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Financial Aid
The student is ultimately responsible for all expenses associated with INMED International Public Health Certificate training. Several effective means of raising financial support are available:
"The most successful teams in raising funds -- no matter how much they have had to raise -- have been those that remembered a simple principle: People give to vision. So, give people something to be a part of. Allow them to take some ownership." - Jennifer Lichty, Director of Special Teams for International Team 1. Personal Fund Raising INMED will establish on behalf of any Certificate student a Scholarship Fund to assist with Certificate-related expenses. A tax-deductible receipt will be provided to anyone making a financial contribution toward a student's Scholarship Fund. There is a ten percent administration fee for all electronic gifts made to this fund and an eight percent administration fee for all other gifts made to this fund. Please direct supporters to give electronically at http://inmed.us/student_scholarships.asp or download the following form and have it completed by each individual making a financial contribution: Scholarship Contribution.
Click the link below to download this letter in Word format for personal editing: Sample Fund Raising Letter Dear Family and Friends, Greetings! I hope this letter finds you and your family well. I am now in my **number** year of **medical/nursing school/residency**. As I finish my training, I have the opportunity to serve in **Country** through INMED - the Institute for International Medicine (www.inmed.us). On **Date** I will be departing on a medical mission to **Country** for 4 weeks. The purpose of this trip is two- fold; to further my education and to provide medical care for these people, many of whom have never seen a doctor. We will be treating many children suffering from **disease names** as well as adults with **disease names** I will be working along side American doctors who have lived and served in **Country** for years. I anticipate that this experience will help give me a vision for future medical service. My work in **Country** is being funded entirely through donations from friends and relatives. Would you consider supporting me? All contributions are tax deductible. You can make your check payable to "INMED" and mail in the accompanying envelope to INMED, 6400 Prospect Ave, Suite 338A, Kansas City MO 64132. You will receive a tax-deductible receipt for each gift. Please write "Support for **My Name**" in the check memo. I thank you in advance for your financial gift and encouragement. I look forward to sharing with you about my experience when I return. Be certain to include with your letter the Scholarship Contribution form for contributors to fill out and send with their contributions. 2. Civic Organization Support Local churches and civic organizations are often eager to assist is spreading the vision and raising financial support. They can: Give official blessing or sanction
Many schools and residency programs have scholarships available to support their students in international study. Be sure to inquire with your institution. Students are also encouraged to contact the following organizations for financial assistance. Hubert Trust Scholarship Purpose: For short-term missions projects in response to global humanitarian needs. Website: http://www.bmdf.org and click the student ministries link. Baptist Medical/Dental Fellowship Scholarship Purpose: To assist with medical/dental school tuition for those committed to career medical missions. Website: http://www.bmdf.org Map International RDIF Scholarship Purpose: To support medical students to participate in a field experience that provides exposure to community health in a 'Christian context' for the poor in a rural or urban setting. Website: http://www.map.org George Faile Foundation Purpose: To provide financial support for medical students and residents to train at Nilerigu Baptist Medical Center in Ghana. Website: http://www.failefoundation.org Westra Scholarship Purpose: To provide selected medical students with clinical experiences in mission settings that will enable them to become familiar with the cultural, social and medical problems in developing countries. Website: http://www.cmda.org Owen Scholarship Purpose: To provide financial aid each year for a student at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas to go on a medical mission project. Recipients gain clinical experience in settings that will enable them to become familiar with the cultural, social and medical problems in developing countries. Website: http://www.cmda.org Short Term Medical Mission Scholarship Purpose: To encourage members of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations to devote a significant portion of their professional lives to cross-cultural medical missions. Website: http://www.cmda.org Institute of International Education Purpose: Provides a variety of scholarships, including the Fullbright, for international study to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Website: http://www.iie.org/ International Education Financial Aid Purpose: Provides scholarships to U.S. students studying abroad. Website: http://www.iefa.org John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in Health Sciences Purpose: Directory of international grants and fellowships for Advanced Study in Health Website: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Benjamin H. Kean Traveling Fellowship in Tropical Medicine Purpose: Financial support for clinical and research electives in tropical medicine. Website: http://www.astmh.org/funding/index.cfm Rotary International Scholarships Purpose: Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country. The first step in application is to contact a local Rotary club. Website: http://www.rotary.org/foundation American Medical Women's Association's American Women's Hospitals Purpose: To fund women medical students and residents who travel to medically underserved areas in the U.S. and abroad to work in approved programs that care for the medically underserved. Website: http://www.amwa-doc.org Wilderness Medical Society Purpose: Provides financial support to a medical student selected on a competitive basis for a research project in the field of wilderness medicine. Website: http://www.wms.org/research/grants.asp |