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SMDEP: Living & Finances

Stipends are designed to support scholars throughout the six weeks at SMDEP. Each program site determines the amount given based on local factors such as cost of living, whether or not meals or travel are included, etc. Even though amounts vary among program sites, the stipend allowance given to each scholar is adequate to support them with their day-to-day living expenses during the six weeks attending the program.

Stipend amounts and distribution schedules will be outlined in the program acceptance materials

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SMDEP Sites

Stipend Distribution Schedule

Travel Assistance

Housing

Meals

Health Insurance

Case Western Reserve University Schools Of Medicine & Dental Medicine
Cleveland, OH

Details

Two installments; end of week 2, and after completing program

Up to $300 for students outside Ohio

Case Western Reserve University dormitories

3 meals a day, 7 days a week

A modest student health plan provided

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and College of Dental Medicine
New York, NY

Details

Received after completing program

$100 travel stipend for all students

Each student has a single, air-conditioned room in dormitory with co-educational floors

3 meals a day, 5 days a week (stipend and/or catered meals)

Student health plan provided on a limited case-by-case basis

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Dentistry
Los Angeles, CA

Details

Two installments; one at the middle and one at the end of the program

None available

UCLA dormitories (double capacity rooms)

Breakfast and dinner, 7 days a week, in residence hall dining commons; Lunch available at on-campus eateries at expense of student

Not provided. Possible supporton a limited basis for uninsured students

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Details

Two installments; week 3 and after completion of program

Up to $300, based on need, for those more than 50 miles away

Air-conditioned doubles in Duke University residence hall

Breakfast and dinner in Duke University West Campus residence-hall dining room; lunch at any on-campus eatery

Not provided; program pays for access to student health center for acute problems (for example, check-ups, illness, allergy shots, psychological counseling)

Howard University Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Dentistry and Medicine
Washington, DC

Details

Two installments; no later than week 2 and during week 6.

Limited funding available; based on need and targeted to those who live more than 50 miles away. Students will be reimbursed up to $250.

Air-conditioned doubles in Howard University dormitory.

Meal tickets for 3 meals a day, 7 days a week at teh Howard University Hospital Cafeteria.

None provided. Students are required to have proof of health insurance. Limited services provided at the Howard University Student Health Center, free of charge.

The University of Texas Dental Branch and Medical School at Houston
Houston, TX

Details

Three installments; at the beginning, middle, and end of program

None

Rice University air-conditioned dorm room

Meal plan for breakfast or dinner 7 days a week, plus stipend support for lunches and some catered meals.

Not provided. Students are encouraged to have their own coverage. UTHSC-H Student Health Services available on an acute-care basis.

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical and New Jersey Dental Schools
Newark, NJ

Details

Two installments; week 3 and beginning of week 6

None

Dorm room at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Stipend provided for breakfast/lunch meals; dinner and brunch on weekends will be provided at Rutgers-Newark

Not provided. Scholars are required to provide proof of health insurance.

University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
Louisville, KY

Details

Three installments; during weeks one, three, and six of summer program

Need based with cap of $200 per eligible student. Students eligible for partial reimbursement must live more than 300 miles from site for air travel assistance and more than 100 miles away for partial reimbursement of car travel.

University of Louisville dorm; two students of same gender share dorm room

3 meals a day, Monday-Friday, with 2 meals on Saturday at our prestigious University Club located near residence hall.

Partial health plan provided for students with no health insurance

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Details

Disbursed in three installments; (at the end of weeks 1, 3, and upon completion of program)

Up to $250 for students traveling more than 50 miles from Omaha; mailed at the end of the program, after completing a travel reimbursement form

Scott Residence Hall on UNO South Campus - Suite style dorms

Monday-Friday: breakfast, lunch, and dinner; brunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday

ALL students are required to have proof of insurance which can be purchased through UNMC. Limited health services are provided through UNMC Student Health free of charge.

University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

Details

Two installments, typically week one and week five

A total of $1000 stipend and travel provided

University of Virginia dorm suites with cooking facilities

Meal plan available in university hospital cafeteria (optional)

Limited coverage provided

University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
Seattle, WA

Details

Two installments, typically in week one and week three

Air travel paid; car travel from 50+ miles away, reimbursed after completion of program

University of Washington dorm

Three meals a day, six days a week; two meals on Sunday

Not provided; students must have their own or purchase access to Hall Health Center.

Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Details

Distributed in 3 installments; the beginning (after week one), middle, and the end of the program

$100 travel stipend for all students

Yale Medical School student dormitory

Three meals a day, seven days a week

Limited coverage provided at University Health Services


Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SMDEP is a national program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
with direction and technical assistance provided by
The Association of American Medical Colleges and The American Dental Education Association.