The Bernadett Family International Medical Student Scholarship Program

Medical Humanities Research Areas supported by this Scholarship Award: Since medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field of medicine proposals addressing the history of medicine, application of the arts including literature, visual arts, theater, film, and music, and the disciplines of philosophy, medical anthropology, and medical sociology to medical education and practice will be considered.

Terms: Awards totaling up to $12,000 (US) are divided each year between two medical students, whose individual awards will depend upon the need given for extra funds for special considerations. Funds are paid as reimbursement for travel, travel-related expenses, and accommodation for a 4-week period of research in the United Kingdom. Recipients are required to carry out their research in the United Kingdom in a 4-week period during the summer of the year after the award is provided.

Requirements: This travel grant is open to any medical student interested in the medical humanities in the United States and Canada. Recipients are strongly encouraged to develop and submit a manuscript for publication to a peer reviewed journal concerning the research carried out during their award. Recipients are required to submit a report of their work suitable for publication in the Oslerian, the Newsletter of the American Osler Society and to submit an abstract for the American Osler Society Conference for the year following the award and research.

The deadline for this year’s applications is November 30, 2025.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE APPLYING

• The applicant must be a current medical student matriculated in an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada.
• It is the understanding that the applicant will require the use of original source material for the research not present in the United States and Canada or easily available in internet sources.
• Preference will be given to applicants who can outline why there is a need to carry out the research in the United Kingdom and have a designated mentor in the United Kingdom and/or North America.
• The project must be completed before the applicant receives their medical degree, although the required final report may be completed within a year following degree attainment.

How To Apply

1. Applicants should fill in the application form included on this page. The application is a PDF form which may be filled out and printed.  Download Application

2. Applicants must also submit a CV, a detailed project proposal of two pages and arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to rolando.delmaestro@mcgill.ca directly by the reference provider.

3. All required documentation can be emailed to rolando.delmaestro@mcgill.ca . Files should have the name of the applicant, AOS Bernadett Family International Medical Student Scholarship Award, and the year (e.g. Smith_AOS Scholarship _2024_application).  

The deadline for this year’s applications is November 30, 2025.

For More Information: please contact Dr. Rolando Del Maestro at rolando.delmaestro@mcgill.ca