American Medical Association Seed Grant Research Program
An increasing number of young physician scientists are experiencing difficulty finding the resources and support to do research. Consequently, fewer physicians are choosing careers in research which is a terrible loss to medicine.
To address this trend, the AMA Foundation established the Seed Grant Research Program in 2000 to encourage medical students, physician residents and fellows to enter the research field. The program provides $2,500 grants to help them conduct small basic science, applied, or clinical research projects. These funds will round out new project budgets, rather than sustain current initiatives.
Grant amounts and timeline
One-year grants of up to $2,500/each are awarded. Grants will support research in Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Leukemia, and Neoplastic Diseases. The application deadline will be Dec. 6, 2010 and recipients will be announced in March 2011. The grant period and project duration is up to one year from the date of the grant check.
American Medical Association
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Chicago, IL 60654
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