AAFP Foundation: Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award Grant

AAFP Foundation: Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Amount: US $16,500
Last Updated: August 13, 2025

Summary

The AAFP Foundation's Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award provides $16,500 to support first and second-year family medicine residents in addressing health disparities in underserved communities. This award encourages residents to engage in projects that benefit local populations over a 12-month period. Recipients must collaborate with health care organizations and present their findings at the AAFP National Conference. Up to two awards are given annually, fostering impactful community health initiatives.

Overview

Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award Established to create an opportunity to tackle the health needs of the underserved, this award is intended for family medicine residents who want to address health disparities in their local communities. Award Overview The $16,500 Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award creates an opportunity for first-year and second-year Family Medicine Residents to fulfill a desire to address health disparities by tackling the health needs of the underserved in their local communities. Up to two awards will be presented annually. The 12-month service project, January 1 – December 31, has the following requirements: Resident must work with an organization that provides health care (e.g., free clinic, health department) to enhance services. Project must address a health disparity in the community. Project should have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community that will continue after the 12-month project period. Resident must present at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. This presentation will occur at the mid-point of the project and serves as an interim report. In designing the project, emphasis should be placed on activities that will have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community after the 12-month project period. Funding Components Up to two Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Awards will be provided annually. The award totals $16,500 and contains the following elements: $10,000 award will be provided to the resident whose service project is selected for funding. This funding is to be used by the resident only for costs directly related to the project. These may include: medical supplies (e.g., diabetes testing), equipment rental or purchase, software purchase or lease, patient education materials, communication expenses (e.g., postage, printing, office supplies), patient incentives/reimbursement, mileage/transportation (e.g., resident mileage), patient reimbursement, and personnel not employed by free clinic or health care facility (e.g., patient educators, substance abuse or peer counselors). $5,000 award will be provided to the free clinic (or similar health care facility) where the service project is implemented. $500 stipend will be given to the residency program to celebrate and recognize the resident who wins the Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award. $1,000 travel award reimbursement will be provided to the resident to attend the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students for the purpose of presenting the results of the project. Note: Registration fees for National Conference will be waived for speakers.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. All first-year and second-year Family Medicine residents who are members of the AAFP are eligible to apply. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. All first-year and second-year Family Medicine residents who are members of the AAFP are eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

What the $10,000 Award to the Resident Will Not Fund:Indirect or overhead costs. Travel to present findings at a professional meeting, conference or seminar.The $1,000 travel award reimbursement is provided in addition to the $10,000 award to the resident and must be used to attend AAFP's National Conference and present the project's results and findings.