NCMS Legacy Scholarship
Supporting medical students and honoring the legacy of NCMS members.
Apply for the NCMS Legacy Scholarship
NCMS is proud to present its annual NCMS Legacy Scholarship. Two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to benefit medical students and to honor the legacy of NCMS members who passed away.
Application
The application period is July 1st through December 31st
Criteria
An applicant must be:
- Currently attending medical school in Larimer or Weld County,
"AND/OR" - A graduate of a Larimer or Weld County high school (or if home schooled, must have graduated while living in Larimer or Weld County) and currently enrolled in a medical school either in the process of accreditation or is accredited by the LCME, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or by the ECFMG medical school accreditation process.
Please provide a cover letter and CV/resume, which must be received by 11:59 P.M. MST on December 31st. Scholarship announcements and payments will be made in the first quarter of 2025 and the awardees will be invited to the NCMS Annual Meeting to receive their awards. Attendance is not required for the award. Prior scholarship recipients are not eligible for repeat awards.
Submission
The NCMS Scholarship Committee will screen the applicants for selection. To apply, send a cover letter describing your aspirations in medicine and your CV/resume by e-mail to crystal@nocomedsoc.org.
Legacy Scholars
The NCMS Legacy Scholarship benefits students in both Larimer and Weld counties, and honors NCMS members who have passed away.
Allysa graduated from Poudre High School in 2015, and is now a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School (HMS) in Boston, Mass. She is dedicated to improving women’s health and has engaged in research on infertility, helped lead efforts to include more women’s health content in the school’s preclinical curriculum, volunteered at the student-run free clinic, and spearheaded advocacy events as a board member of the HMS chapter of Medical Students for Choice. She hopes to pursue a residency in OB/GYN and return home to provide medical care for women and girls throughout northern Colorado. Outside of medicine, she enjoys running, biking, skiing, and cooking with friends.
Morgan is a Dartmouth College graduate, where she studied neuroscience and public policy. Interested in making health care systems more equitable, she attended Cornell University and received a master’s in health administration. Morgan spent seven years in the Pacific Northwest working as an FQHC director. Morgan developed innovative primary care programs to address social determinants of health for vulnerable patients. She also did consulting work with a rural hospital in Oregon, Oregon Medicaid, and Tend Health. Inspired by these experiences, Morgan pusued a medical degree at CUSOM where she founded the Primary Care Interest Group at the Fort Collins Branch. Beyond medicine, Morgan loves to play pickleball, go camping, and explore Fort Collins with her wife Carrissa and daughter Davey.
