If you are a medical student (MSI, MSII, MSIII, MSIV) at a US-based school outside of the FMEC’s 14 state region, you are not eligible for a scholarship. Please visit the 2025 meeting page for registration details.
If you are a medical student at an international medical school, please view theScholarship eligibility chartto see how to proceed. Contact Jennifer Stamper at [email protected] if you have any questions.
FMEC Student Scholarship Program
The FMEC inspires students to seek careers in family medicine. Medical students first attended the FMEC Annual Meeting in 1992, through an initiative started by Dr. Nik Zervanos. Since then, the FMEC has provided more than 7,000 scholarships. Students attending our meeting increase their interest in family medicine and primary care, get experience presenting posters, and often apply to family medicine residency programs they meet at the meeting’s Residency Fair.
Scholarship Eligibility:
If you are a medical student in the FMEC 14 state region, you are eligible for a scholarship.
You must be an MSI, MSII, MSIII or MSIV to apply.
If you are not in the FMEC region but at a US-based school, you must pay the student registration fee to attend. Please go here to register.
If you are at an International Medical School that currently has a partnership with the FMEC, you are eligible for a scholarship. These schools include: American University of Antigua, St. George's University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, St. Matthew's University, SABA University School of Medicine and Medical University of the Americas (MUA).
If you are at an International Medical School not listed above, please contact Jennifer Stamper at [email protected]
If you have completed medical school but not entered a residency, you are eligible to register but only if you have good standing as an AAFP Transitional Member. If you are a Transitional Member of the AAFP, you must pay the student registration fee to attend. Please go here to register.
Please Note: If you have graduated from medical school and are beyond the AAFP transitional membership time period, you are considered a professional and will need to pay the professional registration rate here.
Each scholarship includes:
FMEC membership for one year
Annual Meeting registration fee
All conference-provided meals and breaks
Two (2) nights in the hotel (double bedded room shared with another scholarship student)
Admittance to Residency Fair and all academic programming
One-on-one support from the FMEC Student Coordinator
A pre-meeting orientation and Q&A session to prepare you for the meeting
The FMEC relies on the generosity of our members and institutions throughout the country to provide funds so we can bring 300 students to the meeting each year. Please donate today to support FMEC student scholarships – any amount is appreciated!
What to know
The scholarship application fee is $25.00 (non-refundable) which includes a one-year membership in the FMEC.
Access to scholarships is a benefit for medical schools who maintain an organizational Partnership in the FMEC. Medical students receive priority for scholarships when their medical schools have joined the FMEC as a Partner at the Bronze level or higher.
If your school is not an FMEC Partner, but you are in the FMEC region, you should still apply. The FMEC will connect with your medical school leadership to explain the benefits of FMEC membership.
