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Funding Sources
I. General Funding Sources
- The American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China (AMBAC) Student Exchange Program in Taiwan
- http://www.abmac.org
- Opportunity for fourth year medical students to experience medical care in the R.O.C. and study diseases seen less frequently in the U.S. Opportunities sometimes exist for participating in research projects with the R.O.C. doctors. Students usually have the opportunity to select study areas of particular interest to them with placements made accordingly. Depending on the goals, as well as professional and personal interests of each clerk, placement may be in a rural or urban setting. Five or more clerks are selected in the U.S. annually. The award is given to the student to cover round-trip airfare, airport taxes and transportation from the airport to the host institution. The ABMAC Taiwan Office coordinates the program and assists clerks in Taiwan.
- Supports 4th year medical students to do an elective clerkship in Taiwan for at
least 2 months
- Phyllis Scarmozzino Executive Director, ABMAC
45 John Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-233-0608
E-mail: phyllis@abmac.org
- American Women’s Hospital Services (AWHS) Overseas Assistant Grant
- http://www.amwa-doc.org/Foundation/awhs.htm
- Provides transportation costs of up to $1500 for female medical students to work
in programs for the medically underserved
- Must be- AMWA member, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year medical student or resident
- Contact Marie Glanz @ 703/838-0500 or mglanz@amwa-doc.org for more information and applications
- Carole M. Davis Scholarship
- http://www.ihmec.org/announce/cdavis.htm
- This $1000 scholarship is given annually to honor Carole Davis who was a
founding member of the International Health Medical Education Consortium
(IHMEC). This scholarship is given to a student or faculty member from a school
that is an institutional member of IHMEC. The award will be based on a
statement no more than 1000 words that describes the international health activity
for which the applicant will use the funding. The project description gives the
applicant's background, reason for the international health activity, learning
objectives and anticipated outcomes. Priority will be to projects is in the areas of
IHMEC's goals which are learning or research activities in emerging countries or
disadvantaged populations in North America.
- If a student or resident, please provide a letter from a supervising faculty member.
If a faculty member, please provide one letter of support from a colleague familiar
with your work. Applications and support documents should be sent to the
IHMEC Secretariat.
- The Chateaubriand Fellowship
- http://www.ambafrance-us.org/sst/chateaubriand/pres-etu.htm
- A program offered by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of
France in the United States. Every year, it allows around 20 American students -
PhD Candidates or Post docs - to conduct research in a French laboratory (public
or private) for a 6 to 12 month period.
- Most of expenses paid by program
- Creative Funding for International Health Electives Guide
- International Education Financial Aid
- http://www.iefa.org
- Search through a large database of scholarships depending on your location of
study & host institution
- International Health Group
- The Paul Alexander Memorial Fund of Management Sciences for Health
- The Paul Alexander Memorial Fellowship provides an international public health
opportunity in a developing country to a person of promise who seeks direct
experience to help them make a career choice. The fellowship is usually used to
support work with a Management Sciences for Health (MSH) international public
health project for a minimum of two months, although awards are sometimes
granted to individually developed plans. Applicants must have received, or intend
to receive, a graduate degree within two years of award travel.
- MSH established the Fellowship to honor colleague Paul Alexander, M.D., whose
unexpected death occurred within days of completing a long-term rural health
project. The Fellowship is intended to encourage and inspire dedication of
individuals in the field of international health.
- Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest indicating their period of
availability accompanied by a curriculum vitae and four letters of reference (two
academic and two professional). Applicants should indicate international
experience and language skills, where applicable. Applicants with a specific plan
(such as place of interest, subject of study, or institutional affiliation) should
provide it separately, with evidence of project acceptability to the institution
and/or country concerned.
- Paul Alexander Memorial Fellowship
- c/o Jean Alexander
1666 Coffman #220
St. Paul, MN 55108
- E-mail: alexa019@gold.tc.umn.edu
Phone: 612-647-1231
- Deadline: December 1
- Network of Community – Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences
- Students from member institutions can receive assistance in arranging IH
electives at other member sites
- Contact: Ms. Pauline Vluggen
Network or Community-Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences
University of Limburg, Faculty of Medicine
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastrict
The Netherlands
- Project MEDSEND
- http://www.medsend.org/work.html#fundraising – more information online.
- Project MedSend offers grants to repay student loans owed by healthcare professionals while they serve as medical missionaries in medically underserved areas of the world. Grant Applicants must (1) be under the authority of a collaborating sending agency (an "Associate"); (2) be within 18 months of leaving for career medical missions service; (3) show fiscal responsibility and stewardship maturity; (4) be in the process of paying off their student loans as soon as earning begins (internship, residency, practice).
- Contact at medsend@juno.com or 203-891-8223
- Partners of the Americas
- The Rotary Foundation
- http://www.rotary.org
- Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either three or six months of
intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country and provide
funds to cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and home
stay living arrangements up to US$12,000 and US$19,000, respectively.
Applications are considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, English,
French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish.
- Graduate scholarships for IH are available in any field and require one year
commitment
- Processed through local rotary club
- The Rotary Foundation, 1600 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201: 312-328-0100
- Phyllis Scarmozzino, Exec-Director ABMAC
45 John Street
New York, NY 10038
E-mail: Phyllis@abmac.org
Phone: 212-233-0608
- SARA’s Wish Foundation
- Sister City Organizations
- Local Sister City relationships can be the source of reciprocal programs,
home stays, medical projects, health professions contacts, and funding support for
electives. Request information from Sister Cities International or contact the
Madison Sister City organizations through the website below.
- Sister Cities International
120 South Payne Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-836-3535
- For Madison Sister City organization contacts for East Timor, El Salvador, Vietnam, Cuba, Germany, Nicaragua, Italy, Norway and Lithuania, go to
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/mayor/sisterci.html
- Any organization (like a church or ethnic organization) to which you belong
- Many religious organizations are becoming more active in their support of service-related projects with an international focus. Although the organization as a whole may be approached, it may be more appropriate to request aid from a particular committee or arm within the organization that may be set up to act more directly on such a request, e.g., a social ministry committee or "missionary" group. A student who belongs to such an organization may have an enhanced chance of receiving a favorable response.
- Local and Regional Chapters of Professional Organizations, Foundations, Corporations, Civic Organizations (Lions, Jaycees, Rotary, Junior League, etc).
- Area chapters of the Lions Club, Jaycees, Rotary, Junior League (for women only), etc. give generously to fund education often including international medical electives, especially those chapters located near the medical school or the student's hometown. Look for contacts in the phone book where you study and in your home town.
- These organizations that may be receptive to carefully prepared requests from an individual or institution to provide full or partial support for an international elective opportunity. A proposal should include an anticipated budget and identify what the gains are for the organization, the host country, and the student. It is critical to follow-up with the donor group via a presentation, slide show, etc. after the completion of the elective. This not only allows the donor organization to see the results of its financial support, but lays the groundwork for future solicitation.
- Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for intensive summer study
- http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/fellow/index.htm
- Awards given for the study of various languages either at UW Madison, or
advanced level courses, taken out of the U.S.
- Applications are available in the International Fellowship Office, 328 Ingraham
Hall. (262-9632)
II. Funding for Research
- American Osler Society
- http://www.americanosler.org/awardspage.htm - more information and
application online
- Supports research in broad areas of medical history & humanism
- $1000 stipend, with up to $700 to support travel to annual meeting
- Deadline March 1, 2004
- Division of Perinatal Biology
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, CA 92350
- The Chateaubriand Fellowship
- http://www.ambafrance-us.org/sst/chateaubriand/pres-etu.htm
- A program offered by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of
France in the United States. Every year, it allows around 20 American students -
PhD Candidates or Post docs - to conduct research in a French laboratory (public
or private) for a 6 to 12 month period.
- Most of expenses paid by program
- Dr. Benjamin H. Kean Traveling Fellowship in Tropical Medicine
- http://www.astmh.org/funding.asp - information and application online.
- Deadline May 1
- Support for clinical & research electives in the tropics (round trip airfare & up to
$700 living expenses)
- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene has established a fellowship in Dr. Kean's name, administered by the American Committee on Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler's Health (ACCTMTH), that will provide travel expenses for medical students, house staff and fellows who arrange clinical or research electives in tropical areas. Round trip airfare (best-price ticketing) and up to $700 toward living expenses will be provided. Kean Fellows will be required to prepare and present reports describing their activities. North American full time medical students, and residents and fellows in any medical specialty or sub-specialty who express an interest in tropical medicine or international health may apply. Applicants must arrange their own elective with the approval of a supervising faculty mentor at their institution. An overseas mentor must be identified, and a research plan or plan of clinical study presented. Preference will be given to applicants sponsored by a member of the ACCTMTH. Applicants will be selected based on their academic credentials, recommendations, quality of their proposal and especially on evidence of a sincere interest in pursuing a career in tropical medicine or international health.
- Malaria Research & Training Center in Mali
- http://medschool.umaryland.edu/cvd/MALI.htm - Application online
- For minorities and other under-represented groups.
- Trainees can spend from four weeks to several months working at the
University of Mali. The program will cover all travel and in-country expenses,
and pre-travel orientation including travel health advice. Immunizations will
also be provided.
- Competency in French will be mandatory for trainees in clinical medicine, and
preferred but not required for research training.
- For further information call (410) 706-2491
- National Institutes of Health
- Wilderness Medical Society
III. Funding with Religious Affiliation
- Christian Medical & Dental Associations: Resident Short Term Mission Fund
- http://www.cmdahome.org – Apply online
- Must be a CMDA member, a resident, and demonstrate financial need
- Covers up to $1000 per person or $2000 per married couple
- Short Term Medical Missions Scholarship: CMDA
P.O. Box 7500
Bristol, TN 37621-7500
- Christian Medical & Dental Associations: Steury Mission Scholarship
- http://www.cmdahome.org – Apply online
- Must be- enrolled in Medical College; under the care of a recognized mission
board: willing to serve mission for extended period of time (website for details)
- Covers up to $25,000 for each year of schooling (can be a loan or a grant)
- Deadline is April 1 of each year
- The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (for Baptists)
- http://www.imb.org/
- Must be 4th year medical student. Provides travel and housing expenses
- Mission projects vary – search database of sites online at http://www.thetask.org/students/Projects/Default.htm
- Ms. Brenda Moncrief: Program Coordinator
Foreign Mission Board of Southern Baptist Convention
Personnel Selection Department
3806 Mohument Ave
Richmond, VA 23230-0767
Phone: 804-353-0151
- Global Health Ministries (Lutherans)
- http://www.ghm.org/ or email ghmoffice@cs.com
- No deadline: travel to GHM related hospital for at least 8 weeks: maximum award
$700 to 4th year med student
- Global Health Ministries
7831 Hickory Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432-2500
Phone: 763-586-9590
- James S. Westra Memorial Endowment Fund of the Christian Medical & Dental
Associations
- http://www.cmdahome.ofg - Apply Online
- Must be a CMDA member; third or fourth year medical student; and demonstrate financial need
- Covers up to $500
- James S. Westra Memorial Endowment Fund, CMDA
P.O. Box 7500
Bristol, TN 37621-7500
- MAP/Reader’s Digest International Fellowships
- http://map.org
- The MAP International/Reader's Digest International Fellowship program (MAP-
RDIF) encourages lifelong involvement in global health issues by providing
selected medical students firsthand exposure in a Christian context to the health,
social and cultural characteristics of a developing world community.
Third and fourth-year medical students, residents and interns are eligible.
Applications should be submitted during the academic year prior to travel.
The field experience must be designed to provide the student exposure to
community health in a Christian context. Students select a mission agency or
hospital that has an outreach among the poor in a rural or urban setting. Students
must spend at least eight weeks in the field (six weeks for residents and interns).
- Pays 75% of your airfare for a minimum 8 week elective at a Christian site
- MAP will assist with site placement – Contact early –
- Applications due before March 1 each year
- Ms. Carole Peters, RDIF Coordinator
PO Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521-5000
Phone: 912-280-6633
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