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Medical Student Travel Award

To invite and enable medical students interested in military psychiatry the opportunity to receive travel assistance to attend an upcoming American Psychiatric Association (APA)'s Annual Meeting. This award is bestowed to medical students based on their accomplishments during medical school and a demonstrated interest in practicing Psychiatry in the military.

Eligibility

Must be enrolled full time and be in good standing in a medical school (MD/DO) located in the United States.
Must be a medical student member of the APA (non-members apply when submitting materials for this travel award).
Must be able to attend the Annual SUSP Meeting (held 1 day prior to the start of the APA Annual Meeting).

Submission Process

Apply below through the form. Note that there are several documents that must be uploaded. Please only submit this form once when you have all the following documentation ready as a PDF.

Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Interest (not to exceed one-page)
Letter from your medical school confirming that you are a medical student in good academic standing at their institution who is approved to attend SUSP's Annual Meeting should you receive the award.
[OPTIONAL] If you are presenting at the APA, please load a copy of your abstract.

Deadlines

All travel award submissions must be received no later than 13 MAR to be considered for the Annual APA and SUSP meetings in May. The applications are now open.

We want to thank our friends at Laurel Ridge Treatment Center for helping SUSP expand this award opportunity from one awardee to three awardees this year.

It is intended that one student will be chosen from each branch (USN, USA, USAF); special circumstances such as USPHS members are eligible to apply.

Medical Student Travel Award

Eligibility

Submission Process

Apply below through the form. Note that there are several documents that must be uploaded. Please only submit this form once when you have all the following documentation ready as a PDF.

Previous Recipients of the Medical Student Travel Award:

2025 (Navy)

ENS Fazlah Rahaman

2025 (Air Force)

2LT Emmanuel Oyalabu

2025 (Army)

2LT John Whitmore

2024

Eungjae Kim

2023

Megan Walsh

2022

ENS Bryson Hewins

2021

2020

Rachel Han

2019

Mary Thomas

2018

Meghan E. Quinn