Medical Student Education Program (MSE)
HHS-HRSA Forecasted HRSA-26-098Description
The Medical Student Education (MSE) Program provides support to public medical schools in the top quartile of states with a projected primary care provider shortage to expand or support education for medical students preparing to become physicians.
Eligibility
To determine eligibility, HRSA uses the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) projections1 through 2038, which indicate there are 41 states with a projected shortage of primary care physicians. The top quartile of states with projected shortages of primary care physicians include 12 states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. HRSA has identified accredited public, non-profit osteopathic and allopathic medical schools in the eligible states using the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Excluding schools with active MSE grants, Appendix A lists the 23 public medical schools in six states that appear eligible for this funding opportunity.Note: Grantees currently receiving MSE funding are not eligible to apply for 2026 MSE funding.
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $1,000,000.00
- Award Ceiling
- $1,625,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $13,000,000.00
- Expected Awards
- 8
Key Dates
- Posted
- March 9, 2026
- Closes
- N/A
- Archive Date
- June 20, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- HHS-HRSA
- Agency Code
- HHS-HRSA
- Funding Instrument
- Other