January 2027 Spring Forward Offer
Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is offering a $30,000 USD grant to eligible students accepted into the May 2027 or September 2027 MD program who choose to begin in the January 2027 semester instead. (All amounts in U.S. dollars.)
Scholarships Accordion
Eligibility and Grant Criteria
- Available to students accepted into the May 2027 or September 2027 MD program who request to change their start term to January 2027.
- Students must have met all requirements to secure enrollment through seat deposit or exemption, such as an eligible partnership benefit.
- Students must request the change to the January 2027 start term and email Scholarships@RossU.edu by December 15, 2026, for consideration.
- Recipients must be able to arrive prior to the start of New Student Orientation.
Award Details
- Students selected to receive the Spring Forward Offer will receive a $30,000 grant toward tuition, distributed equally across their first three eligible semesters, as defined in the Student Handbook.
- The award is disbursed by eligible semester and is subject to the student’s continued eligibility and progression through the applicable eligible semesters.
- This award may be combined with other institutional scholarships, grants, or awards. Where the terms of another institutional scholarship, grant, or award otherwise prohibit combining awards, an exception may be permitted for recipients of the Spring Forward Offer, subject to Scholarship Committee approval.
- RUSM reserves the right to modify the terms, conditions, and availability of institutional aid prospectively. Existing awards will be administered in accordance with the applicable award terms. Scholarship availability will be evaluated each session. Meeting the criteria above ensures review for the offer but does not guarantee an award.
Scholarship Terms
This offer is available only to students who change their start term from May 2027 or September 2027 to January 2027. Students who change their enrollment to a term that is not eligible for this offer will have the award rescinded.