You will be required to provide proof of a U.S.-based home address. The documentation or identification that you submit must include:

• Your full name.
• Your current U.S. address.

The following documentation and forms of ID will be accepted as proof of a U.S.-based home address:

• Fully signed, unexpired lease or rental agreement with your name listed as the lessee, permitted resident, or renter (may be a photocopy).
• Your driver’s license or government ID, unexpired (entire ID with no evidence of tampering, such as clipped corners or holes; may be a photocopy).
  • Please be aware that the AAMC does not accept passports as proof of a U.S.-based home address since passports do not include a home address. 
• The following documentation issued within the last 60 days of the date you submit your application (may be a photocopy):
  • Utility bill (water, gas, electric, oil, or cable).
  • Telephone bill (landline, cell phone, or wireless are acceptable).
  • Bank, credit card, or investment account statement.
  • Student loan statement.
  • Letter on official letterhead issued by any U.S. university or college registrar’s office.
  • Official mail received from any government agency.
  • Government check or employer paycheck.

If you are a Canadian resident who is interested in fee assistance but you do not have a U.S.-based home address, you may be interested in the Canadian Fee Assistance Program.

For Canadian residents who wish to learn more about the eligibility criteria, the application process, and deadlines for the Canadian Fee Assistance Program, please visit the Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada’s (AFMC) website.
 

The award approval for the Fee Assistance Program is tied directly to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ poverty guidelines. In 2024, you are eligible for fee assistance if each household reported on your application (yours and your parents, as applicable) reports a 2023 total family income equal to or less than 400% of the 2023 national poverty level for your family size. Refer to the AAMC website for the specific Fee Assistance Program Income Guidelines.

Note: Unlike some federally funded aid programs, the Fee Assistance Program requires you to provide your parents’ financial information if you are under age 26 at the time of submission regardless of your:

• Marital status.
• Age.
• Tax filing status (independent or dependent).
• Parents’ country of residence.
• Parents’ willingness to provide documentation.

If you are under age 26 at the time of submission, your parents' financial information and supporting tax documentation are required regardless of your marital status, your age, your tax filing status (independent or dependent), your parents' country of residence, or whether your parents are willing to provide documentation.

Parental information is described in more detail below. Your parents’ financial information is considered separately from your financial information. However, each household (yours and your parents’) must fall within the poverty guidelines of the Fee Assistance Program described above.

You may be awarded Fee Assistance Program benefits a maximum of five times during your lifetime. This decision cannot be appealed. This restriction enables others to benefit from this program.