- Recipients of the Fee Assistance Program can save over
$2,000 by utilizing the benefits on their premed journey. Each Fee Assistance Program award includes access to
the MSAR website, reduced fees for MCAT registration, waived MCAT Official
Prep product fees, assistance in paying for an updated psychoeducational
or medical evaluation (if required to support an MCAT accommodation
application), and waived AMCAS application fees for one application cycle.
Learn more about the benefits of the Fee Assistance
Program.
- Some medical schools waive secondary application fees
for fee assistance recipients.
Schools include this information in their Medical
School Admission Requirements (MSAR) profiles. This information can be
found under the "Secondary application" - "Fee Waiver
Ability" section of MSAR.
- AAMC Fee Assistance Program benefits are not
retroactive. If an applicant is awarded fee
assistance benefits, they cannot apply the benefits to previous registrations
or purchases. For example, if an applicant registers for the MCAT exam or
purchases a prep product before receiving their benefits, they will not be
reimbursed for the discounted rate. Similarly, they will not be able to
use their awarded medical school designations if their AMCAS application
was submitted before their Fee Assistance Program application was
approved.
- Due to the many challenges facing premed during the
coronavirus pandemic, the AAMC adjusted the income eligibility criteria. Applicants to the 2021 Fee Assistance Program will be
granted benefits if each household reported on their application has a 2020 total family income that is 400 percent or
less than the 2020 national poverty level for that family size
(previously set at 300 percent or less).
- There is a reconsideration process for applicants
experiencing financial loss of income due to coronavirus. If an applicant is denied 2021 Fee Assistance Program
benefits, they can submit a reconsideration request. To request
reconsideration, applicants should email fapreconsideration@aamc.org
or call 202-828-0600 to be provided with the Reconsideration Request form.