Dates and Deadlines
Application opens
March 2
Priority deadline
April 15
Submission deadline
May 2
Application closes
May 2
Institutional Scholarships
View all School of Medicine Scholarships in BSMART by filtering by "UAB School of Medicine."
There is a two-step process to be considered for UAB institutional scholarship:
Step One: Complete the Scholarship Application
Note: Newly admitted students are considered for scholarships based on their admissions application and are not required to complete a scholarship application, unless otherwise noted.
Submit scholarship application
Step Two: Complete the Free Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Scholarship applicants and recipients must provide financial information by completing the FAFSA annually.
Be sure to include parental information on the form unless you are 30 year old or older, even if you:
- Consider yourself independent
- Receive no financial support from your parents
- Are married
- Consider yourself having no financial need
Including parental information is the policy of the UAB Financial Aid Office for determining the financial need for scholarships. If parental information is not included, you will not be considered for any need-based scholarships.
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 La Shaundria Thomas at medschoolscholarship@uab.edu or 205-934-2332.
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: Captain Ernest Ashford via email at ernest.ashford.mil@mail.mil)
- U.S. Navy
- Apply for Medical School Scholarships
- SallieMae Graduate School Scholarship
- Board of Medical Scholarships Awards
- SMA Research and Education Endowment Fund Scholarship Awards (Rising MS4; Deadline August 22, 2022)