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Scholarships

CMSRU Institutional Scholarships

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) will provide accepted students with the opportunity to annually apply for donor-established institutional scholarships. Accepted students must file their FAFSA and submit the CMSRU Institutional Form annually to be considered for institutional scholarship funding. Required documents will be reviewed by the CMSRU Scholarship Committee. Students will be notified about the process to apply for CMSRU institutional scholarships upon admission to CMSRU.

The CMSRU community is grateful for our generous benefactors.

Your continuing advocacy and commitment to our students and programs is advancing medical education and opportunities for our next generation of physicians.

External Scholarships for Service

The Armed Forces Health Profession Scholarship Program can provide full funding for tuition, fees, and reimbursement of all mandatory expenses in addition to a living expense stipend. In repayment for each year of assistance, after completion of residency training (military or civilian), students will serve as a practicing physician/officer in their branch of the military.

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National Medical Fellowship (NMF) is a non-profit organization providing merit and/or need based scholarships and awards to students who are underrepresented in medicine. Contact NMF to verify eligibility criteria and application requirements.

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National Health Service Corps (NHSC) offers to pay tuition and required fees via scholarship assistance to medical students seeking a career in primary care. After graduation, students promise to serve at a NHSC approved site. Contact NHSC to verify eligibility criteria and application requirements.

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Endowed Scholarships Currently Being Awarded at CMSRU

An Endowed Scholarship is a financial fund established by donors or institutions to support educational scholarships in perpetuity. The principal amount remains intact, while the interest generated provides recurring funding for scholarships. This ensures sustainable support for students pursuing higher education promoting academic excellence and accessibility. Unlike a one-time scholarship, an endowed fund is designed to award scholarships annually by using the interest earned on the initial contribution.

Instituted in 2018 by Dr. Frank and Colleen Bonner and family, this is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU; it is based on merit and demonstrated financial need. 

Instituted in 2021 by the Brown family, this is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year student at CMSRU; it is based on merit and demonstrated financial need. It was donated in honor of Edward D. Viner, M.D., Founding Director of CMSRU’s Humanism Center.

Instituted in 2018 by the CMSRU Student Government Association and enhanced annually with partial proceeds from the White Coat Notes program, this is a one-year tuition scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU; it is based on demonstrated financial need and awarded to a student historically committed to community service engagement.

Instituted in 2021 by Dr. and Mrs. Feldman’s son, Michael, this is a four-year scholarship award for an incoming medical student at CMSRU who is a Pennsylvania resident; it is based on merit and demonstrated financial need.

Instituted in 2022, this is a one-year scholarship award for a 3rd or 4th year student excelling in their Psychiatry clerkship and/or pursuing a Psychiatry residency. The Goldman family established this scholarship in memory of Dr. Arnold Goldman, a longtime practitioner at Cooper University Health Care and throughout the Delaware Valley.

Instituted in 2024 for the benefit of Rowan University’s two medical schools, this is a one-year scholarship award for a student at CMSRU who is a military veteran.  

Funded by an Anonymous donor, this is a four-year tuition scholarship awarded to one (1) graduate of the CMSRU PULSE program and/or a student who enhances diversity as well as one who has academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

Instituted in CMSRU’s inaugural year with the support of CMSRU’s founding Dean and his wife, this is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU; it is based on demonstrated financial need.

Established in CMSRU’s inaugural year by a Glassboro State/Rowan University alumnus and his family, this is a four-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student from New Jersey who demonstrates financial need.

Instituted in 2012 by Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama, this scholarship provides financial support to fourth-year medical students at CMSRU who are planning to take part in an overseas medical mission/elective (minimum length of four weeks) in the last semester of their fourth year.

Established in 2022 by former Chair for Orthopaedics at Cooper University Health Care, Dr. Miller, and his wife, Donna, and then enhanced by friends and family, this is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming medical student at CMSRU; it is based on demonstrated financial need.

Established in 2022, this scholarship was initiated by Christopher Olivia, MD. This is a one-year, renewable scholarship award for a student at CMSRU who is a resident of Camden, Pennsauken, or Camden County. It is based on demonstrated financial need.

Instituted in 2018 by CMSRU Professor of Medicine and former Chair of Department of Gastroenterology at Cooper University Health Care, this is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU; it is based on demonstrated financial need.

Established in 2015 by friends of CMSRU, this is a one-year tuition scholarship award for first-year medical students at CMSRU; it is based on merit and demonstrated financial need and/or has overcome educational disadvantages and/or other disadvantages.  Preference shall be given to a student who demonstrates a commitment to community service.  This scholarship can be renewed.

Instituted in CMSRU’s inaugural year by a Glassboro State/Rowan University alumnus and his wife, this scholarship recognizes the academic efforts of an incoming freshman and renewable for a maximum of four years provided the student remains in good academic standing. Preference will be given to a student that lives in southern New Jersey.

Established in 2022 to honor the memory of Gil Stein, this is a four-year scholarship award for an incoming medical student at CMSRU. It is based on academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

Established in 2016 by a friend of CMSRU, this is a one-year tuition scholarship award presented to a second-year medical student at CMSRU with demonstrated financial need. It is awarded to a student committed to practicing the core values of truth, forbearance and compassion. 

Established in 2021 by Dr. Ed Viner, CMSRU’s founding director of the Ed Viner Humanism Center, and his wife, Judith, this is a one-year tuition scholarship award presented to an incoming medical student at CMSRU. It is based on demonstrated financial need.

Restricted Scholarships Being Awarded at CMSRU This Year

This Fund is supported through contributions made throughout the year by individual donors and groups as part of CMSRU’s Annual Fund. Currently, twelve (12) one-year awards are being provided to CMSRU students at all grade levels with demonstrated financial need.

This Fund is supported by Rowan University and provides funding for merit scholarships and need-based awards. Currently, twenty-two (22) one-year merit scholarship awards are being provided to CMSRU students at all grade levels. 

Funded by the Fitzpatrick Foundation, this is a four-year scholarship awarded to one (1) student who entered CMSRU’s Class of 2026 as an M1 and is a resident of Bergen County in New Jersey.

This one-year scholarship award is the result of a bequest from a neighbor in southern New Jersey; it benefits a student with academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

This is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU with academic merit and demonstrated financial need supported by CMSRU Associate Professor of Medicine and Co-Medical Director for the Cooper Heart Institute, Fredric L. Ginsberg, MD.

Funded by this Foundation, this is a four-year scholarship awarded to one (1) student who entered CMSRU’s Class of 2026 as an M1 and continues to be committed to learning and enhancing disabilities education in medicine.

Funded by an Anonymous donor, this is a four-year tuition scholarship awarded to one (1) student who entered CMSRU’s Class of 2025 as an M1 and is a graduate of the CMSRU PULSE program and/or a student who enhances diversity as well as one who has academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

Funded by an Anonymous donor, this is a four-year tuition scholarship awarded to one (1) student who entered CMSRU’s Class of 2026 as an M1 and is a graduate of the CMSRU PULSE program and/or a student who enhances diversity as well as one who has academic merit and demonstrated financial need.    

The Measey Foundation embraces a charitable purpose to support medical education in the Philadelphia region. The scholarships provided are one-year tuition awards of at least $20,000 each to four (4) first-year students at CMSRU with demonstrated financial need. 

Supported by our physicians, faculty, medical professionals, and mentors at Cooper University Health Care, this is a one-year scholarship award for two (2) first-year medical students at CMSRU. It is based on merit and demonstrated financial need.

The Neuwiesinger Foundation supports four (4) awards benefiting students committed to continuing their research efforts at CMSRU. It benefits students with demonstrated financial need.

This Foundation supports a four-year scholarship award for one (1) student in CMSRU’s Class of 2025 who has academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

This Foundation supports a two-year scholarship award for two (2) students in CMSRU’s Class of 2027 who have academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

The Patriarch Family Foundation supports a four-year scholarship award for one (1) student in CMSRU’s Class of 2028 who has academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

CMSRU’s Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Chair/Chief of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Cooper University Health Care, Robin Perry, MD and family, support this one-year scholarship award each year for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU. This scholarship benefits a student with academic merit and demonstrated financial need.

The Physicians Aid Association provides tuition aid for needy physicians-in-training in the Philadelphia and New Jersey areas. These are one-year awards for CMSRU students with demonstrated financial need.

This Foundation funds a one-year full tuition scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU from New Jersey with academic merit and demonstrated financial need.  

Supported by retired Cooper University Health Care’s and CMSRU’s distinguished pediatrician, William G. Sharrar, MD, this is a one-year scholarship award for an incoming first-year medical student at CMSRU with demonstrated financial need.