LDTP recipients will be matched with a professional SEACSM member who will assist the student with setting goals, preparing for attending the Annual Meeting, providing active mentorship at the meeting to connect the student with potential academic, research, and service opportunities, and guide the student through next steps to achieve their educational/professional goals after the meeting. LDTP award winners receive a travel stipend (up to $599) to participate in the SEACSM Annual Meeting.
LDTP recipients will be matched with a professional SEACSM member who will assist the student with setting goals, preparing for attending the Annual Meeting, providing active mentorship at the meeting to connect the student with potential academic, research, and service opportunities, and guide the student through next steps to achieve their educational/professional goals after the meeting.
Students in the LDTP program have gone on to be successful graduate students, professionals, and leaders. Some have become LDTP mentors themselves!
LDTP applications for the 2025 Annual Meeting are being accepted now. The LDTP application provides more information about the program, eligibility requirements, and how to apply.
Download the 2025 LDTP application
Once you have reviewed the information about the program and eligibility requirements, you are ready to complete the online LDTP application.
Complete the online LDTP application
The deadline for submission of LDTP applications is November 1, 2024.
The 2024 LDTP students and mentors were:
Ruth Amaku, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Mentor: Chris Wilburn, Auburn University
Jonathan Beausejour, University of Central Florida
Mentor: Nicole Rendos, Emory University
Sydnee Brothers, North Carolina A&T State University
Mentor: Lauren Reid, South College
Toraya Hughes, Georgia Southern University
Mentor: Michael Samman, University of Kentucky
David Louis, Georgia Southern University
Mentor: Marc Cook, North Carolina A&T State University
The 2023 LDTP students and mentors were:
Ruth Amaku, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Mentor: Chris Wilburn, Auburn University
Jonathan Beausejour, University of Central Florida
Mentor: Nicole Rendos, Emory University
Sydnee Brothers, North Carolina A&T State University
Mentor: Lauren Reid, South College
Toraya Hughes, Georgia Southern University
Mentor: Michael Samman, University of Kentucky
David Louis, Georgia Southern University
Mentor: Marc Cook, North Carolina A&T State University
The 2023 LDTP students and mentors were:
Students
Mason McIntosh, Auburn University
Jasmine Parker Brown, University of South Carolina
Nevaeh Rose Nez, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Liliana Renteria, Florida State University
Mervin Jajika, Augusta University
Mentors
Marc Cook, North Carolina A&T State University
Yuri Feito, ACSM National Office
Leanna Ross, Duke University
Lauren Reid, South College-Atlanta
Jonathan Ruiz-Ramie, Augusta University
The 2022 LDTP students and mentors were:
Students
Sydney Jones, Tuskegee University
David Diaz, Florida Atlantic University
Alexis Dick, University of South Carolina Aiken
Kayla Brow, North Carolina A&T State University
Mentors
T J Exford, North Carolina A&T State University
Jonathon Ruiz-Ramie, Augusta University
Alicia Bryan, Columbus State University
Karissa Peyer, University of Tennessee Chattanooga