Applications for the Difference Maker Scholarship at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC)/WHS Spring 2025 conference are now being accepted!
The SAWC Difference Makers is a group of inspiring individuals who actively seek to advance the practice of wound care for their patients, value being a part of an interdisciplinary care team, and most importantly, disseminate their wound care knowledge with colleagues. Selected by leaders within the Wound Healing Society, the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), and the APTA’s Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management - Special Interest Group (APTA ACEWM-SIG), the SAWC Difference Maker Scholarship recipients positively impact their community and will share their professional practice achievements and professional practice goals during the Difference Maker Scholarship Awards session at the conference.
The Difference Maker “Wound Care Researcher,” “Wound Care Nurse,” and “Wound Care Physician” Scholarships are available to any member of the American Podiatric Medical Association who has demonstrated exceptional clinical skills and an intense dedication to caring for patients with wounds. The member selected will receive the following as part of the Difference Maker Scholarship:
The recipient must provide a five-minute presentation in the Difference Maker Scholarship Awards session (applicants must confirm that they are available to attend the awards session Sunday, May 4, 9:15–10:15 CST).
The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring 2025 will be held April 30–May 4, in Grapevine, TX. The submission deadline is March 1 to Tina Carter, director of corporate and foundation relations at tcarter@apma.org.
Congratulations to the 2024–2025 scholarship recipients!
The APMA Educational Foundation is excited to announce the recipients of this year's student scholarships. A total of $437,500 is being awarded to 236 third- and fourth-year students from the ten colleges of podiatric medicine. Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to all the endowment benefactors who make these scholarship awards possible each year. Their dedication to advancing the profession enables the foundation to provide crucial financial assistance to exceptional students. See the 2024-2025 scholarship recipients.
The APMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Fund is the only national funding resource devoted to students at the colleges of podiatric medicine.
The APMA Educational Foundation gratefully acknowledges all of its scholarship benefactors. See who supports the foundation’s scholarship fund with named endowments.
All third- and fourth-year students from the following colleges of podiatric medicine are eligible to apply: Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine at Midwestern University; Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine; Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery; Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science; Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine; New York College of Podiatric Medicine; Samuel Merritt University College of Podiatric Medicine; Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine; Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine, and rising third-year students from University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Podiatric Medicine.
Candidates for Educational Foundation scholarships are selected by the College Scholarship and Student Loan Committee based on the following criteria:
Scholarship applications open in March and close in June. The 2024–25 scholarship application is now closed. It is important to note that late, incomplete, or applications not meeting the minimum eligibility requirements will not be considered. Funds will be disbursed in early fall. Scholarship checks will be sent directly to your school’s financial aid office.
The application period for the National 2024 Scholarship Video Contest is now closed.
The APMA Educational Foundation provided travel scholarships for the APMA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) for eligible student and residents. Contest winners winners were granted a $500 award to be used toward travel expenses at the conclusion of the meeting. Congratulations to the 2024 travel scholarship recipients.