Funding Opportunities

Various funding opportunities are available to students to assist them on special projects, groups and travel.

Student Travel Reimbursement

Twin Cities Campus

TC Funds for Academic Year 2024-25 are closed! Funds will reopen for student travel by August 2025. MS2, MS3, and MS4 students will be notified.

The Student Travel Fund supports travel by medical students to national and regional medical organization meetings (no international travel can be funded). 

To access travel funds from the medical school, please ensure you request them only when the preceptor or department where you conducted your research cannot provide financial support for your travel expenses. Before seeking medical school funds, all students in need of financial assistance must first approach their research preceptor or department to explore available funding options.

Applications must be approved before travel. Funding occurs in the form of a reimbursement after travel. Maximum funding will be $800.00 per student - the amount awarded may be decreased if more than one student attends the same meeting. All University of Minnesota's Travel Policies must be followed.

Please note the following:

  • Funds are limited 
  • All requests must be submitted PRIOR to the travel taking place
  • Student may only receive funding once per fiscal year (July 1 - June 1) with at least 1 year between each funding period

Application Steps:

  1. Review the following guidelines before submitting application
  2. Submit a complete application request form 
  • Benefit to the University statement within your application must follow specific guidelines (should reflect benefit to the University, not personal benefit) or request will be denied
  • W-9 form - Make sure this form is complete and downloaded as W-9_LASTNAME or request will be denied
  • Estimated costs must be broken down into itemized expenses (ex: Airfare ($250), hotel ($500), transport ($50), etc.) including projected grand total requested.

 

Criteria for consideration of student requests:

  • Must be in good academic standing and currently an MS2, MS3, or MS4 student
  • Must be enrolled in Medical School and have not graduated at the time of travel
  • Students must fall into one of the following categories:
    • presenting at the conference (oral or poster presentation of original research)
    • attending the conference as a panelist or a national organizational officer
    • receiving an award at the conference

All student travel is also governed by the University of Minnesota's Travel Policy.

Questions? Please contact the TC Student Affairs Office at [email protected]

TC Travel Funding Request Form

Duluth Campus

The Student Travel Fund supports travel by medical students to national and regional medical organization meetings. Request for funding may be submitted throughout the academic year. In order to ensure fairest distribution of resources, a student may receive funding only once during the fiscal year, July – June, with rare exceptions. Funding occurs in the form of a reimbursement after submission of receipts for approved budget. Maximum funding will $800.00 per student. The amount awarded may be adjusted if multiple students attend the same meeting.

Criteria for consideration of student requests:

  1. You must be in good academic standing
  2. Highest priority will be given for:
    • Oral or poster presentation of original research at national meetings
    • Oral or poster presentation at key regional meetings
  3. Other priority areas include:
    • Students who actively participate in national or regional conference leadership,e.g. serving as a panelist or national organizational officer.)
    • Students who represent the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth in major medical student organizations; who participate on committees or boards; and who receive awards.
  4. Impact: How will your trip benefit other students? 

Please submit all requests for funding to Dina Flaherty in Student Affairs, [email protected], SMED Room 173. Apply for funding.

All student travel is also governed by the University of Minnesota's Travel Policy.

Class 1966 Funds

Class of 1966 Fund applications for the 2024-25 academic year are closed!

The Medical School Class of 1966 has generously established an endowment to support student-initiated projects at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Funds are distributed annually through a competitive application process to individual students or student groups who present project ideas that will be of value to the entire medical student community.  

Selected projects will receive up to $3000. This amount allows the selection committee to select three (3) high profile, high-quality, long-lasting yet discreet projects and ideas annually. Two (2) proposals will be selected from the TC campus, and one (1) from the DU medical school campus.

Past funds recipients 

The committee overseeing this fund invites all students and student groups to submit applications for funding.

Instructions, guidelines, and a sample application

The application process begins annually in the Fall semester each year with new funding being available in November.

At the end of the project, all individuals receiving funding are required to submit a final report. 

Global Health and International

The Global Medical Education and Research Program (GMER) offers opportunities for funding for opportunities during the summer between a student's first and second year, plus international study awards for international clinical electives during a student's clinical years.

For Student Groups

Registered student groups are eligible to apply for funding from the Medical School Student Council. Groups are also eligible to apply for special grants from Student Council.

Research Funding

Our students have a wide range of opportunities to gain hands-on research experience, and contribute to medical advancements that create a healthier future for everyone. Students can do research for credit, for pay (such as through grant stipends), or as a volunteer.

Other Opportunities

As various opportunities are received by the Medical Education Office they will be posted here. New opportunities arrive daily, so make sure to check back often!