Boston University Medical Campus
Student Financial Services

The Maine Medical Education Foundation makes loans available to Maine residents enrolled in or accepted to an approved medical school. Loan funds are interest-free until graduation. Interest on the loan will then accrue at 1% for the first year after graduation and increase to 3% the second year and to 5% the third year and each thereafter. Repayment will begin no later than five years following graduation from medical school and the repayment period shall not exceed beyond 10 years from the date of graduation.

Applications, available in the Office of Student Financial Services, must be returned by May 1, 2008 to The MES Foundation, One City Center, 11th Floor, Portland, ME 04101. For additional information, call (800) 922-6352.

The Berkshire District Medical Society, a chapter of the Massachusetts Medical Society offers a revolving scholarship interest-free loan to medical students who reside in Berkshire County and who are attending medical and osteopathic medicine schools in the United States and Canada. The award, up to a maximum of $5,000, is renewable annually for the four years or remaining years of medical school at the discretion of the scholarship committee. In addition to the application, a 2”x2” photo, a statement of 500 words or less, four references, and a transcript of the college academic record will be required.

Applications, available in the Office of Student Financial Services, must be received by the Scholarship Committee no later than April 15, 2008. Please contact Susan Poulin at (413) 447-2417 or spoulin@berkshireahec.org for further information.

Boston Chapter of Links, Incorporated – (a national organization of women) makes average awards of $1,000 to students who meet these requirements: the applicant must be a Black graduate degree candidate in need of financial assistance, must be pursuing a course of study at an accredited college or university, and must be a legal resident of the Greater Boston Area (registered voter) or should have grown up in the area and attended Boston Schools. Application deadline is April 17; contact OSFS.

The Charles River District Medical Society Scholarship Program is available to any medical school student enrolled at an approved U.S. institution who is a legal resident of one of the five towns comprising the district: Needham, Newton, Waltham, Wellesley, and Weston.

Applications must be received before April 1st of the student’s freshman year. The scholarship is awarded for the sophomore year and is renewable for the junior year upon application and at the discretion of the Committee. For a listing of application requirements, please visit The Office of Student Financial Services.

The Essex South District Medical Society awards scholarships to students from an Essex South city or town. Qualifications include residency in an Essex South community for at least 5 years prior to college, with a desire to return and practice in the area, a curriculum vitae, a statement of academic standing, a letter of recommendation from a district society member if possible, and a letter of personal goals.

Information, available in the Office of Student Financial Services, must be returned to Essex South District Medical Society, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451-1411 no later than January 1, 2008. For additional information, contact Florence Keefe at 1-800-944-5562 or fkeefe@mms.org or visit www.massmed.org.

Franklin District Medical Society – One grant of $1,000 is awarded annually based on financial need and merit. One or both parents of the applicant must live in Franklin County and the applicant must have been admitted to or be attending medical school. Deadline: May 1. Contact: Rosanna Czermak, Franklin District Medical Society, 330 Whitney Avenue, Suite 110, Holyoke, MA 01040-2754. Phone (413) 534-1110 or (800) 522-3112; fax (413) 534-9944.

The Hampshire District Medical Society will award $2,000 grants to medical students for the 2006-2007 academic year. Eligibility criteria include: residency in Hampshire county for at least 5 consecutive years, a letter of matriculation from the medical school the individual is attending, full-time status in the third or fourth year of medical school, and a copy of a letter of recommendation from the undergraduate school to medical school.

Applications are available in the Office of Student Financial Services. For further information please contact the West Central Regional Office at (800) 322-2303 x7715 or e-mail hampshire@massmed.org. Applications must be received by September 1, 2008.

The Middlesex Central District of the Massachusetts Medical Society Scholarship awards a $2,000 scholarship annually to a first-year student who attends any of the four Massachusetts medical schools. The student’s primary residence must be in Acton, S. Acton, W. Acton, Bedford, Boxboro, Carlisle, Concord, W. Concord, Lincoln, S. Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, or Stow. Students may receive the scholarship for more than one year at the discretion of the financial aid office. Scholarship requests should be made by the financial aid offices by December 31st for consideration. For additional information contact Carol Marshall at cmarshall@emersonhosp.org or (978) 287-3017.

The Worcester District Medical Society is now accepting applications for their 2008 scholarship program. Scholarships will be awarded to second, third and fourth year medical students who are in financial need and are legal residents of Central Massachusetts.

The application deadline is August 31. Application packets may be obtained by contacting the Scholarship Committee, Worcester District Medical Society at (508) 753-1579 or wordmsa@massmed.org. To complete an application on the web, or obtain a list of qualifying cities and towns, please visit www.wdms.org.