IFM is committed to expanding access to functional medicine for all, and that begins with providing more opportunities for practitioners and clinicians. IFM is proud to continue offering the Functional Medicine for All Scholarship.
The Functional Medicine for All Scholarship is intended for clinicians who are beginning their education journey and who are currently working with medically underserved communities. This scholarship was created to help foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive field of functional medicine practitioners and patients.
Broadening access to functional medicine education allows for a wider range of healthcare providers to acquire more tools to improve the health outcomes of their patients and increases the functional medicine expertise in at-risk communities.
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Functional Medicine for All Scholarship Details
Who is this award for?
- Clinicians living/practicing in the United States and internationally
- Clinicians beginning their certification journey
- Clinicians who are currently working with medically underserved communities and/or BIPOC practitioners
What the award includes:
- Cost of upcoming Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP)TM
- Virtual facilitated sessions with functional medicine professionals to enhance program learnings
What the award does NOT include:
- Any additional CME costs
- IFM Membership
Total awards given annually:
- Varies annually
- 20 scholarships were awarded in 2024
IFM was able to increase the number of scholarship awards in 2024 by the generosity of the VoLo Foundation.
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible for the Functional Medicine for All Scholarship, applicants must fulfill the following criteria:
- Clinicians living/practicing in the United States and internationally
- Clinicians must have taken at least one of the following courses:
- Clinicians must NOT have taken AFMCP and must NOT have taken more than one APM
- Clinicians must qualify for the Functional Medicine Certification Program to be eligible