Massachusetts Medical Society Scholarships and Grants
State and
District Scholarships
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Scholars
Program
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Amount: $10,000 to two students from each of the four Massachusetts
medical schools
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Eligibility: MMS member. Fourth year students enrolled in a
Massachusetts medical school
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Application Deadline: Jan. 16, 2009
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
MMS Department of Continuing Education and Certification
Thelma Tatten, ttatten@mms.org
(781) 434-7305
MMS Medical Information Technology Awards
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Amount: $3,000 annually to one medical student and one resident
physician.
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Eligibility: MMS member. Medical students, residents, or fellows
enrolled in one of the four Massachusetts Medical Schools or a
Massachusetts hospital or training program.
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Application Deadline: Mid-November of each year
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For More Information:
MMS Technical Program Portfolio Director
Leon Q. Barzin, lbarzin@mms.org (800) 322-2303,
ext. 7048
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Massachusetts Medical Society International Health Studies
Grant Program
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Amount: Four grants of $750 each to defray the costs of study
abroad.
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Eligibility: MMS member. Preference given to applicants planning a
career serving underprivileged populations.
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Application Deadline: September 15
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MMS Student Section Community Service Grants
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Amount: Up to $250 of funding for each of two service projects per
medical school chapter of the Section, per calendar year.
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Eligibility: Current medical student members of the MMS whose
projects meet objectives in community and social service, public health
activism and education, or volunteer mentorship activities
Charles River District Medical Society -- Dr. George G.
Katsas Scholarship Fund
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Amount: Between $1,000 and $3,000 annually, depending upon the
number of qualified applicants.
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any first-year medical student enrolled at
an approved U.S. medical school who is a legal resident of Needham,
Newton, Waltham, Wellesley, or Weston. The scholarship is awarded for
the sophomore year and is renewable for the third year.
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Application Deadline: By April 1 of the applicant’s first
year.
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Requirements:
- A curriculum vitae which must include: legal address; high school
and date of graduation; medical school and expected date of
graduation.
- A letter which includes a statement of personal goal.
- A copy of the Graduate and Professional School Financial Aid Service
form or a financial aid form of equivalent informational value
(not the summary page). [This should include
parents' resources. Applications, which provide the best documentation
of financial need, are given first consideration].
- A letter from the financial aid officer of the medical school with
detailed verification of financial need.
- A statement of academic standing from the medical school. Include a
letter of recommendation from a district society member if
possible.
- ONLY APPLICATIONS WHICH MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE
CONSIDERED.
Mail completed applications to:
Massachusetts Medical Society
Northeast Regional Office
860 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
MMS Northeast Region Program Administrator, Florence Keefe, fkeefe@mms.org, (800) 944-5562
Essex South District Medical Society Medical Student
Scholarship Program
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Amount: Determined Annually
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Eligibility: MMS member. Medical students who have established
residency in Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich,
Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody,
Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, or Wenham for at least
five years prior to college, with a desire to return and practice in
this area.
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Application Deadline: December 1
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Qualifications:
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Residency in an Essex South community for at least 5 years prior to
college, with a desire to return and practice in this area. These
communities are: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton,
Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant,
Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield and Wenham,
Massachusetts.
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Current curriculum vitae, which includes the permanent address,
high school with date of graduation, and medical school with expected
date of graduation.
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A statement of academic standing from the medical school.
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A letter of recommendation from a district society member, if
possible.
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A letter that includes a statement of personal goals.
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
MMS Northeast Region Program Administrator, Florence Keefe, fkeefe@mms.org (800) 944-5562
Franklin District Medical Society -- Percy W. Wadman, M.D.
Scholarship
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Amount: $1,000 to $1,500 annually, based on merit and financial
need
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any medical student who resides or whose
family resides in Franklin County
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Criteria:
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At least one parent or guardian must live in Franklin County.
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A letter of matriculation must be submitted from the medical school
the individual is attending.
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A copy of the 1040 Federal tax form filed by the parent or guardian
for the last tax year must be submitted.
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A copy of the letter of recommendation from the undergraduate
school to the medical school must be submitted.
- Download the Percy W. Wadman, M.D. Scholarship
application form (.doc)
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
MMS West Central Regional Manager, Cathy Salas, csalas@mms.org (800) 522-3112
Hampshire District Medical Society Educational
Grant
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Amount: $2,000 each
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any full-time third- or fourth-year
medical student who has resided in Hampshire County for at least five
consecutive years. Recipients chosen by lottery system.
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Application Deadline: September 1
- Downloadable application form (.doc)
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For More Information:
MMS West Central Regional Manager, Cathy Salas, csalas@mms.org (800) 522-3112
Middlesex Central District Medical Society
Scholarships
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Amount: $2,000 annually to one student from each of the four
Massachusetts medical schools, based on need only
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any medical student attending one of the
four Massachusetts medical schools whose primary residence is in Acton,
S. Acton, W. Acton, Bedford, Boxboro, Carlisle, Concord, W. Concord,
Lincoln, S. Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, or Stow.
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Application Deadline: December 31
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
Emerson Hospital, Carol Marshall, cmarshall@emersonhosp.org
(978) 287-3017
Middlesex North District Medical Society -- Dr. Hugh Mahoney
Scholarship Fund
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Amount: Between $1,000 and $1,250 annually, depending upon the
number of qualified applicants.
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any medical student who is enrolled and
has completed one year at an accredited medical school in the U.S. or
Canada and who is a legal resident of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut,
Dunstable, Groton, Lowell, Pepperell, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, or
Westford.
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Application Deadline: mid-April of each year
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
MMS Northeast Region Program Administrator, Florence Keefe, fkeefe@mms.org (800) 944-5562
Norfolk District Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship
Grant
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Amount: $5,000 annually, awarded for either the second
or third year
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any medical student who is a US citizen, a
legal resident of Massachusetts for the last five years, a member of
both the Norfolk District and Massachusetts Medical Society, and who has
completed two years at one of the four Massachusetts medical
schools.
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Application Deadline: Early March of each year
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
MMS Norfolk District Secretary, George Benjamin, M. D. Norfolk@massmed.org (781)
434-7210
Norfolk South District Medical Society Scholarship
Program
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Amount: $500 to $1,000 per award.
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Eligibility: Any medical student enrolled at an approved U.S.
institution who is a legal resident of one of the towns comprising the
district.
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Application Deadline: April 1
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
Sheila E. Kozlowski, Manager, Regional Outreach, MMS Southeast Regional
Office, skozlowski@mms.org (800)
322-3301
Plymouth District Medical Society Scholarship
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Amount: $500 to $1,000 annually.
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Eligibility: Any medical student who resides in the towns that
comprise the district
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Application Deadline: Dec. 31
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For More Information:
Sheila E. Kozlowski, Manager, Regional Outreach, MMS Southeast Regional
Office, skozlowski@mms.org (800)
322-3301
Worcester District Medical Society Scholarship Fund
www.wdms.org/scholarship_fund.htm
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Amount: Variable
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Eligibility: MMS member. Any second, third or fourth-year medical
student enrolled in an accredited medical or osteopathic school who is a
legal resident of Central Massachusetts.
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Application Deadline: August 31
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For More Information:
Contact your Office of Student Affairs or
Worcester District Medical Society, info@wdms.org (508) 753-1579
MMS
State and District Special Loan Programs
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Charitable &
Educational Fund Loans
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Amount: Either $5,000 or $10,000 per year, per borrower, not to
exceed $10,000 in total.
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Third and fourth-year medical students enrolled in one of the four
accredited medical schools in Massachusetts. Applicant must be a U.S.
citizen and a resident of Massachusetts at the time the loan is
made.
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For More Information:
Contact your Financial Aid Office or
MMS Charitable &Educational Fund Coordinator, Bill Wheeler, wwheeler@mms.org (800)
322-2303, ext. 7204
Berkshire District Medical Society Loans
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Amount: Between $1,000 and $10,000 annually, with no interest
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Eligibility: MMS member. Residents of Berkshire County attending an
accredited medical school in the U.S. or Canada.
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Terms: Repayment begins the year of graduation, with half of the
repayment due in four years and the balance in two additional
years.
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Application Deadline: April 1 of each year
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Scholarship requests should be directed to AHEC, 703
West Housatonic Street, Suite 208, Pittsfield, MA 01201
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Hampden District Medical Society - Dr. Max & Ida Millman
Foundation Scholarship Loan
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Amount: Four $2000, no-interest loans are awarded each year
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Eligibility: MMS member. A resident in Hampden County and attending
an accredited medical school Terms: Loan must be repaid after residency
is completed and the physician has been in practice for three years.
Loan is forgiven if the recipient returns to Hampden County and
practices medicine for at least one year.
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Application Deadline: September 15 of each academic year
For More Information: Contact Suzanne Skibinski, Executive Director,
Hampden District Medical Society, at (413) 736-0661 or hdms@massmed.org
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