College of Osteopathic Medicine Scholarships
A variety of academic merit-based and/or need-based scholarships are available for incoming and current medical students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Most of these scholarships are selected and approved by the Dean and the College of Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship Committee. Others may be handled and processed by the Financial Aid Office in consultation with the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Academic Merit and Holistic Scholarships for Incoming Students
Each college’s admissions team annually identifies individuals from the entering class to receive these scholarships, which are funded by endowments in the respective college and Des Moines University. Scholarship recipients are chosen from finalists selected on a basis of their academic and holistic backgrounds. There is no application process as the admissions team determines recipients. Students with renewable scholarships must maintain the specific criteria in their scholarship letter. If a student fails to maintain eligibility at any point, they will no longer receive the scholarship for future years.
Glanton Fund
Established to recognize the contributions of the late Judge Luther T. Glanton and W. Stevenson Glanton to Des Moines University and the Des Moines community, the Glanton Fund assists students with professional and academic promise in attending the university. The Glanton Fund requires eligible recipients to demonstrate financial need, which is determined by a valid FAFSA on an annual basis.
Additional DMU Scholarships (Academic Merit, Financial Need and Specific Criteria)
Scholarship applications will be made available to students.
View descriptions for the following student scholarships.
- Allen and Terry Auerbach Scholarship
- Charles Casey Memorial Scholarship
- Class of 1968 Scholarship
- Class of 1969 Scholarship
- Kevin A. Colburn Memorial Scholarship
- COM Scholarship
- William Cruzen D.O. Scholarship
- Aletha Tente Dawson Scholarship
- Des Moines General Hospital Scholarship
- Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Scholarship
- Dorothy Diener Memorial Scholarship
- DMU Scholarship Fund
- Joseph Dorgan Memorial Scholarship
- Emeritus Faculty-Daniel Deavers Scholarship
- Emeritus Faculty-William Dyche Scholarship
- Emeritus Faculty-Priti Lacy Scholarship
- Bernard and Eva Feldman Scholarship
- Fronton Scholarship
- Merrill M. Goldstein M.D. Memorial Scholarship
- Murray Goldstein D.O. Scholarship
- Guilliam Scholarship Fund
- Catherine A. & Watson A. Gutowski, D.O. Scholarship Fund
- Harry S. and Helen G. Heller Scholarship
- Herbert Scholarship
- Imperial Grand Prix Scholarship
- Barbara and Donald Janower Scholarship
- Robert Wood Johnson Student Aid Program
- Margaret A. and Richard M. Kotz Scholarship
- Joan Lans Scholarship
- Byron Laycock D.O. Scholarship
- Justice Alfred D. Lerner Scholarship
- Sharon Levin Scholarship
- Charlene Beatrice Mastandrea Scholarship
- Diane McCaughtry Memorial Scholarship
- Gordon Meaney Scholarship
- Edward and Amanda Miller Scholarship
- Dr. James & Eleanor Mitton Scholarship
- John S. Molea D.O. Scholarship
- Ononuju Scholarship
- Claude Oster D.O. Scholarship
- Physician Patriot Award
- Plundo/DeGregory Family Scholarship
- Marjean Reed Scholarship
- Paul L. Ruza Scholarship
- Sahai Scholarship
- Barbara Sowers Scholarship
- Myrtle Hohl Staley Scholarship
- William Karl Stefan Scholarship
- Fred William Tente D.O. Scholarship
- Charles Timmons D.O. Scholarship
- US Bank Scholarship
- William Utter Scholarship
- Geneva D. Watson Scholarship
- Kelly K. Wifler Scholarship
Health Professions Scholarship Program Military Scholarship
Provided by the military services (Army, Navy, Air Force). Apply directly to one of the services through a military recruiter. Each scholarship provides the costs of tuition, required fees, health insurance, required books and equipment and a monthly living allowance. After completion of your residency, you must repay one year of military service for each year of scholarship.
For more information, see military contact information.
National Health Service Corps
Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Apply directly to the service. Each scholarship provides the costs of tuition, required fees, health insurance, required books and equipment and a monthly living allowance. After completing a D.O. residency you must repay one year of service for each year of scholarship. Visit nhsc.hrsa.gov for more information.
Indian Health Service
Provided by the Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Apply directly to the service. Each scholarship provides the costs of tuition, required fees, health insurance, required books and equipment and a monthly living allowance. After completing a D.O. residency, you must repay one year of service for each year of scholarship. Preference may be given to members of federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska natives. Visit www.ihs.gov for more information.
Loan repayment programs
Iowa's Health Care Professional Recruitment Program
Up to $100,000 of student debt reduction in return for four years of practice in an Iowa shortage area or medically underserved community. Learn more about this program.
Rural Iowa Primary Care Loan Repayment Program
The Rural Iowa Primary Care Loan Repayment Program is a state-supported and administered loan repayment program developed to address critical doctor shortages in rural Iowa communities. It provides loan repayment incentives for medical students who agree to practice as physicians in rural commitment areas for 5 years. Visit iowacollegeaid.gov for more information.
Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program (Primary Care Provider LRP)
The Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program (Primary Care Provider LRP) aims to improve access to primary health care among underserved populations by providing assistance with repayment of educational loans to primary care medical, dental, and mental health practitioners. Learn more about this program.
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Provided by the Indian Health Service. Contracts with health professionals to provide health care services at an Indian health program site. Student loan debt is reduced by up to $40,000 for each year of service. Learn more about this program.
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Provided by the U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contracts with health professionals to provide health care services at an NHSC-approved site. Available to DO and PA graduates. Student loan debt is reduced by up to $50,000 for a two-year service commitment. Learn more about this program.
Other State Programs
If you are interested in returning to your state of residence check and see what type of programs may be available to you. There is also a website that list some programs available throughout the country.