Updated 12.19.24
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) provides three scholarship opportunities to expand access to functional medicine training.
Applications for the 2025 Founders’ Scholarship and Debbie Sanstad Scholarship will open January 6, 2025.
Applications for the 2025 Functional Medicine for All Scholarship will open Summer 2025.
Offered to One Receipt Annually:
The IFM Founders’ Scholarship was established and funded by IFM founders Susan and Jeff Bland. It supports functional medicine education for practitioners working with underserved communities who show exemplary leadership and passion for their communities and the mission of IFM.
The Debbie Sanstad Scholarship is awarded in memory of longtime IFM team member Debbie Sanstad, this annual scholarship covers tuition for all IFM core functional medicine curriculum (AFMCP + APMs), which can be applied toward the 100 hours of accredited functional medicine education required to qualify for certification. The scholarship is intended for clinicians around the globe and alternates recognizing individuals based either inside or outside the United States on a yearly rotation. In 2025, the scholarship will be awarded to a clinician who resides and practices outside of the United States and is seeking certification in functional medicine.
Offered to Multiple Recipients Annually (31 in 2024):
The Functional Medicine for All Scholarship is intended for clinicians who are beginning their certification journey and who are currently working with medically underserved communities in the United States or internationally. This scholarship covers the cost of the upcoming Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) and offers virtual facilitated sessions with functional medicine professionals to enhance program learnings .
Visit the IFM Scholarship page to learn more about these opportunities and to review the requirements.
Integrated Connections also offers free passes to AFMCP and APM conferences for clinicians working with an underserved community. These cover the registration cost of a single AFMCP or APM. Please complete THIS FORM to tell us more about you and the work you do with an underserved community. Our free pass covers the registration fee and does not cover the CME cost.