Through the generosity of alumni, friends, corporations and foundations, the IU School of Medicine annually awards scholarships and loans to financially and academically deserving medical students. The named scholarships programs listed below reflect the importance that individuals have placed on making an investment in future physicians — an investment that will yield a valuable resource and quality medical practitioners.
Apply for scholarships
For more information on applying for Scholarships and Financial aid, please email medaid@iu.edu.
Scholarship Selection
IU School of Medicine awards over $8 million in scholarships annually, placing us at the national average for total scholarship funding per enrolled student. Scholarship funding has been a priority for the school. Dean Hess and the Office of Gift Development focus on scholarships when meeting with donors and alumni. To show his level of commitment, Dean Hess and Mrs. Hess have personally funded scholarships.
IU School of Medicine scholarships are used in the recruitment of our best and brightest students (focusing on merit and diversity). Additionally, IU School of Medicine grants merit-based and indebtedness scholarships to the fourth year students.
IU School of Medicine’s scholarship selections are made by the scholarship committee each year in late June with recruitment scholarships decided throughout the recruitment and admissions season. While some scholarships have restrictions, the committee maintains a philosophy of equal opportunity. Medical students receiving the Indiana Primary Care Scholarship, Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Programs (HPSP) or the National Health Service Corps Scholarship (NHSC) will be deemed ineligible for IU School of Medicine scholarships. Likewise, any student who is in the combined degree program will not be eligible for our scholarships.
Current categories of scholarship support
- Academic/merit based
- Donor-specified funding requirements (i.e., specific counties in Indiana, attending a specific campus, etc…)
- Scholarships promoting class diversity
- Financial need/disadvantaged/indebtedness
Scholarship requirements
Annual scholarships may be one year only with no expectation for renewal. Multi-year scholarships may have requirements for renewal.
- All renewal scholarships require clear first time passing of all courses/clerkships and students must be in good academic standing require passing all courses on the first attempt as well as all USMLE exams.
- Progress academically in a timely fashion and take exams when appropriate.
- Loss of scholarship for academic (e.g. failure or repeating a year)/professionalism reasons may be permanent.
- Scholarships from all sources may not exceed total tuition.
- No more than four years of funding.
Good academic standing, as defined by the scholarship committee, is a student who is not on academic probation for any reason during the entire preceding academic year or semester.
Search for Scholarship Funds
The following endowed scholarships are available through the IU School of Medicine.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Class of 1976 R. Joe Nobel Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1976 in May 2001 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1977 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1977 in 2002 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1978 Richard C. Powell Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1978 in May 2000 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1978 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1978 in October 2000 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1979 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1979 in October 2004 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1981 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1981 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1985 and Todd B. Taylor Leadership Award | This scholarship was established in 2010 by the Class of 1985 to encourage medical students to participate in leadership roles with the Indiana University School of Medicine during their years at the school. This award is to be bestowed upon a third or fourth year student in good academic standing who has demonstrated leadership skills by serving as on officer, class representative, center representative or committee chair for the Medical Student Council or class for a minimum of two years. |
| Class of 1986 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1986 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1991 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 2006 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1992 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 2005 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1993 Scholarship | This scholarship was established in April 2008 by the graduating Class of 1993 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 1994 Scholarship | This scholarship was established by the Class of 1994 to provide scholarships to IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of 2002 Joel Priddy Scholarship | Established in 2002 in memory of Joel Priddy. During the third year of medical school, the IU School of Medicine Class of 2002 lost a beloved classmate, Joel Priddy, on September 6, 2000 to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and while struggling through chemotherapy, Joel completed his second year of medical school, served as the school's social vice president, hosted the annual Evening at the Arts fundraiser and maintained his witty, carefree humor and love of life. |
| Class of April 1944 Scholarship | This scholarship was established in 1994 in celebration of their 50 year reunion. The class of April 1944 established this scholarship as a challenge to the graduating class of 1994 to create an endowed scholarship for IU School of Medicine students. |
| Class of December 1944 Clyde G. Culbertson Scholarship | This scholarship was established in 1994 by the Class of December 1944 alumni to provide scholarships for IU School of Medicine students. The alumni dedicated the scholarship to Clyde G. Culbertson who made a significant contribution to their success. |
| Class of May 1942 Charles Eugene Green Scholarship | This scholarship was established in 1997 by the Class of 1942 in celebration of their 55 year reunion and in memory of classmate Dr. Charles E. Green, an ordained minister who performed the matrimonial ceremony for over half of the class. |
| Claude Smith Black, MD, Award for Outstanding Work in Research | This scholarship was established in 1997 through the estate of Suzanne B. Caylor to be awarded to a medical student who has done exemplary research, as decided by the IU School of Medicine Student Research Committee. The scholarship is targeted for research as specified by the donor. This scholarship endowment helps support the Summer Research Program in Academic Medicine. |
| Cora C. Ensminger Fund | Established in 1992 through the will of Cora C. Ensminger, who died in the 1960s, this fund is used to make grants to senior medical students. |
| Cornelius Family Scholarship | This scholarship was established as a general scholarship in 2010 by James M. and Kathleen M. Cornelius. |
| Cyrus J. Clark Memorial Scholarship | These gifts be used to support scholarships for junior and senior year students in the School of Medicine who are in good academic standing and have financial need. |