Residents & Fellows Debt Relief Award

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2025 Rainbow Chamber Foundation

Residents & Fellows Debt Relief Award

The Rainbow Chamber Foundation’s Resident & Fellows Debt Relief Award was established, in collaboration with UC Davis Health, to provide financial relief to LGBTQ+ and LGTBQ+ supportive resident and fellow physicians actively in a healthcare training program.

• Must be in an “active” status of a current resident or fellow physician training program; OR have been offered, accepted, or matched to a residency or fellowship training program by August 15, 2025.

• Must reside in and attend an active resident or fellow physicians training program in the following counties: Sacramento, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, or Yuba.

• Scholarship winners will be notified in writing or by phone call at the beginning of September 2025. The award value is $1,500. Based on the number of applications received, there may be up to two (2) awards provided for two (2) separate selected applicants. Your scholarship award will be paid in one installment. The dates of your scholarship payments will be provided to you at the time of your scholarship notification.

• Scholarship recipients agree that the Foundation may post their photographs, names, goals and objectives on the Foundation’s website. An applicant may, without any adverse impact on the consideration of their application, indicate in writing on the application that any award remains confidential. Recipients choosing to remain anonymous will not be identified at award ceremonies and will be withheld from the Foundation website. However, the Foundation cannot further guarantee confidentiality outside of the areas listed.

• Funds are available to LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ allied resident and fellow physicians in an active healthcare training program.

• LGBTQ+ identifying and LGBTQ+ allied resident and fellow physicians actively in a healthcare training program are welcome to apply.

• The award value is $1,500. Based on the number of applications received, there may be up to two (2) awards provided for two (2) separate selected applicants.

• Scholarships are paid in one installment and will be awarded at our annual Boas and Bow Ties Gala.

• Applications will be accepted April 1st, 2025, through August 15th, 2025.

• SAVE THE DATE – October 9th, 2025: All selected recipients, plus one guest, will be invited to attend the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Annual Boas & Bow Ties Gala.

Applications will be accepted through August 15th, 2025.

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