Opportunities

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Explore scholarships, fee assistance, research funding, and enrichment programs for your next step.

Funding and enrichment

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Last reviewed September 27, 2026. Confirm current eligibility and deadlines on each program’s official website before applying.

For undergraduate and pre-health students

AAMCOpen

AAMC Fee Assistance Program

Eligible students preparing to apply to medical school

Fee assistance can reduce MCAT costs and provide official preparation products, MSAR access, and AMCAS benefits. Benefits are not retroactive.

Eligibility summary: The 2026 program uses address, household-income, parental-information, and application-stage requirements. Read the current Essentials before applying.
Award or benefit: Discounted MCAT registration, official prep products, MSAR access, and qualifying AMCAS fee benefits
LMSA membership: Not listed as required

Last verified September 27, 2026

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Georgia Tech UROPOpen

President's Undergraduate Research Award — Travel

Georgia Tech undergraduates presenting faculty-mentored work

PURA Travel Awards help reimburse eligible conference travel for undergraduates accepted to present research, scholarship, or creative work.

Eligibility summary: Applicants must meet current Georgia Tech undergraduate, academic-standing, faculty-mentor, presentation, and workshop requirements.
Award or benefit: Up to $1,000 in eligible travel reimbursement
LMSA membership: Not listed as required

Last verified September 27, 2026

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Georgia Tech UROPOpen

President's Undergraduate Research Award — Salary

Georgia Tech undergraduates conducting faculty-mentored research

PURA Salary Awards fund eligible undergraduate research completed with a Georgia Tech or GTRI faculty mentor. The Spring 2027 funding cycle lists an October 12 application deadline on the official UROP page (applications open).

Eligibility summary: Current rules include undergraduate standing, a qualifying faculty mentor, research registration, and award-specific restrictions.
Award or benefit: $2,000 salary award
Deadline: October 12, 2026
LMSA membership: Not listed as required

Last verified September 27, 2026

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LMSA NationalClosed

LMSA National Fall Scholarship Cycle

Primarily medical students; the National Conference Travel Scholarship also includes eligible pre-med applicants

The 2026 fall cycle included medical-student awards and an NC2026 travel scholarship that listed LMSA National or LMSA PLUS members planning to apply to medical school among eligible audiences. The listed application deadline has passed.

Eligibility summary: Requirements differed by award; the listed application deadline has passed.
Award or benefit: Varies by award; the listed NC2026 travel scholarship provides $500
Deadline: August 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
LMSA membership: Required for the listed cycle

Last verified September 27, 2026

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LMSA NationalClosed

Carmen Reyes MCAT Scholarship

Pre-medical students preparing to apply to medical school

The 2026 award supported MCAT registration or preparation expenses for eligible pre-medical students.

Eligibility summary: The 2026 cycle required paid LMSA National membership, MCAT registration within the listed testing window, and a service or health-equity commitment.
Award or benefit: 2026 cycle: fifteen $350 awards
Deadline: March 31, 2026
LMSA membership: Required for the listed cycle

Last verified September 27, 2026

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Hispanic Scholarship FundClosed

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Program

Eligible high-school, undergraduate, and graduate students

HSF Scholars receive support services and may be eligible for an award depending on available funds and need.

Eligibility summary: The 2026 cycle listed citizenship/status, GPA, full-time enrollment, FAFSA, and Hispanic-heritage requirements on the official page.
Award or benefit: 2026 cycle: potential awards of $500–$5,000 based on relative need
Deadline: February 15, 2026
LMSA membership: Not listed as required

Last verified September 27, 2026

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SHPEPClosed

Summer Health Professions Education Program

Eligible college students exploring medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, and other health professions

SHPEP concluded its final summer cohort in 2026. The official website is preserved as a historical resource celebrating more than three decades of the program; there is no new application cycle to plan around.

Eligibility summary: No current application cycle. Review the historical SHPEP site only for legacy program context.
Award or benefit: Free summer health-professions enrichment
LMSA membership: Not listed as required

Last verified September 27, 2026

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After professional-school acceptance or enrollment

Keep these in mind for a later stage of your journey. They require professional-school acceptance or enrollment and are not current undergraduate funding options.

U.S. Health Resources and Services AdministrationClosed

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

Students accepted to or enrolled full time in eligible primary-care health-professions programs

NHSC scholarships support eligible professional training in exchange for service at an approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area.

Eligibility summary: Pre-professional students are not eligible. This is a future opportunity after acceptance into an eligible professional program.
Award or benefit: Tuition and other support defined in the current program guidance
Deadline: April 16, 2026
LMSA membership: Not listed as required

Last verified September 27, 2026

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