Applications are now open for the scholarships and awards that will be presented at the 2025 McGovern-Tracy and Student Scholar annual ceremony.
- Medical students, second- and third-year residents, and faculty are eligible to apply.
- Completed applications are due by January 17, 2025.
- Click the links below to apply.
- Find descriptions for each award and scholarship (PDF).
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| Eligibility | Title and Brief Description |
| MED 1 | Compassion in Action (CIA) Award: Presented to a first-year medical student who has a desire to provide “good work” in an underserved community. Recipient receives $2,000. Apply » |
| MED 1 | Compassion in Action (CIA) Delek Tibetan Hospital Award: Presented to a first-year medical student who wants to provide “good work” at the Delek Tibetan Hospital in India; this award is intended to offset living expenses while the student is working at the Delek Tibetan Hospital. Recipient receives $2,000. Apply » |
| MED 2 | McGovern-Tracy Scholars Award (for medical students): Presented to second-year medical students who exemplify the values of community service and leadership while in training. Recipients receive disbursements of $1,750 for their second and third year of medical school (for a total of $3,500). Apply » |
| MED 3 or 4 | Robert F. and Irma K. Korbitz Endowed Scholarship: Presented to third- and fourth-year medical students with a strong interest in family medicine as a focus of their training. Recipients receive $4,000. Apply » |
| MED 4 | Dr. Lester Brillman Leadership and Advocacy Award: Presented to a fourth-year medical student pursuing a career in family medicine who demonstrates ongoing and consistent leadership in family medicine at the medical school and state, regional, or national level. Recipient receives $7,500. Apply » |
| MED 4 | Dr. Lester Brillman Scholarship Award: Fourth-year medical students pursuing a career in family medicine. Recipients receive $5,000. Apply » |
| MED 4 | Joyce F. Jeardeau Family Medicine Memorial Scholarship: Presented to a fourth-year medical student who has a demonstrated record of leadership and excellence in at least one of these areas: Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG), family medicine at the state or national level, and/or evidence of humanism in medicine, especially warmth, compassion, and service. Recipient receives $1,000. Apply » |
| MED 4 | WAFP Founders Award: Presented to a fourth-year medical student who exhibits interest in fostering the concepts of family medicine as a medical student. Recipient receives $2,000. Apply » |
| RESIDENT | McGovern-Tracy Scholars Award (for family medicine residents): Presented to second- or third-year residents who exemplify the values of community service and leadership while in training. Recipients receive a one-time disbursement of $1,750 Apply » |
| FACULTY | Dr. Lester Brillman Mentorship in Family Medicine Award: Presented to a faculty (UW SMPH Adjunct/CT/CHS/Tenure tracks) and community preceptors who nurture and sustain student interest in family medicine through their roles as clinicians, educators, or researchers. Recipient receives $1,000. Apply » |
Through the generosity of the Paster Family Foundation, the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians, and the families of Dr. Lester Brillman, Dr. Robert and Irma Korbitz, Joyce Jeardeau, Elizabeth McGovern-Kerr, and Michele Tracy, the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is able to present these awards at our annual McGovern-Tracy and Student Scholars Awards event.