2026 APA SAMHSA MFP Summer Medical Program Application

Applicant Contact Information

Program Information

Thank you for your interest in the American Psychiatric Association (APA)'s Summer Medical Student Program (SMSP). This seven-month program, beginning in Feburary, offers current U.S. citizen medical school students at accredited U.S. medical schools a deeper dive to the exciting field of psychiatry. We do this through an eight-session speaker series on different psychiatric subspecalties, career development opportunities, mentorship, and networking opportunities, courses on leadership and a stipend for APA publishing.

If you believe yourself to be a good fit for our program, please fill out this application. The deadline for submission of this application closes on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time).

APA has not yet received confirmation of funding from SAMHSA/HHS for the 2025-2026 fellowship term, and there is no guarantee that after application and selection any candidate's fellowship will be funded. Fellowship award is dependent upon HHS awarding this grant for the 2025-2026 term.

To be eligible for this program, you must meet the following criteria:

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. medical school. You must maintain your active enrollment status for the duration of the program.
Ability to commit to the duration of the program.

1. I have read and confirm that I meet all eligibility criteria for this program. *This question is required.

2. First Name: *This question is required.

3. Preferred First Name: *This question is required.

4. Middle Name (if you do not have a middle name, please type N/A): *This question is required.

5. Last Name: *This question is required.

6. Phone Number *This question is required.

7. Academic/Institutional Email: *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

8. Personal Email (primary email which will be used for program correspondence): *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

9. APA Membership # (APA membership is free for all Medical Students. If you do not have one, and would not like to create one, please respond N/A): *This question is required.

10. Mailing Address: *This question is required.

11. Apt/Suite/Office Number: *This question is required.

12. City/Town: *This question is required.

13. State/Province (Two Letter Abbreviation): *This question is required.

14. Country: *This question is required.

15. Zip Code: *This question is required.