Scholarships
K.M. Tan Travel Fellowship
The K.M. Tan Travel Fellowship is currently available to M4 students from University of Illinois-College of Medicine’s Chicago campus. This fellowship, awarded by the Office of International Education on behalf of K.M. Tan, is granted in amounts up to $2,500. Please see the M4 Resources Blackboard site under the “Scholarships and Awards” tab to find the cover sheet with instructions on the list of the 6 documents you must submit in order to apply. The deadline is Friday, November 30th, 2018 and applications should be sent to Alexa Richmond arich34@uic.edu.
Bertram A. Richardson Scholarship Fund
The Bertram A. Richardson Scholarship is available to M3 and M4 students from all University of Illinois-College of Medicine campuses. This scholarship, awarded by the Office of International Education on behalf of Bertram A. Richardson, is granted in amounts up to $1,000. Please see the M4 Resources Blackboard site under the “Scholarships and Awards” tab to find the cover sheet with instructions on the list of the 6 documents you must submit in order to apply. The deadline is Friday, November 30th, 2018 and applications should be sent to Alexa Richmond arich34@uic.edu.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
While you are in medical school, there are opportunities to carry out summer research, receive funding for your medical studies and to apply for a funded year abroad during or after medical school. The best approach to finding funding is to think creatively about yourself and your goals. As you search for funding sources remember that diverse aspects of you may connect with awards such as the nature of your research, your ethnic background, the country your research is taking place in, your career goals, etc. Be persistent and patient and you will likely find awards to help you.
These two scholarships are annual awards used to provide financial support for international electives approved for credit completed by students between the dates of August 2017-May 2018.