CRS Scholarships
New 2009 CRS Scholars(back, L to R) Michael Pelster , Jason Metcalf , Lauren Mioton
(front, L to R) Katie Collins, Lakshmi Sivarajan, Kristie Aamodt
The Canby Robinson Society has helped ease the burden of student debt through the CRS Scholarship program and the Scholarship Benefactor Program.
The Canby Robinson Society launched the CRS Scholarship program in 1987 which provides full, four-year tuition scholarships and, with satisfactory progress at Vanderbilt, continue for four years. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of demonstrated leadership and scholarship activities. Scholarship recipients are recommended by the dean and the chair of the Admissions Committee. Their recommendations are then forwarded to the Canby Robinson Society Awards Committee for final approval.
Current Scholars Past Scholars
The Society supports over 25 scholars each year comprised of MD and MD/PhD students. Of the CRS Scholars who have graduated, two have been named Founder's Medalists among a host of other distinctions.
Other Scholarships
Scholarship Benefactor Program $5,000
Financial Assistance Sponsor $3,000
Donors who have a particular interest in medical student education may wish to become Scholarship Benefactors. These people help underwrite a medical student's tuition with an annual gift to the Medical Center of $3,000 or $5,000. This need-based program awards the donor's entire gift to a selected student, thus allowing reduction in tuition.