, travel funding | Dec. 2, 2024 |
| NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research | Must be enrolled 50% in MD program | Monthly stipend (in accordance with NIH rates) | Opens Nov. 2023, due March 1, 2024 |
| 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. 2025 |
| 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 | Opens Nov. 1, 2024, Due March 1, 2025 |
| 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, 2024 |
| Kaiser Permanante SCORE-Ob Summer Fellowship | OB/GYN | $400/week stipend for 8 weeks | Jan. 21, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellowship | Oncology | $7,000 stipend | Opens December 4, 2024; Due February 2, 2025 |
| Kaiser Permanante SCORE-Oto Summer Fellowship | Otolaryngology | $400/week stipend for 8 weeks | Check back in the fall regarding the Summer 2025 program |
| SPR Awards | Pediatrics | $1,000 | Varies (see website for more info) |
| ASTRO Medical Student Fellowship Award for Underrepresented Populations | Radiation Oncology | $5,000 | Please see website for more info |
| Radiological Society of North America | Radiation Oncology | $6,000 | Applications open October 2024 and due February 2025 |
| 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 |
| American Urological Association Medical Student Innovation Fellowship | Urology | $40,000 | Application open January 2024 |
| 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 | Please see website for more info |
