The AMSA Map for Success Financial aid is becoming more scarce today for students pursuing careers in the medical field. Some alternatives are employment, aid directly from a private source, federal scholarship programs and grants, and federal loans. The funds necessary for medical education today can no longer come directly from medical schools. Students must seek financial aid alternatives outside their college.
Aid granted directly from private sources is very difficult to find.
Nevertheless, there are many foundations willing to support your education. The best scholarship foundations are those with large assets located within your state and particular area of interest. Federal scholarship programs for medical students are very limited. Scholarship Program is an excellent program sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service. All citizens enrolled in U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical schools are eligible.