Scholarships

To be eligible for University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) scholarships and access funds, students must submit a scholarship application* and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or institutional methodology if not FAFSA-eligible.

The deadline for submission is March 1, 2027. You must use your NetID and password for login credentials.

*Note, the UNR Med scholarship application is for current M.D. students only. Incoming M.D. students, please apply via your pre-matriculation AMP Portal.

Medical student scholarship resources

UNR Med scholarships

Additional scholarships

2026 Scholarships

  • Madeline K. and Ronald L. Ackley Scholarship in Medicine
  • Fred M. Anderson Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. John V. Anooshian & Anooshian Family Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Roxie Archie Medicine Scholarship Endowment
  • Jonathan Artz, M.D. Clinical Neurosciences Medical Student Scholarship
  • Jonathan Artz, M.D. Pre-Clinical Neurosciences Medical Student Scholarship
  • Dr. M. Ronald Avery Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Baker Family Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • John Bancroft Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Joshua Bardin & Dr. Carol Cheney Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Louis S. Bava Scholarship Endowment
  • Loretta W. Bell Scholarship Endowment
  • Robert A. Buckley, M.D. Medical Student Scholarship
  • Dr. & Mrs. Emanuel Berger Scholarship Endowment
  • Mildred Bertotti Scholarship Endowment in Medicine
  • Blaine & Karen Brown Scholarship for Parents in Medicine
  • George H. Bourget Scholarship Endowment for Medical Students
  • Frances Cafferata Brown Scholarship Endowment
  • Marian Capurro Durkee Medicine Scholarship Endowment
  • Carson Medical Group Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Robert H. Case Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Chico Group Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Samuel C. Chuo Memorial Annual Scholarship
  • Claibourne Parker (CP) Shonnard, M.D. Scholarship Endowment
  • Cole-Wilbur Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Contis/Cath Family Medical Student Scholarship
  • Isabel M. Crain Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Isabel M. Crain Biomedical Research Scholarship Endowment
  • Laura M. Cummings Scholarship Endowment
  • Darren Robert Matteoni Memorial Scholarship
  • Oscar Delgado Scholarship Endowment
  • Donor Network West Phyllis Weber Scholarship
  • Dorothy Ellen Drew Medical School Endowment
  • Doubrava Family Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Durward A. Huckabay, M.D. Medical Education Scholarship Endowment
  • M. H. Duxbury, M.D. Scholarship Endowment
  • Carl and Eleonora Esping Scholarship Endowment
  • Faculty & Staff Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Kirk Addison Fay Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Lincoln and Meta Fitzgerald Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Carroll H. Flagg Scholarship Endowment
  • Joe and Renee Francis Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Michael N. and Esther R. Galli Scholarship Endowment for Medicine
  • John Wayne Gattshall Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Joseph M. George, Jr. M.D. Scholarship Endowment
  • Caroline Graham-Lamberts, MD Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Stephen W. Hall Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Toby Ann Handelman Scholarship Endowment in the School of Medicine
  • Hartman-Kanning Trust Scholarship Endowment
  • John Healy Medical Student Scholarship
  • H. Hamer Holloway Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Houghton Foundation Endowment
  • Durward A. Huckabay, M.D. Fellowship Endowment
  • Herbert N. Jacobs, M.D. Class of '39 Endowed Medical Scholarship
  • Wendy Jaksick Medical Student Endowment
  • Dick Joseph Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • George Marion Kaiser Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Michael Krowka Scholarship
  • Dena Kruse Medical Student Memorial Scholarship
  • Ernest W. Mack Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. George R. Magee Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Harold Marks Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Charles and Mary Marshall Student Endowment
  • Assemblyman John W. Marvel Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Pauline & Jack McCloskey Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Herbert E. McCoskey Endowment
  • Michelson Family Scholarship Endowment in Medicine
  • Vaughn N. Minas Scholarship Endowment
  • Robert K. Myles, M.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
  • Warren Nelson Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Nelson/Watkins Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Margarete V. Oesterle Memorial Endowment
  • Nichols Family Veteran Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Nick and Vaslie Pappas Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Budd Pecetti Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Owen Peck Scholarship Endowment
  • Karen Harvey Petroni Endowed Scholarship in Medicine
  • Henry Malin Prupas, MD Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Lawrence "Larry" E. Pyle Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Renown Health Scholarship
  • James and Irene Rice Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Katherine Riegelhuth Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Joseph & Mona Rojas OB/GYN Scholarship Endowment
  • Silas E. Ross Jr., M.D. Memorial Endowment
  • Ruth E. Saviers Scholarship Endowment
  • School of Medicine 50th Anniversary Scholarship Endowment
  • School of Medicine Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment
  • School of Medicine General Scholarship
  • Chester M. Scranton and Blanche Wyckoff Scranton Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Thomas J. Scully Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Paul Segal and Harold Freeman Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Edwin & Mary Semenza Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Edwin S. Semenza Outstanding Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. George Smith Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • George and Viola Stanek Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Richard G. Sugden, M.D. Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. F. Donald Tibbitts Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • Jean & Herb Tobman Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Alan Tobman & Alan J Martin
  • George and Mary Tweedy Scholarship Endowment
  • Wagner Family Scholarship Endowment
  • Phyllis J. Walsh Medical School Endowment
  • Washoe County Medical Society John Stapleton Scholarship Endowment
  • Frederick and Beatrice Weisenburger Medical Student Endowment
  • Charles I. West Medical Society Scholarship Endowment
  • Glen E. Whiddett Medical Student Scholarship Endowment
  • Dr. Thomas S. White Scholarship Endowment
  • Louis Wiener, Jr. Medical Scholarship Endowment
  • Louis Wiener, Jr. Biomedical Scholarship Endowment
  • Jerry & Betty Wilson Scholarship
  • Edward J. and Hilda B. Wunner Scholarship Endowment
  • Jerry and Janet Zebrack Family Scholarship for Humanism Endowment

2026 Awards

  • Harriet & George M. Basta Medical Student Award Endowment 
  • Richard R. Blurton Award Endowment for Overall Excellence in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 
  • Dante Club Research Award Endowment 
  • Dean’s Benevolence Endowment 
  • Philip H. Goodman Award in Residence Excellence 
  • Dr. & Mrs. John and Rochelle Gray Award for Academic Excellence 
  • Maria Emilia Guenechea Latino Medical Student Award 
  • Hauptman Family Medical Student Award for Compassion in Medicine 
  • Richard C. Inskip Family Practice Scholarship Endowment 
  • Magdalena Santos Student Research Award for Hispanic Disparities 
  • Measom Family History of Medicine Award 
  • Nevada History of Medicine Foundation Award for Pathology 
  • Lillian Orchow Psychiatry Prize Endowment 
  • E.W. Richardson Excellence in Teaching Award Endowment 
  • Dr. V.A. Salvadorini Endowment for Excellence in Pathology 
  • Jane K. and Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D. Faculty Leadership Development Award Endowment 
  • Donna Turner Rural Medical Education Award 
  • Donna Turner Rural Preceptor Award Endowment 
  • Donald D. Van Dyken Award in Family Medicine