Family Medicine Leads Scholarships for FUTURE - Student (Rising MS/OMS4) or Resident Primary Care Champion Grant

The Family Medicine Leads Scholarships for FUTURE support medical students and residents in attending the AAFP FUTURE conference. With over 5,175 scholarships awarded since 2002 and total funding exceeding $2.3 million, these scholarships provide financial assistance for registration, travel, and lodging. Eligible applicants must be AAFP members and agree to attend the entire conference. Scholarships help cultivate future leaders in family medicine by facilitating educational experiences and networking opportunities.

NOTE: Up to 700 total scholarship applications will be accepted. If/when a category reaches its cap, the application will no longer allow submissions. If you see the category is closed prior to the May 1 deadline, that means it has reached its limit of applicants and you are unable to apply.
Providing Family Medicine Leads Scholarships for Family Medicine residents and medical students to attend AAFP FUTURE (formerly National Conference), our goal is to support students' and residents' commitment to the specialty of Family Medicine.
The AAFP Foundation is pleased to continue supporting family medicine residents and medical students to attend the FUTURE. Since 2002, the number of funded scholarships over 5,175 with awards totaling more than $2.3M.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we continue to provide a minimum of 250 Family Medicine Leads (FM Leads) Scholarships for the AAFP FUTURE residents and medical students can have the opportunity to experience and explore family medicine through educational programming and procedural workshops, leadership opportunities, and interaction and networking with family physicians and peers from across the country.
Students or residents wishing to apply for this award must complete an online application with three essay questions. To apply for the student scholarship, you must be an MS/OMS4 student during the 2025-26 academic year. To apply for the resident scholarship, you must be a resident during the 2025-26 academic year.
Funding
The number of scholarships in each category varies from year to year depending on the funding level and number of applicants.
The $600 scholarship is intended to help reduce out-of-pocket expenses (registration, travel, lodging, meals) to attend FUTURE.
All scholarship checks are awarded at FUTURE. If you are unable to meet the attendance requirement or attend the conference for any reason, your scholarship will be forfeited.

Eligibility

You must be a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to apply. New or lapsed memberships may take one week to process. Please plan accordingly as late applications will not be accepted.Scholarships are based on your status during the current academic year.Please apply to categories accordingly.You must be able to attend the entire National Conference.You must agree to the Family Medicine Leads Scholarship Agreement.You may apply to one scholarship category each year
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Ineligibility

You are not eligible to apply if you previously received a National Conference Scholarship from the AAFP Foundation.