Student Midwife Fund

We believe it is vital to support Black student midwives to expand midwifery care in Alabama, particularly for Black communities who deserve equal access to midwives.

About the fund

The Black Student Midwife Fund is an initiative dedicated to growing the number of Black midwives in Alabama. Our goal is to create a supportive community to empower Black student midwives in becoming leaders in their field.

We acknowledge that:

  • Cultural concordance is vital to the health of Black birthing families
  • Alabama faces an extreme shortage of Black midwives
  • Black families are at the highest risk of poor outcomes due to systemic racism, socioeconomic disparities, and implicit bias in healthcare
  • Much of Alabama is a maternity care desert, lacking providers who can support birthing families
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We trust the wisdom and skills of Black midwives in serving the needs of their communities, as Black midwives have historically done in Alabama.

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Eligibility

Funding details

Eligibility

You may qualify for funding if you:

  • Are a student midwife, whether seeking to become a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
  • Identify as Black
  • Are located in Alabama or plan to practice in Alabama
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Funding details

  • Up to $2000 available per student
  • Funding may be used at the student’s discretion to support their midwifery path, including to cover tuition, books, midwifery equipment, travel for clinical placements, and other educational expenses
  • Students are welcome to reapply on a yearly basis for up to three years if they have received funding before
  • Recipients will participate in a six month follow up interview with us to share the impact of funding on your midwifery journey and help us better understand how to serve the Black student midwifery community in Alabama

Funding is contingent on the balance of the fund at a given time.

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Other resources for Black student midwives

GUIDE

How to become a licensed midwife

A guide for North Alabama from the Alabama Cohosh Collaborative.
Funding

Midwives for Black Lives

Black student midwife scholarship opportunities
Funding

National Black Midwives Alliance

Black student midwife scholarship opportunities

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