Residency Interview Travel Grants

Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.

Carolina Medical Families Fund

The Carolina Medical Families Fund will award $250 grants to (20) students for travel costs associated with residency interviews.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be a fourth-year UNC School of Medicine student participating in the 2012 Match;
• Have at least five (5) residency interviews scheduled;
• Have the capacity to manage grant funds responsibly;
• Articulate the impact of the grant.

Residency Interview Travel Award (for students with children)

The Residency Interview Travel Award program was established in 2010 by Dr.  and Mrs. Allen Daugird. Their gift grew out of concern for students with young families, who do not have the expendable income to support the cost of residency interviewing, an expense which cannot be met using student financial aid. At least (2) grants of $500-$1,000 will be available to qualifying students.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be a fourth-year UNC School of Medicine student participating in the 2012 Match;
• Have at least five (5) residency interviews scheduled;
• Have at least (1) child/dependent;
• Have the capacity to manage grant funds responsibly;
• Articulate the impact of the grant.

To be considered for a grant students must submit the following online application to include a 100 word essay by 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

If awarded a grant, student must agree to the following reporting and compliance terms:

• Grantee holds full legal and financial responsibility for residency interview travel;
• Grant funds are subject to audit; receipts must be kept by grantees for three years;
• Grantees must provide financial services with copies of receipt(s) for travel costs covered by grants. If receipt(s) are not provided, grantee must report grant funds as taxable income.
• Send email thanking donors to Kelly Mansfield (Kelly_Mansfield@med.unc.edu), assistant director of annual giving at the Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.

Questions? Contact Sheila Graham McDonald in the Office of Financial Services at sheila_graham@med.unc.edu or (919) 962-6117.