Institutional Scholarships

View all Heersink School of Medicine Scholarships in BSMART by filtering by "Heersink School of Medicine."

Note: Incoming students are considered for recruitment scholarships based on their full admissions application and interviews. Beginning with the Fall 2026 entering cohort, students are encouraged to submit the Supplemental Need-Based Scholarship Application alongside the Secondary Application. This optional scholarship application will be used for consideration of need-based scholarships. These data will not be used for admissions consideration. Students are encouraged to submit the Supplemental Need-Based Scholarship Application prior to their interview date for consideration.

There is a two-step process to be considered for the Heersink School of Medicine institutional scholarship:

Step One: Complete the Scholarship Application

Log into BSMART using your BlazerID and password to submit a scholarship application. The scholarship application consists of your student demographic information (prepopulated) and additional questions.

Step Two: Complete the Free Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Scholarship applicants and recipients are encouraged to provide financial information by completing the FAFSA annually. Be sure to designate UAB as the school to receive your FAFSA.

If you have any questions about completing the FAFSA, contact medschoolscholarship@uab.edu. 

Featured Scholarships

Blue Cross Scholars Program
Dean’s Primary Care Scholars Scholarship
Sara Crews Finley, MD, Leadership Scholarship

Contact us

If you have questions about completing the FAFSA, please contact medschoolscholarship@uab.edu.

External Scholarships

Disclaimer: The below awards are not administered through UAB and are made available as a resource to our students. If you have any questions, please direct them to the contacts on the pages below.

• National Medical Fellowships Emergency Scholarship Fund 
• U.S. Air Force Health Professions Scholarships
• U.S. Army Health Professions Scholarships (Contact: SFC Azjalynne Lewis via email at Azjalynne.c.lewis.mil@army.mill)
• U.S. Navy
• Apply for Medical School Scholarships
• SallieMae Graduate School Scholarship
• Board of Medical Scholarships Awards