Financial Aid Opportunities

The Biomedical Informatics Innovative Data-driven Engagement for Community Service (INDECS) Scholarship is designed to empower passionate individuals who have demonstrated a deep commitment to community service and data-driven social innovation*. This scholarship supports future leaders eager to leverage the power of biomedical informatics to address real-world health challenges, improve community well-being, or drive meaningful social change. 

The INDECS scholarship covers full tuition and mandatory fees for the typical duration of the MMSc in Biomedical Informatics program (four semesters) as long as the student is making satisfactory academic progress. 

Please go to the INDECS Scholarship Page for more details and how to apply. 

Reach out to INDECS@hms.harvard.edu with any questions about this opportunity.

*Social innovation refers here to the development and implementation of new ideas, strategies, products, services, or models that aim to address social needs, challenges, or problems in ways that are more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than existing solutions. 

The Dean’s Scholarship for HMS Master’s Students was established to fund students who have demonstrated financial need and have exhibited academic excellence and a commitment to serving financially under-resourced communities* in their field of interest. This award provides eligible students with a scholarship equivalent to 15% of the full-time tuition rate for any HMS Master’s Degree Programs (tuition only). HMS will award the Dean’s Scholarship for up to 35 students across the HMS Master’s program. This scholarship is open to incoming and continuing domestic and international students.

New matriculants can apply for this scholarship once they are admitted to the program.

Full application details can be found here: https://hms.harvard.edu/education-admissions/masters-degree-programs/financial-aid/types-funding 

*Under-resourced refers here only to financially under-resourced and does not refer to race, ethnicity, or national origin.

Full-time, benefits eligible faculty and staff at HMS and the affiliated institutions/hospitals are eligible for a scholarship equivalent to 10% of the full time tuition rate for any of the HMS Master’s Degree Programs (tuition only). Applicants indicate their eligibility for this program at the time of application. Eligibility is based on employment at the time of application. Eligible candidates are NOT expected to remain in their affiliate role once they matriculate to remain eligible for the tuition discount. 

For a full list of qualifying affiliate institutions, please navigate to https://hms.harvard.edu/education-admissions/masters-degree-programs/financial-aid/types-funding. 

The Dunleavy Thesis Research fund will award three $3,500 tuition scholarships each year to selected students conducting thesis research related to Artificial Intelligence in medicine in their final semester. 

Awards will be made based the relevance of the student's research to AI in medicine, assessment of their thesis proposal, and completion of a short application submitted in the spring of the student's first year in the program. 

The MMSc-BMI program has funding available for students and recent alumni (within 6 months of graduation) to present their thesis research at a conference. Funding can be used to offset costs related to conference registration, travel, lodging expenses, and/or poster printing. 

Details on how to apply for thesis research dissemination funds will be shared with program matriculants.