BENEFACTOR REPORT

Majid and Lynn Jafar Endowed Scholarship

June 2026

George Q. Daley, MD, PhD

Dear Majid and Lynn,

Sincerely,

Our financial aid program reflects our core belief that cost should never be a barrier to attending Harvard Medical School. Because of you, we can welcome outstanding students regardless of their financial means and enable them to begin their training with purpose and focus.

Harvard Medical School is proud to offer one of the most generous financial aid programs in the country. In fiscal year 2025, we awarded $31.2 million in MD financial aid, placing HMS sixth nationally in total MD scholarship funding awarded. Seventy-one percent of our MD students receive aid, with an average annual scholarship of $61,758, and half of our scholarship recipients qualify for our Middle Income Initiative, which adjusts the parental contribution expected from HMS families with the greatest financial need. Your support is essential to maintaining this level of aid and directing resources to those with the greatest need.

Even in a current challenging financial environment, with uncertain federal support, we remain steadfast in our commitment to financial aid. With your partnership, we can continue to prioritize access and opportunity for outstanding students.

Financial aid does more than ease financial pressure—it enables our students to fully engage in their education, research, and clinical experiences, and to pursue careers guided by impact and service rather than by financial constraints. Thank you for all that you do for HMS—from supporting the next generation of physician-scientists to offering your wise counsel and service as a member of the Board of Fellows and co-chair of the Discovery Council.

Thank you for your generous support of financial aid at Harvard Medical School through the Majid and Lynn Jafar Endowed Scholarship Fund. I’m pleased to share this report on how your philanthropy is making a difference in our students’ lives and in the future of medicine.

Georgiana (Georgie) McTigue

Majid and Lynn Jafar Endowed Scholarship Fund

Pathways, Class of 2028

Path to Medicine

Georgie found her path to medicine through public health. As a Brown undergraduate, an introductory public health course drew her into global health and health equity. She went on to study family planning and HIV in South Africa, earning recognition for her thesis work. Those early experiences convinced her she wanted a career at the intersection of research, policy, and hands‑on patient care.

Training & Development

Georgie completed an accelerated MPH in Global Health at Brown, conducting honors research on family planning among women living with HIV in Cape Town and contributing to NIH-funded studies on antiretroviral therapy adherence and dementia care. As an undergraduate teaching assistant, she led sections for “The Burden of Disease in Developing Countries,” scribed at the Rhode Island Free Clinic and Brown Emergency Medicine, and worked as a research assistant at Harvard Medical School, supporting cognitive bias and brain health projects and strengthening both her analytic and clinical skills.

Access & Opportunity

Scholarship support and financial aid at Harvard Medical School enable Georgie to build on nearly a decade of public health and global HIV work while she trains as a physician. That support gives her the flexibility to stay engaged with research and community partnerships and reinforces her goal of bridging clinic and community to improve care for people and populations that have often been overlooked.

BA, Brown University (2019)

Your support of financial aid ensures that the world’s most promising students can attend Harvard Medical School, regardless of their financial means. In turn, these students, representing a wide range ofbackgrounds and perspectives go on to become innovators and leaders in the field of medicine. HMS is proud to have one of the most generous financial aid programs in the country.

Thank you

We could not do this without you.

Class of 2029

HST

165 Students

PATHWAYS

135

30 15 students are pursuing both an MD and a PhD (MD-PhD)

14%

From groups historically underrepresented in medicine

62 Colleges

31 U.S. States

09 Countries

The Impact of Financial Aid

Average annual scholarship

$61,758

Qualify for the HMS Middle Income Initiative, which adjusts the parental contribution expected for HMS families with the greatest financial need.

50%

Come from a family whose annual income is $50,000 or less

1 in 5

Receive financial aid

71%

Student Beneficiary

The Impact

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