Harvard Medical School provides limited tuition assistance to qualified candidates based on need. Priority is given to current residents and citizens of low-to-middle income countries as defined by the World Bank. No assistance is provided for travel, program materials, or other program-related expenses. During the application process, you will be prompted to apply for tuition assistance and will be asked to submit a brief statement, up to 250 words, explaining your need for financial assistance. Tuition reduction is based on the program’s full tuition price and cannot combined with any other reductions. Tuition assistance will not be considered if received after your application has been completed and submitted.
There is no application fee for this program.
*Your personal statement is an opportunity for the admissions committee to hear your voice. We strongly discourage the use of generative AI technologies, like ChatGPT, in your application essay. If an essay does use generative AI, then it must be acknowledged. If an essay is suspected to have used one of these tools without attribution or in its entirety, we reserve the right to deny your admission to the program or request that you submit a new essay in order to be considered.
Accepted applicants may be eligible to enter a payment plan to help budget their tuition. To request enrollment into a payment plan, a request must be submitted in writing to pgme_admissions@hms.harvard.edu.
Credit card payments are accepted through your application account. Please refer to your tuition invoice for complete payment details. We recommend that you contact your credit card issuer to pre-authorize your payment.
Make check payable in U.S. Dollars to Harvard Medical School and mail to the following address:
BOSTON, MA 02241-7476
Reference HMS Global Clinical Scholars Research Training — [Student last name] on the memo line of the check.
We regret that we are unable to provide refunds should an applicant register then be unable to attend the program.
A full refund will be given should the program be canceled due to insufficient enrollment. Notification of cancellation will be provided at least 30 days prior to the program’s start date.
Please follow U.S. State Department guidelines to check requirements and to obtain a visa. Harvard Medical School cannot assist in this process. If you are admitted to a program, the admission letter you receive should be sufficient to obtain a visa for entry into the United States. It can be a lengthy process to obtain a visa, so be sure to apply at as soon as possible.
*Please note: Program participants are not considered full-time students at Harvard University and thus are not eligible for Harvard University's F-1 student visa sponsorship.
For programs OUTSIDE of the United States, please check with your local consulate for visa requirements.
We will acknowledge receipt of all applications and maintain all application information in strict confidence. Students can expect to hear a decision on their application within four to six weeks from the date all application materials were submitted.
