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  • About Us
    • Mission & Vision
    • Strategic Plan
    • History
    • What We Do
    • Governing Board
    • SOMA Foundation Advisory Board
  • Scholarships & Grants
    • Scholarships >
      • SOMA New Member Scholarship
      • Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship
      • PhysicianLoans A.T. Still Memorial Scholarship
      • SOMA Scholar Award
      • Community & Preventive Medicine Scholarship
      • Robert S. Juhasz, DO Innovative Leadership in Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship
      • Women in Medicine Scholarship
      • Humanism in Medicine Scholarship
      • International Medical Outreach Scholarship
      • Marvin H. and Kathleen G. Teget Leadership in Specialty Medicine Scholarship
    • Grants >
      • SOMA Foundation Chapter Grant Program
      • SOMA Foundation Fall Travel Grant
      • SOMA Foundation Spring Travel Grant
      • SOMA Osteopathic Medical Education (OMED) Grant
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    • Northup Educator of the Year >
      • Current Award Recipient
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SOMA Osteopathic Medical Education (OMED) Grant

Grant proposals from invited COMs should endeavor to support a significant current matter or community need, for example, a public health or preventive medicine issue. The inclusion criteria and specifications are intentionally broad to encourage creativity and innovation in this space.

The grant(s) will be used to create a program or project deemed “new and innovative” that addresses a significant, current community need and that can also be replicated in other chapters across the country, once determined successful.

Your proposal should aim to achieve these four goals:
  • Positively impact the COM and/or local community and residential population
  • Promote local and national camaraderie among Osteopathic medical students
  • Demonstrate how philanthropy can support and elevate healthcare agendas
  • Instill a sense of leadership, responsibility, and commitment to the local community

The project must align with the aforementioned goals, produce measurable outcomes that benefit the COM and/or local community, and have the potential to be replicated in other COM communities across the country. For example, the project must produce measurable outcomes, such as increasing community vaccine rates; creating a disaster awareness or fundraising plan; creating a toolkit for how to better understand, appreciate and embrace the medical needs of LGBTQIA+ students in medical school.

Each approved proposal will include an associated budget and will receive a maximum of $500 to launch their initiative in their community. At the conclusion of their project, the SOMA chapter will report back to the SOMAF team during a SOMAF Council meeting and prepare a presentation for the upcoming OMED SOMAF Reception. In addition, during the pilot phase, one SOMA Chapter representative will be invited to provide a brief report during the SOMAF annual reception during OMED.

GRANT AMOUNT: $500 / project
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The American Osteopathic Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, is the fiscal sponsor of the SOMA Foundation. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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