Established in 2017, the Family of Funds serves as the umbrella for TMAF funds and endowments that support the charitable health improvement and education goals of TMA and TMAA members and the related efforts of TMA county medical societies and TMA alliance and medical student chapters.
Funds and endowments eligible to be part of this program are subject to the approval of the TMA Foundation Board of Trustees in accordance with TMAF policies, procedures and legal considerations. For more information, contact Lisa Stark Walsh, TMAF executive director at lisa.walsh[at]texmed[dot]org or (800) 880-1300, ext 1666.
TMAF Hispanic Nursing Scholarship Trust Fund of
Dr. Roberto J. and Agniela (Annie) M. Bayardo
This inaugural trust under the Family of Funds program provides scholarships annually for nursing students in Harris and Travis counties. It is administered by the Harris County Medical Society Alliance Philanthropic Fund and the Travis County Medical Society Alliance Foundation. The amount of each scholarship has grown from $4,500 in 2017 to $10,000 in 2020.
TMAF Medical Student Scholarship and Grant Trust Fund of
Dr. Roberto J. and Agniela (Annie) M. Bayardo
The purpose of this fund is to provide a) scholarships to individuals accepted to or attending a Texas medical school; and b) financial grant support to Texas medical student-led health improvement and education initiatives through the TMAF Medical Student Community Leadership Grant Program.
- Medical Student Scholarship Grants: TMA county medical societies and alliance chapters that have a medical student scholarship program may apply for one* scholarship grant that matches the amount of a scholarship provided by the society or alliance chapter, not to exceed $5,000.
Application opens Jan 15; Deadline March 31
- TMAF Medical Student Community Leadership Grant Program: An annual allocation from this Fund will be determined by TMAF. Such allocation will support TMAF Board of Trustees approved grant requests received through its Medical Student Community Leadership Grant Program.
Application opens in April; Deadlines July 31 and Nov 30, 2023
TMAF Hispanic Medical Student Scholarship Fund of
Dr. Roberto J. and Agniela (Annie) M. BayardoThe purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Hispanic individuals accepted to or attending a Texas medical school. Grants will be based on TMAF board approved funding requests from TMA county medical societies and alliance chapters that have a medical student scholarship program and meet the fund requirements. Society or alliance chapters may apply to match one* of their scholarships annually from this fund, not to exceed $5,000.
Application opens Jan 15; Deadline March 31
*TMA County Medical Societies and Alliance chapters may apply for both the TMAF Medical Student Scholarship and TMAF Hispanic Medical Student Scholarship Programs.
TMAF Radha, Naren & Hitaine Endowment for Medical Student Scholarships by Shakuntala and Mahendra Patel, MD
This endowment supports scholarships to Texas medical school students with the following recipient criteria: the scholarship will be awarded to a Texas medical school student entering the second, third or fourth year of medical school, is determined by the recipient’s Texas medical school to need financial aid; self-identifies of Hispanic, Asian, or Black descent and describes, through the required essay, an aspiration to serve low-income Texans. This scholarship currently is administered through the Lubbock County Medical Society and its medical student scholarship program in concert with Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in Lubbock.
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