Fellows, Residents, Students

OFF educational grants and stipends are available to osteopathic physicians enrolled in an ACGME accredited post-graduate training program with Osteopathic Recognition.

The Osteopathic Founders Foundation supports, through grants, the purchase of textbooks for use in the post-graduate training programs at OSU Medical Center and OSU Center for Health Sciences.

This $3,000 scholarship provided by the Osteopathic Founders Foundation, to be used during the recipient’s next year of study, will annually recognize, honor, and encourage one osteopathic medical student who has had a previous career and made the transition to OSU to pursue a new career in osteopathic medicine. For rising OMS II, OMS III or OMS IV students.

The recipient will be selected by a committee of the Board of Directors from all applications received from the combined OSU-COM campuses.

2024 is the inaugural year for this scholarship.

This $3,000 scholarship provided by the Osteopathic Founders Foundation, to be used during the recipient’s next year of study, will annually recognize, honor, and encourage one osteopathic medical student who is the first in their immediate family to graduate from post-secondary education prior to osteopathic medical school matriculation. For rising OMS II, OMS III or OMS IV students.

The recipient will be selected by a committee of the Board of Directors from all applications received from the combined OSU-COM campuses.

2024 is the inaugural year for this scholarship.

This $3,000 scholarship provided by the Osteopathic Founders Foundation, to be used during the recipient’s third year of study, will annually recognize, honor, and encourage one osteopathic medical student who exhibits the foundational leadership skills that will serve their profession and their community now and in the future. For rising OMS III students.

The recipient will be selected by a committee of the Board of Directors from all applications received from the combined OSU-COM campuses.

The Osteopathic Founders Foundation’s Tribute Scholarship is open only to those students who are invited to apply based upon academic standing at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. These scholarships are presented annually by the Foundation.

The selection committee, composed of members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and the current year’s Outstanding Physician honoree, evaluate several criteria in awarding the Tribute Scholarships. In addition to a required ranking in the top 20% of the OSU-COM third year class, we consider the student’s educational history, extracurricular history including community volunteer activities, college ambassadorship, and involvement in the osteopathic profession. Applicants are also asked to submit a written personal statement discussing the reasons for pursuing a career in osteopathic medicine as well as anticipated residency and practice goals.

The recipient of the Outstanding Scholar Award, which is presented in recognition of the Foundation’s current Outstanding Physician honoree, receives a $10,000 scholarship to be used during his/her fourth year of study. The recipient of Osteopathic Tribute Scholarship receives an award of $5,000 to be used during his/her fourth year of study. Scholarship recipients are recognized by the Foundation’s Board of Directors in December of their award year.

The recipients will be selected by a committee of the Board of Directors from all applications received from the combined OSU-COM campuses.