Several health career scholarship and award funds have been established through the Foundation and are administered according to the wishes of the individual or organization. A brief description of each fund and application materials are provided below.

Deadline for the following is February 1

• Amy Hunter-Wilson, MD, Scholarship
  Amy Hunter-Wilson, MD, Scholarship: Established by Dr. Hunter-Wilson, this scholarship is available to American Indian students who pursue training or advanced education as doctors of medicine, nurses, or in a related health field. Award amounts vary, generally $1,000 or more.
  (Download Scholarship Details and Application in a Word document or PDF)
  
  
• Victor A. Baylon, MD, Memorial Scholarship
  As a lasting tribute to Dr. Baylon, a pathologist from Racine, his family and the laboratory staff of All Saints Healthcare System, Inc. created this scholarship for medical students, medical technologists and clinical laboratory scientists. Scholarships of $1,000 or more are limited to residents of Racine or Milwaukee Counties. (Download Scholarship Details and Application in a Word document or PDF)
  
  
• Wisconsin Medical Society Presidential Scholar Award
  To recognize future medical leaders, this $3,000 award is available to medical students who will be entering their fourth year next fall and who exemplify the attributes, skills and desire to become a medical leader in Wisconsin. In addition to general scholarship eligibility, applicants must show active involvement with the Wisconsin Medical Society or a County Medical Society. One letter of recommendation must be from a Wisconsin Medical Society member who has worked with the applicant on the Society Board of Directors, a council or task force, or locally as a County Medical Society officer. The applicant’s personal statement must highlight activities and ties to Wisconsin. Applicants not chosen for this award will automatically be considered for general scholarships in April.
  Download Presidential Scholarship Details and Application in a Word document or PDF)
  
  

Deadline for the Following is April 1.

The following scholarships use the General Scholarship Details and Application (Download in a Word document or PDF).

• General Medical Education Scholarship
  Through a variety of funds, the Foundation offers scholarships to students in medical school or who are enrolled in allied health careers with direct patient care and identified as having critical workforce shortages. Currently, this limits eligibility to medical students, nurses, radiology techs, respiratory therapists and physical therapists. You must have completed or be in the process of completing at least one year in one of the qualified programs listed above. Awards depend on the number of qualified applicants.
  
  
• Goodman-Goodell Scholarship
  Established through an estate gift from Maurice Goodman, Jr., awards from this fund are limited to students currently in their second year of medical school who are from the Portage, Wisconsin area and who express an interest in specializing in pulmonary medicine or in general family practice. To apply, complete the General Scholarship Application.
  
  
• Robert T. Cooney, MD Scholarship
  In memory of Robert T. Cooney, MD, past president of the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation, this $5,000 scholarship is available to medical students who show strong interest in practicing in rural Wisconsin. To apply, complete the General Scholarship Application and in the personal statement, stress your interest in practicing in rural Wisconsin, ties to a rural community and any past or current activities associated with rural life. For more information on Dr. Cooney, click here.

Applications may be obtained from the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation by calling 866.442.3800, ext. 3722 or 608.442.3722, or by e-mailing eileen.wilson@wismed.org.

Congratulations to our 2009 scholarship award winners!