IFM SCHOLARHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Founders' Scholarship

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The Founders' Scholarship was established and funded by IFM founders Susan and Jeff Bland. This scholarship supports functional medicine education for primary care practitioners working with underserved communities who show exemplary leadership and passion for their communities and the mission of IFM. 

 

 

Meet the 2024 Founders' Scholarship Recipients 

Congratulations to Alison Cooper, MD, MPH, from Baltimore, Maryland, and Leticia Mendoza Galindo, MD, from Mexico City, Mexico, who were recently awarded the 2024 Founders’ Scholarship!  Click here to learn more about each recipient and see how both are working to make in a difference in their communities. 

 

Founders' Scholarship Details:

Who is this award for?  

  • Primary care providers currently practicing anywhere around the globe
  • Primary care providers beginning their functional medicine certification journey and who are currently working with medically underserved communities. 

Total Awards Given Annually: 2

What the award includes:   


  •  Covers tuition for all IFM core curriculum (AFMCP + APMs), which can be applied towards the 100 hours of accredited functional medicine education required to qualify for certification.
    • Functional Medicine Certified Professional-Medical (FMCP-M) ™ 
  • Annual International Conference (winner must attend in-person event)  
    • Up to $1,000 travel-expense reimbursement
 What the award does NOT include:  

  • Fees for CME credit hours
  • IFM Membership 
  • FMCP- M™ Application Fee 
  • FMCP-M™ Written Test Fee 
  • Costs associated with re-certification/certification maintenance
  • Certification Review Course Fee 
Eligibility requirements:

To be eligible for the Founders' Scholarship, applicants: 

Clinicians must have taken at least one of the following courses:  
  • Must NOT have taken more than one of these IFM Programs  
    • Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice  
    • Any of our six Advanced Practice Modules (Cardiometabolic, Immune, Hormone, Bioenergetics, Environmental Health, GI)
  • Must be currently a practicing primary care provider working with medically underserved communities   
  • Clinicians must qualify for the Functional Medicine Certification Program™ to be eligible.  

The new Functional Medicine Certification Program™ will launch in 2026. If awarded the scholarship, you will be enrolled into the appropriate certification program then. In the meantime, you can enroll in IFM courses, and those hours will count toward the 100 hours of accredited functional medicine education required for certification.  

Application: 
 
We are no longer accepting 2024 Founders' scholarship applications.  

If you applied, please refer to your confirmation email on the expected date you will hear back from our scholarship team. In the meantime, please reach out to scholarships@ifm.org with any questions.

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