One of the most difficult parts of Medical School is that you have to spend 4 years making no income, while simultaneously acquiring hundreds of thousand of dollars in debt. For students who come from less than ideal financial situations there only solutions are to find worthwhile scholarships. The problem however is that many of these scholarships have very strict and narrow eligibility criteria, there are very few scholarships to begin with, most scholarships are not very well known. In this article I will be listing and discussing 9 scholarships that questions banks and other organizations created to help financially support medical students.

1. Amboss Access Scholarship:

In response to the unexpected challenges that COVID brought, the Global Education fund is distributing 2 million dollars worth of Ambos access. This is being done to encourage and support those who want to pursue a career in medicine but may have significant barriers to doing so

• How many are chosen: The website does not provide this information

• How to apply for the scholarship: To apply , Amboss requires you to  visit the following link and fill out the form which  has a series of prompt for you to fill out.

2. Online Med ed Scholarship for Future Black physicians

Online Med ed created this scholarship as a way to close the racial gap that exists in medicine Between Black medical students and medical students of other races. With this scholarship money they hope to eliminate some of the financial barriers preventing African American from becoming physicians.

• How many students are chosen: 1 student gets chosen
• How to apply for the scholarship: To apply for the scholarship you have to fill put questions in the application and then send in a video response based on the final prompt.

The link to the application can be found here

• Who is eligible for the scholarship: any Medical student pursuing a medical degree (MD or DO)
• How much is the award: The scholarship is in the award amount of $12000 dollars

• What are the other requirements: If you are chosen, you ave to provide a form of proof of enrollment or acceptance to a medical school. Additionally  you have to keep them updated periodically with your medical school progress

3. Picmonic scholarship

The goal of Picmonic is student achievement and success. In an effort to achieve this goal, the Picmonic Learning platform is offering 6 months of Picmonic Premium to students who are able to prove financial need.

• How many students are chosen?: There is no limit to the amount of people chosen. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
• How to apply: In order to apply you simply have to fill out the questions which are found at this link here.
• Who is eligible for the award: Students in the medical, nurse practitioner, PA, occupational therapy,  physical therapy or dental schools

4. Med School Insiders Annual Scholarship: 

Med School Insiders is program that offers a variety of services such as tutoring, admissions counseling, as well mentorship to pre-med and medical students. In an effort to help underprivileged or those in financial need maximize their chances of success in medical school they created the Medical School Insiders Annual Scholarship.

• How many students are chosen? : The website states that “multiple $500 scholarships” will be given to those students that demonstrate Financial aid need
• How to apply:  first fill out an essay of the prompt, then send in a copy of your student Aid report of the FAFSA, then fill out the application form. More details can be found ​​here 
• Who is eligible for the scholarship? Pre-med students, Medical Students, and Residents

5. Test prep insight Scholarship

Test Prep insight is a website which provides information on exams such as the MCAT, USMLE, LSAT as well as well as other graduate exams. Their goal for creating this scholarship was to make the financial playing field equal for those with documented disabilities. Their hope is that by providing this opportunity for financial support, those with disabilities will be more able to focus on the academics.

• How do I apply: In order to apply visit this link. Then once you are at this link, read the eligibility criteria and scroll down to the bottom of the page which states how you apply. Basically you need to write a short essay or video that addresses the prompts which are listed on the website. A picture of these prompts can be seen below.

• Who is eligible: To be eligible you have to have above a 2.5 gpa and in good academic standing with your university, you need to have documentation showing you are in a graduate or undergraduate program, as well as documentation of your disability
• How much is the Scholarship: 1,500

6. Truelearn Scholarship

This Scholarship was created by Truelearn in an effort to support students in higher education who’ve encountered financial hardships.

• How many are chosen:  5 winners are chosen. Each winner receives One step 1 or step 2 CK exam registration fee paid($940.00 value) 
• How to apply visit the following link. You then create a video and send it to the link provided. An official transcript is required as well and must be sent to sc**********@tr*******.com .
• Who is eligible for the  scholarship: Any DO or MD medical student

7. USMLE bricks Scholarship

The USMLE bricks scholarship was created by  USMLE Rx who are the creators of the online learning platform. This scholarship was created as a way to make medical knowledge affordable for those who lack financial or other means of accessing it.

• How many students are chosen: 1000
• Award: full access to the USMLE RX bricks digital library.
• Who is eligible: any medical students
• Where to apply: The application can be filled out on this page 
• How to apply: 
• Other information: for more information you can go to the application page and scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says Frequently asked questions

8. Osmosis Raise the Line Scholarship

Osmosis is offering a scholarship of $5000.00 in an effort to help combat the physician shortage and help support medical students in their journey to becoming a doctor.

• How do I apply: To apply you visit this link. However the application for this year has close but they encourage everyone to join the email list because they frequently send out information on when the next round of applications are going to be
• When is the Deadline: the deadline for 2021 has passed however, if you keep up with their newsletter they will announce when the next round of applications will be.

9. American Medical Women’s Association Lecturo Scholarship

In alignment with Lecturio’s mission of providing students with effective Learning resources, They partnered with American Medical Women’s Association to create a scholarship which consists of two 3 month Lecturio Subscriptions

• How do I apply for the Scholarship: In order to apply, visit the following link. Then once you are there click on the download application button and fill out the required fields.
• What is the deadline to apply?: According to the website there are two application cycles: One is from August 1-31stst, and the second is from September 1st to September 30th.
• Who is eligible to apply: The website does not clarify on whether eligibility includes both medical students AND residents or just medical students. I am guessing that it includes only MD and DO students. One thing they do clarify is that applicants must be members of the American Medical Women
• How many winners are chosen: Two

In Conclusion

As you can see there are a variety of options that medical students have to financially support themselves during medical school. Although these scholarship programs only choose a few people, It is still worth it to at least apply.