Medical student awards, grants and scholarships
Explore AAFP awards and scholarships that support future family physicians.
Advance your future in family medicine
The AAFP offers a range of awards, scholarships and recognition opportunities for medical students who demonstrate leadership, academic excellence and a commitment to family medicine.
These programs are designed to support your education, recognize your achievements and connect you with opportunities that help shape your future as a family physician.
Why apply for AAFP medical student awards?
AAFP student awards help you:
Gain national recognition for your leadership and accomplishments
Access funding for conferences, research and professional development
Build connections with mentors, residency programs and peers
Strengthen your pathway into a career in family medicine
AAFP awards recognize individuals and student organizations that contribute to advancing the specialty and improving patient care.
AAFP awards for medical students
Recognizes outstanding Family Medicine Interest Groups (FMIGs) that promote interest in family medicine at their medical schools and in their communities.
- Honors innovation, leadership, and engagement
- Highlights best practices in student-led programming
- Celebrates contributions to building the future workforce
Provides financial support for medical students to attend AAFP’s FUTURE conference.
- Covers travel and registration expenses
- Offers access to workshops, residency programs and networking
- Supports leadership development and career exploration
Honors exceptional research and scholarly work presented by medical students.
- Showcases innovative research in family medicine
- Provides national visibility at AAFP’s premier conference
- Supports academic and professional growth
AAFP Foundation grants and awards
The AAFP Foundation offers additional grants, research funding and scholarships to support medical students pursuing family medicine.
Each year, the Center for the History of Family Medicine (CHFM) sponsors one Fellowship supporting research at the Center to advance understanding and appreciation of the history of Family Medicine. The Sandra L. Panther Fellowship provides a $3,000 award distributed to the fellow upon completion of their research at the Center for the History of Family Medicine.
Each year, the Center for the History of Family Medicine provides one grant of up to $3,000 to support the creation of oral history interviews focused on family medicine. The Center’s objective is to expand our oral history collection on family medicine by supporting serious research that uses oral history as a principal source and offers fresh perspectives on a subject area within the field. Grantees may use the funds for expenses related to oral history interviews, including travel, lodging expenses and incidental research expenses.