External Sources of Financial Support
Pursuing a Global Programs elective often involves incurring costs.
Many UI medical students have been successful in applying for
scholarship support beyond our internal sources. The following
scholarships may be appropriate for your planned program.
MAP
The MAP International Medical 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. Application materials are available at: Application information. Details can be found at http://www.map.org/main.asp?menu=3&submenu=4
The American Women's Hospitals Service (AWHS)
Provides assistance with transportation costs (up to $1,500) for
medical students and residents pursuing medical studies in an off-campus
setting where the medically neglected will benefit. Grants are awarded
to national AMWA members completing their second, third or fourth year
at an accredited U.S. medical or osteopathic medical school, or a
resident, who will be spending a minimum of six weeks and no longer than
one year, in a sponsored program serving the needs of the medically
underserved. The program must be sponsored by your school, another
school, or an outside agency or, if there is no sponsor, it must be a
program for which your school takes responsibility and provides academic
credit. Contact Marie Glanz mglanz@amwa-doc.org
at 703-838-0500 to obtain further details about this opportunity and
request an application. For more details go to American Medical Women's
Association site, at http://www.amwa-doc.org/students.htm