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  • J-1 Visa Waiver – Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Wisconsin J-1 visa waiver program increases access to primary health and mental health care in rural and urban communities that have shortages of primary care physicians and psychiatrists, by helping medical clinics recruit foreign physicians. Qualified foreign physicians must have completed their advanced clinical training in an approved U.S. residency training or fellowship program, must agree to work in the shortage area for three years, and must increase access to primary health care. Starting on October 1st of each year, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health will begin accepting applications. Applications are reviewed and decisions made on a first-come, first-served basis until all 30 slots are used. Funding »
  • Community Action Grant - Gannett Foundation (Deadline: 02/28/2020)
    The grant priorities include education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment. Wisconsin locations are included.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Deadlines: February 28 and August 29 unless otherwise stated. Funding »
  • Innovation Scholarship – Alliant Energy Foundation (Deadline: 02/18/2020)
    The Scholarship recognizes outstanding community leadership in young people and help students reach their academic goals. Award selection is based on participation in a leadership role in community service activities and volunteer work; academic grade point average; standardized test scores; and the content of a 300-word essay submission.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis.  Funding »
  • Smile Program Grants – Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Program aims to providing underprivileged children, adults and seniors with the personal oral hygiene supplies needed to put them on the track toward good dental health. To be considered for a Smile Program grant, nonprofits should focus on intervention with early care, educational information or support and providing tools for positive behavior. The WDA Foundation will approve Smile Program grants on a rolling basis and will close the program for the calendar year when supplies are exhausted.  Funding »
  • 340B Drug Pricing Program - HRSA (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    Section 340B limits the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees, federally-qualified health center look-alikes and qualified hospitals. Participation in the Program results in significant savings estimated to be 20% to 50% on the cost of pharmaceuticals for safety-net providers.  The purpose of the 340B Program is to enable these entities to stretch scarce federal resources, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services.  Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
  • ADHA Institute for Oral Health Research Grant (Deadline: 02/28/2020)
    General Purpose: To promote the oral health of the public by improving dental hygiene education and practice; To advance dental hygiene through the discovery and application of knowledge which includes original research, developmental prospects and qualitative and quantitative research; To develop and expand upon the dental hygiene body of knowledge; and To promote the delivery of quality oral healthcare.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Applications available in November 2019. Funding »
  • Rural and Low-Income School Program – US Dept of Education (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to rural districts to assist them in meeting their state's definition of adequate yearly progress (AYP). Applicants do not compete but rather are entitled to funds if they meet basic eligibility requirements.  Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Do Something Campaigns (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    One of the largest global orgs for young people and social change, our 5.1 million members in 130 countries tackle volunteer campaigns that impact every cause. Poverty. Discrimination. The environment. And everything else. Our promise: Any cause, anytime, anywhere.  Funding »
  • Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grant Program (Deadline: 12/01/2019)
    The Academy of General Dentistry Foundation is accepting applications for grant support up to $5,000 for nonprofit community-based outreach programs that provide free oral cancer screenings and education to the public, especially underserved communities that lack access to oral health care due to geographic and/or economic hardship. Funding »
  • ADHA Institute Scholarship Program - Institute for Oral Health (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    The primary focus of the program is to provide financial assistance to dental hygiene students and dental hygienists who can demonstrate a commitment to further the discipline of dental hygiene through academic achievement, professional excellence, and a desire to improve the public's overall health.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Federal Student Aid (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Program was created to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your eligible federal student loans after you have made 120 payments on loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Primary Care Loans – HRSA (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine. Loans to third and fourth year students may be increased to repay outstanding balances on other loans taken out while in attendance at that school. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Technical Assistance and Training Grants for Rural Waste Systems – Wisconsin USDA Rural Development (Deadline: 12/31/2019)
    Technical Assistance and Training Grants can be used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas, to assist in preparation of Rural Development grants, and to improve operation and maintenance of existing water and waste disposal in rural areas. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis from October 1 through December 31. Funding »
  • Low Cost Denture Program – Marquette University’s School of Dentistry (Deadline: 05/01/2020)
    Wisconsin residents who have no remaining teeth are eligible to become participants in the annual denture program. The goals of the program are to: provide hands-on clinical training to dental students early in their dental education, provide dental students the opportunity to develop their communication skills while working with older patients, and provide full dentures (prosthetics) to Wisconsin residents at very little cost. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.  If spots are filled, eligible patients are placed on a waiting list for the following year. Deadlines each year will be approximately the first week in May. Funding »
  • Otto Bremer Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Foundation funds a variety of work important to a community's future giving the highest priority to those opportunities with the potential to move a community forward in meaningful, powerful and broad-based ways. This broadness of vision is intentional in order to encourage innovative responses to community opportunities and challenges. Grants are made only to organizations whose beneficiaries are residents of Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin, with priority given to communities that are homes and neighbors to Bremer banks. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Goodman-Goodell Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established through an estate gift from Maurice Goodman, Jr., awards from this fund are limited to students currently in their second year of attending medical school in Wisconsin who are from the Portage, Wisconsin area and who express an interest in specializing in pulmonary medicine or in general family practice.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Accelerating Community-Centered Approaches In Health – Kresge Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    All organizations and disciplines within the health system have roles to play in fostering community health. Hospitals, clinics, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, insurers, public health officers and others are key to addressing the social and physical conditions that affect health. All those with a stake in creating the conditions for children to learn, adults to prepare for and excel in good jobs, and a society to thrive must consider the value of allocating resources to interventions that promote community health.  Application accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
  • Green Card Through a Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The employment category (EB-2) allows individuals of exceptional ability and individuals who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees to get a green card (permanent residence). For EB-2s a job offer and a labor certification is generally required. This requirement can be waived if the petitioner demonstrates that granting the EB-2 petition would be in the national interest of the United States.  One reason US Citizen and Immigration Services may grant the national interest waiver is because a physician agrees to work for a period of time in a designated underserved area.  Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • NMF Emergency Scholarship Fund - National Medical Fellowships (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    In these difficult and uncertain times, financial assistance to minority medical students from underrepresented communities is more crucial than ever. Funding will help students maintain financial stability during the critical final semesters of medical school so that they can focus on the future - a future of service to their communities and the nation as a whole. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Rukmini and Joyce Vasudevan Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established with a gift from Dr. Sridhar Vasudevan to honor his mother, Rukmini, and his wife, Joyce, this fund is available to female students who will be entering their third or fourth year of medical school, in Wisconsin, in the fall. Applicants must provide examples of your compassion, caring and courage or hard work despite adversity or obstacles in life.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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