CCF Medical School Scholarship
2025-2026 Applications will open in November 2024
Since 2017, Columbus Citizens Foundation has been awarding scholarships to promising medical school students of Italian heritage. The scholarship that launched CCF’s medical school offerings in 2017 is primarily funded by, and candidates selected in partnership with, the Morgagni Medical Society, an organization founded in 1890 in order to foster the professional, intellectual, and economic development of Italian American physicians.
In 2021, CCF launched the Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Medical School Scholarship, to be awarded annually to Italian American students who exemplify the values and determination of Dr. Fauci. The scholarship supports students with great academic prowess seeking financial aid at the graduate level in medical and public health fields of study.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be an incoming first year medical school student.
- Applicants must be a minimum of 50% Italian heritage for the Morgagni Medical Society Scholarship or a minimum of 25% Italian heritage for the Dr. Fauci Scholarship.
- Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 or 88%.
Applicant Must Provide
- Their most recent Federal Tax Return documents. Consideration is given for applicants with demonstrated financial need.
- The applicant’s FAFSA Submission Summary must be provided.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation from professional and/or academic contact. This may include teachers, professors, community leaders, mentors, counselors, or another person who can speak to the applicant’s academic merits and/or extracurricular and community service activities.
- The applicant’s most recent, or current, semester’s report card or transcript.