Funding Opportunities

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There's a certain satisfaction in knowing that you can truly make a difference in the future of an institution that has made such a meaningful difference in your own life. A gift to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reinforces your connection to your alma mater and supports its lasting commitment to education, collaborative research and patient care.

Some of the School of Medicine's top financial priorities are listed below. We also welcome the opportunity to talk with you further about your philanthropic support of specific areas that may be of special importance to you.

Unrestricted Giving

Unrestricted gifts to the School of Medicine Annual Fund support the School's highest priorities: financial aid, teaching, faculty support, research and capital projects. These gifts also allow the School of Medicine to address unforeseen opportunities to enrich education and advance knowledge. In today's ever-changing scientific and technological setting, these gifts for current use are vital to our mission.

Student Aid

In today's challenging economic times, more and more medical students are in need of financial assistance in order to attend medical school. More than 80 percent of our medical students receive some form of financial aid. When comparing Hopkins' tuition costs with the schools that are part of the 13 Medical School Consortium which includes Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Yale and Case Western, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has the second lowest tuition of the group. Even so, our medical students are still asked to bear a significant debt when they graduate. Your gift to the Annual Giving Scholarship Fund or an endowed scholarship fund will allow the School of Medicine to attract and retain the best and the brightest students regardless of their financial need. 

Read some thank you letters from our students:  Letter 1  Letter 2 Letter 3

View photos from our annual Scholarship Reception:    2010        2011

Campus Improvement

As researchers and clinicians collaborate more closely, they need spaces that integrate research, teaching, and treatment. New clinical tools require different facilities than in the past. Improvements to existing facilities and the construction of new buildings have become increasingly important. New structures in the planning stage include the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building, Basic Science Research Building, the Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower and the Children's and Maternal Hospital.

The Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building
The newly opened Anne and Michael Armstrong Medical Education Building was specifically designed around the new curriculum. The 100,000-square-foot, four-story structure, which cost roughly $54 million to build, features various learning settings ranging from a 70-person instructional studio and two large lecture halls to flexible lab space and study areas for smaller groups. Donors of $10,000 or more may have their name listed on our donor wall inside of the building. Gifts can be made outright or pledged over a five-year period.

Faculty Support

A continuous flow of medical educators serving the mission of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is critical to maintaining the school's position as one of the top academic medical schools in the nation. The new Institute for Excellence in Education will address this need through: 1) the establishment of an integral grant making program designed to support innovative medical education-based programs; 2) the creation of medical education fellowships to support the brightest young faculty who aspire to a career in medical education; 3) the bestowment of awards and honors upon faculty who demonstrate a commitment to outstanding medical education; and 4) a visiting professorship program. 

Specific Funding Opportunities

• School of Medicine Annual Fund (unrestricted)
• Annual Giving Scholarship Fund
• Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building
  
• Genes to Society Education Fund
• Johns Hopkins Simulation Center  (watch video)
• Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
• Art as Applied to Medicine
• Fund for Medical Discovery
• Henry M. Seidel, M.D. Scholarship Fund
• Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences
• Institute for Cell Engineering
• Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Scholarship Fund
• Lisa Heiser Memorial Endowed Lectureship Fund
• McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine
• Mary Elizabeth Garrett Leadership Fund
• Richard Starr Ross Fund for Physician Scientists
• Solomon H. Snyder Laboratory Alumni Fund for Medical Education and Research Training
• Stephen Pitcairn Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Vivien Thomas Fund for Diversity
• Welch Medical Library

Class Fundraising Efforts

• Class of 1926/Charles O'Donovan Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1936 Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1937 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1954 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1959 Loan Fund
• Class of 1960 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1962 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1964 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1965 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1966 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1967 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1973/Keith D. Maxwell, M.D. Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1976 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1978 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1980 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1983 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1984 Jennie Lee Batson, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1985 Elaine Hefty Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1986 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1987 Gregory L. Plock Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1988 Denise M. Dufer, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1991 Scholarship Fund
• Class of 1992 Rosemarie Hope Reid Memorial Fund
• Class of 1997 Adam T. Ross, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund

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