Grants & Scholarships
Matt Curley M.D. Wilderness Medicine Scholarship Fund
The scholarship will be awarded to one EM Resident annually, who, like Matt, has a particular interest in wilderness medicine. The fund is administered by the St. Luke’s Roosevelt Emergency Medicine Residency in NYC and The Wilderness Medical Society. Scholarship recipients will receive $1000 for travel expenses and accommodations to attend the national Annual Wilderness Medical Society Conference. Registration fee for the conference will be waived for the scholarship recipient. The recipient will have the option to deliver a 30 minute lecture at the national conference on a wilderness medicine topic. This experience will be pivotal for residents hoping to begin a career in wilderness and/or academic EM, and will provide access to mentorship by nationally recognized leaders and wilderness medicine faculty.
In order to foster and promote research on health and medicine in extreme or austere environments and to advance the field of wilderness medicine, the WMS offers the following grants:
Charles S. Houston Grant for medical students. $5000
Research-in-Training Grant for residents and fellows of an accredited graduate medical education program or doctoral candidates working towards a PhD. $5000
Herbert N. Hultgren Grant for a member of the WMS at any stage in their career in support of research that advances the field of wilderness medicine, which may be interpreted broadly. $10,000
Peter Hackett-Paul Auerbach Young Investigator Grant for a young investigator (physician or non-physician, who is either a resident, fellow, or less than 5 years out of training) in support of research that improves wilderness medicine practice. $10,000
NOLS Financial Aid & Scholarships
Scholarships: Every year, NOLS awards more than $1.7 million in need-based scholarships. Our scholarships take into account unusual expenses, and special or changing circumstances. Scholarships can range from a small portion to larger amounts of the course cost.
Financial Aid: NOLS understands that many students utilize these options to make college or university a possibility for them, and we want you to have access to those funds for your NOLS course. NOLS cannot accept federal aid or loans directly, as we are not a Title IV, degree-granting institution, but we do offer the possibility of a consortium agreement to make the transfer of this aid possible.
VA Benefits: NOLS is not a traditional school, and your benefits work a bit differently here than they do at other universities or colleges. Benefits can be used for NOLS according to the Title 38 United States Code.