The Keck School of Medicine of USC is committed to assisting students in realizing their educational and professional goals while equipping them with the tools to effectively manage this investment. Informed students make better choices and are better able to cope with often complex financial circumstances. We work in conjunction with the University’s Office of Financial Aid to provide our students with information that will help them navigate the nuances of financing their medical school educations.
We also, in our effort to empower Keck students in their financial decision-making practices, seek to provide education that extends beyond typical debt management and loan repayment. We aim to provide students with information on credit, budgeting, identity theft prevention, and buying a home. To that end, we offer sessions from third-party experts in these fields whose sole goal is to offer you valuable financial tools and knowledge. Additionally, USC now offers all students a free lifetime membership to iGrad, a financial literacy program designed to provide you a wealth of information on numerous financial topics.
Finally, we have various scholarships that are available to the university and its generous donors that we are able to make available to our students. These scholarships are awarded based on criteria that include: academic merit, research, interests, community service, leadership, professionalism, need, etc. Students will be notified of these scholarship opportunities by the Office of Student Affairs along with periodic notifications regarding outside scholarship opportunities.
For assistance, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at medstuaf@usc.edu.
If you are experiencing a financial hardship, you may be eligible for funding through the Physician’s Aid Program. For additional information about the program and to access, if eligible, the application, please click here.
Visit the Office of Financial Aid website for useful information about apply for federal financial aid and to explore financing options that are available to you.
Find information on scholarship opportunities that are available to you and get links to free scholarship search engines.
Get useful budgeting tips and access the AAMC’s budget sheet.
Learn about what factors are instrumental to establishing and maintaining good credit.
Take control of your investment by taking proactive steps to manage your debt.
Determine which repayment plan would be “best” for you based on your short-term and long-term goals.
Learn about programs that can lead to partial to full loan forgiveness.
Review various scholarship opportunities available from outside organizations.