LMSA Midwest 2023-2024 Grants and Funds
LMSA Midwest grants exist to promote programming at the local level by empowering established and active LMSA Midwest Local Chapters to spearhead community initiatives and support our student members through our grant funding. Grants may come from one of the four following funds:
Description:
The LMSA New Chapter Grant serves to provide funds to chapters who are just getting on
their feet. Available to new and upcoming chapters, this grant seeks to boost chapter
engagement by providing funding for programming that promotes networking and fosters a
sense of family. We encourage new chapters (<3 years old/reactivating) to apply to jumpstart
chapter success. Chapters who have received this grant or one similar in the past three years
are ineligible for this award. Please refer to the JotForm for eligibility
Award Amount: $250
Due Date(s): December 15, 2023 & March 15, 2024
Point of Contact: Scholarship Chair, Chief Development Officer
Description:
The LMSA+ Chapter Expansion and Sustainability Grant was created in the wake of the recent
Supreme Court ruling over affirmative action. We recognize under this new decision, a new
layer was added to the already arduous process to both complete higher education and
pursue a degree in medicine. Through this grant, we hope to establish new or support existing
LMSA+ chapters to encourage and maintain a pipeline for Hispanic/Latinx students to
medicine. Please refer to the JotForm for eligibility.
Award Amount: $250
Due Date(s): December 15, 2023 & March 15, 2023
Point of Contact: Scholarship Chair, Chief Development Officer
The LMSA Chapter Service Grant will be awarded to chapters who have a distinct vision for
serving their community. We aim to create a culture in LMSA that encourages service and
cultivates community building, aspects that are difficult to maintain during medical training.
Chapters are expected to partner with local organizations to host a service event.
Alternatively, chapters may host their own individual service event but must have an impact
on the larger community. Please refer to the JotForm for eligibility
Award Amount: $250
Due Date(s): December 15, 2023 & March 15, 2023
Point of Contact: Scholarship Chair, Service and Community Affairs Chair
LMSA Midwest understands that our members may encounter unforeseen financial
emergencies that can disrupt their education plans and their ability to pay for school,
transportation, basic necessities, and housing. To assist our members under these
circumstances, LMSA MW has an emergency relief fund to help fulfill these gaps and help
address financial instability among our members. Eligible candidates must be LMSA
due-paying members, with the maximum allotment of $200 per individual.
Award Amount: Variable
Due Date(s): Rolling
Point of Contact: Scholarship Chair
While a wide range of possible projects will be considered, priority will be given to projects that are consistent with the core principles of LMSA Midwest, sustainable beyond the funding period, and potentially adaptable to other chapters in the region or the region as a whole.