Pathology Grants

Dermatopathology Fellowship

Dermatopathology Fellowship Training Program

Description: This two-year fellowship program is geared to prepare individuals for an academic career in Dermatopathology in the US. Training in diagnostic dermatopathology is founded on our volume of over 30,000 accessions per year, which include consultations on previously prepared slides, and thus a high proportion of challenging material. Fellows see all or some of the cases prior to their being signed out by an attending. Ancillary diagnostic training is available in immunoperoxidase techniques and molecular biology. Research opportunities include clinicopathologic studies, immunoperoxidase, ultrastructural and molecular biologic investigation of aspects of skin disease.

Program details: The first year provides time for fellows to pursue a research project in depth while the second offers extensive experience in practical Dermatopathology. The first and last quarter of the second year in training will be spent exclusively in Dermatopathology, interspersed by a 6-month rotation in either clinical dermatology (for pathology-trained residents) or in surgical pathology (for dermatology-trained residents). Dermatopathology training will continue during these clinical dermatology/surgical pathology rotations. The fellow will be expected to actively participate in all teaching activities throughout the years in training.
Stipend: Commensurate with PGY level.

Requirements: Applicants must be board eligible/certified in pathology (AP, AP/CP) or dermatology.

Deadline: The next available position begins July 1, 2012.
Completed application deadline: October 1, 2010.

Program Director: Meera Mahalingam, MD, PhD, FRCPath
Professor of Dermatology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dermatopathology Section, Department of Dermatology
Boston University School of Medicine
609 Albany Street, J-301, Boston, MA 02118
Email: mmahalin@bu.edu

Applications: Inquiries should be addressed to:

Fayth Kestenbaum
Administrative Assistant to the Program Director
Dermatopathology Fellowship Training Program
Department of Dermatology
Boston University School of Medicine
609 Albany Street, J-400, Boston, MA 02118
Email: fkestenb@bu.edu; Tel: (617) 638-5574

Dermatology Foundation Research Awards Program

October 15, 2010: Applications for 2011 research awards due to DF office.

The DF's Research Awards Program offers career development awards, fellowships, and grants that are intended to advance the early academic careers and research efforts of physicians and scientists in dermatology and cutaneous biology. An emphasis is placed on supporting research that benefits the dermatology community at large and has significant potential to advance patient care. It is the expectation that the recipients of Foundation awards will be tomorrow’s expert teachers, innovative investigators and master clinicians in dermatology.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding the 2011 application process, or a current award, please call the Foundation office at (847) 328-2256. Ask for our Program Coordinator. Or if you prefer, you may send your inquiry to dfrap@dermatologyfoundation.org.

Dermatology Foundation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 870
Evanston, IL 60201-4808

Phone: (847) 328-2256
Fax: (847) 328-0509
Email: dfgen@dermatologyfoundation.org

Society for Neuro-Oncology International Outreach Research Fellowship

Supported by the American Brain Tumor Association and EMD Serono

Purpose
With generous support from the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) and EMD Serono, the Society for Neuro-Oncology has established a $50,000 International Outreach Research Fellowship. The purpose of this one-year fellowship is to provide a program for professionals from outside North America to perform clinical, translational or basic research in the area of pediatric or adult neuro-oncology in a clinical and/or laboratory setting in the United States or Canada. One fellowship award was made in 2009, and SNO is now accepting applications for the 2010 Fellowship.

Eligibility
The fellowship is open to post graduate medical professionals working in the following areas: neurosurgery, neurology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, pathology, radiology, neuropsychology, allied health or basic science at the post-doctoral level. The applicant must be living outside of North America when the application is submitted and must not be a citizen of the United States or Canada. The applicant must be from an emerging or developing nation as classified by the International Monetary Fund.

Investigative Categories
All categories of investigative studies will be considered eligible for this fellowship, including (but not limited to) basic science, epidemiology, anatomic studies, preclinical or translational studies, and clinical trials. Areas of study may be within any subspecialty of neuro-oncology, including (but not limited to) primary brain tumors, metastatic brain tumors, spine and spinal cord tumors, peripheral nerve tumors, and skull base tumors. The awarded Fellow will not provide any direct patient care, and contact with patients will be limited to an observational basis only.

Award
SNO will provide the host institution with $50,000 in salary support and travel expenses for a one-year period. Institutional overhead and indirect costs are not provided with the award.

Host Institutions
The Society for Neuro-Oncology has established a list of host institutions in North America who are interested in hosting the SNO International Outreach Research Fellow. This list is posted on the SNO website.

Application Process and Review
The application process consists of the following elements:

1. Fellowship Application & Biographical Data
The application includes a formal proposal that outlines the aims of the project, the background/rationale for the work, any preliminary results or supporting data for the project, and a detailed study design. The applicant must also submit a personal biographical sketch, a description of future academic plans, and a statement of why studying in North America will be important for the completion of the work.

2. Letters from Home Institutions

* Letter of reference from your current department chair (or institutional supervisor) outlining what skills are lacking in the area, and how the knowledge gained from the Fellowship will make a positive impact in the department and the region upon your return home.
* Letter of reference from a mentor or independent professional who is familiar with your work in the field of neuro-oncology.

3. Host Letter of Support
The applicant must also include a letter of support from one of the participating host institutions.

4. Review Process
A SNO review committee will examine all submissions. The fellowship will be awarded based on the novelty and scientific merit of the proposed study and the credentials of the applicant.

Awarded Fellows
At the completion of the project, the winning fellow will be required to submit a written Summary Report describing the results of the study. The applicant may also present an oral summary of the project at the Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting.

Important Dates
Call for Applications: June 23, 2010
Application Deadline: October 18, 2010
Application Awarded: December 1, 2010
Fellowship Commencement: July 1, 2011

Society for Neuro-Oncology
4617 Birch Street
Bellaire, TX 77401-5509

American Society for Clinical Pathology 2011 “Day on the Hill” Grant

Residents who have an interest in the political process can spend a day with lawmakers discussing pathology-related issues. The Hill Day Grant Program was created to provide an opportunity for residents to participate in the legislative process on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  Residents who have an interest in the political process and pathology-related issues on a national scale are encouraged to apply for this grant.

Guidelines

I. Eligibility
To be eligible for this grant, you must be an ASCP resident member in your first to fourth year of training at date of application. Grants are good only for the 2011 “Day on the Hill” event, which will be held in April 2011.

II. Application Guidelines
The following application materials should be submitted:

1. Completed application form
2. ASCP membership #
3. Current Curriculum Vitae
4. Letter of intent (500 words or less) stating interest in health policy and/or issues related to the future of pathology and laboratory medicine.
5. Program Director’s signature, which will indicate his/her approval to take this leave, should you be selected.

III. Application Deadlines and Award Announcement
Application Deadline: February 3, 2011.

Resident Council “Day on the Hill” Grant Award Announcements will be made at the ASCP Resident Reception at the USCAP meeting in San Antonio, TX, February 26 - March 4, 2011. Participants will be notified by email.

IV. Financial Grant
Grant Awardees will receive round-trip airfare or appropriate mileage compensation, hotel accommodations for two nights, and up to $250 for additional expenses incurred.

V. Submission
All applications will be submitted to:
American Society for Clinical Pathology
Resident Council Subspecialty Grant
c/o Membership
33 W. Monroe Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603-5617

VI. Judging
Two awardees shall be chosen from all eligible applicants by members of the ASCP Resident Council who have been designated to serve on the Resident Council “Day on the Hill” Grant Committee. Judging will be held for all applications postmarked by February 3, 2011.

Two applicants will be selected based on need for and strong interest in advocacy training.

The ASCP Resident Council “Day on the Hill” Grant Committee shall not discriminate against any participant based on age, sex, gender, religion, or race.

For questions, please email betty.sanders@ascp.org. The ASCP is proud to offer this grant to residents and will continue to pursue avenues to promote resident education.

American Society for Clinical Pathology Resident Council Subspecialty Grant

2011-2012 Subspecialty Grants

In order to provide timely access to ASCP’s subspecialty grants, the American Society for Clinical Pathology is now offering two rounds of resident grants.

Grant monies are split between Round 1 and Round 2. The grants are given to defray the cost of doing elective rotations at outside institutions in fields of pathology in which the resident desires increased exposure. The time period of study will vary between two and four weeks and the ASCP grant will provide a $1000 or $2000 stipend depending on the length of study. This program is designed to allow residents to broaden their training experience by exposing them to material not currently available at their institution and by allowing them to work with a prominent pathologist of their selection.

You are eligible for the grant if you are an ASCP Resident member in your 1st to 3rd year of training at date of application. Round 1 grants are to be completed during the 2nd to 4th year of training (during the 2010-2011 academic year) and Round 2 grants are to be completed during the 2011-2012 academic year.

If you are interested in applying for a grant, please review the guidelines and send in your application as soon as you can.

American Society for Clinical Pathology
Resident Council Subspecialty Grant
c/o Membership
33 W. Monroe Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603-5617
2011-2012 ASCP Resident Council
Subspecialty Grant Guidelines

I. Eligibility
To be eligible for this grant, you must be an ASCP Resident member in the 1st to 3rd year of training at date of application. Round 1 grants are to be completed during the 2010-2011 academic year.

II. Application Guidelines
The following application materials should be submitted:

1. Completed application form
2. Letter of intent (500 words or less) from the applicant describing why this experience is necessary and how it will serve to enhance training in pathology
3. Letter of confirmation from the residency program director must reflect the applicant’s standing in the parent program and indicate those benefits provided to the resident during outside rotations, e.g., salary, benefits, and liability insurance
4. Letter of acceptance from the accepting institution where the externship would take place
5. Current Curriculum Vitae
6. ASCP membership #

III. Application Deadlines and Award Announcement
The deadline for applications for Round 1 grant applications is August 2, 2010.

Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Award Announcements will be made at the ASCP Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, October 30, 2010. Participants shall also be notified by e-mail.

IV. Financial Grant
Grant Awardees will receive $1,000 reimbursement for 2 weeks or $2,000 for 4 weeks to cover costs of living/travel related to away rotation.

V. Submission
All applications will be submitted to:
American Society for Clinical Pathology
Resident Council Subspecialty Grant
c/o Membership
33 W. Monroe Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603-5617

VI. Judging
The awardees shall be chosen from all eligible applicants by members of the ASCP Resident Council who have been designated to serve on the Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Committee. Judging will be held for all applications postmarked by August 2, 2010.

Applicants will be selected based on need for and strong interest in specific pathology subspecialty training. Preference will be given to applicants who are participating in a subspecialty not available at their home institution.

The ASCP Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Committee shall not discriminate against any participant based on age, sex, gender, religion, or race.

Grant applicants may choose pathologists and training programs according to their specific training needs.

For questions, please email betty.sanders@ascp.org. The ASCP is proud to offer this grant to residents and will continue to pursue avenues to promote resident education.

Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Peter B. Samuels Essay Award Competition

The Peter B. Samuels Award winner will receive a $1,000 Cash Award, reimbursement for roundtrip coach airfare travel to the meeting (the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery's 39th Annual Symposium), and 2 night’s hotel accommodations.

-- This competition is open to medical students of a University or Affiliated Hospital, residents in a Surgical or Vascular Surgical Residency or fellows in a Vascular Surgery Fellowship. Open to training programs in the United States or Canada only.
-- Submissions for consideration must be original papers on a subject related to vascular surgery that have not been previously published nor presented.
-- Abstracts may be based on either experimental or clinical observations, or may be analytical, based on analysis and review of previously published data on the anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, or genetics of the vascular system and its disease.

Finalists for this award will be notified and must submit an electronic copy of their manuscript to the Society’s office by January 7, 2011. You may indicate your interest in being considered for this award, by checking the appropriate box during the abstract submission process.

Allastair Karmody Poster Competition

First Round winners will each receive a $500 cash award.

The Karmody Poster Competition winner will receive an additional $500 cash award.

-- The competition is limited to Fellows, Residents and Medical Students.
-- All abstracts accepted for Poster Presentation will be considered. No additional field needs to be marked during the abstract submission process.
-- Submissions must be original papers on a subject related to vascular surgery that have not been previously published nor presented.
-- Abstracts may be based on either experimental or clinical observations, or it may be analytical, based on analysis and review of previously published data on the anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, or genetics of the vascular system and its disease.
-- An author can only present one paper for the competition. Additional papers must be presented by another author.

The Karmody Poster Competition will feature a 2-round judging process. Posters will be divided into topic groups with approximately the same number of posters in each group. Authors must attend the entire First Round session to be considered for the Karmody Award.

First Round: Authors give a timed, 3-minute presentation; then respond to questions posed by other authors and attendees in their topic group. Topic groups run concurrently until all posters have been presented once. The authors and attendees of each group will score all posters in that group. Based on the peer scoring, a First Round winner will be selected for each group.

Final Round: First Round winners will again give 3-minute presentations / 2 minutes discussion to the entire poster session audience. The assigned moderators of the First Round will score the Final Round presentations. The Final Round winner is designated the Allastair Karmody Competition winner.

Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
900 Cummings Center
Suite 221-U
Beverly, MA 01915

phone: 978-927-8330
fax: 978-524-8890

American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders 2011 APFED Junior Faculty HOPE Research Grant

Objective: To support the development of an academic research career in the specialties of
pediatric and internal medicine, gastroenterology, allergy/ immunology and pathology. The funding is to support eosinophil related research projects.

Sponsor: American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders - a non-profit advocacy organization
for those living with eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic colitis, hypereosinophilic syndrome, and other eosinophilic disorders.

Amount: $50,000 one time annual grant.

Funding: The grant may be used for the purchase of supplies and services directly related to the approved research endeavors. Funds may also be directed to the salaries of technical personnel and other direct expenses as necessary for the completion of the research project. Funds may not be used for institutional indirect costs or to acquire administrative or clerical support.

Funds will be distributed in two equal $25,000 payments.

This grant will include a travel grant of up to $1000 which must be used to attend a professional meeting to present research results.

Eligibility: Applicants must be all of the following to be eligible for Grant:
-- MD, DO, Nursing Doctorate, PhD, or MD/PhD
-- Faculty members with faculty appointments in aggregate not to exceed five years (at the time the application is due)
-- Full-time faculty as an instructor or assistant professor at a medical school in the US or abroad.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted in a single pdf file by November 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified regarding status of application by January, 2011.

American Partnership For Eosinophilic Disorders
PO Box 29545
Atlanta, GA 30359

Phone: (713)493-7749
8am-4pm Central Monday-Friday

PhRMA Foundation Post Doctoral Fellowships in Pharmacology/Toxicology

Application Deadline : 09-01-2010

The PhRMA Foundation Post Doctoral program in Pharmacology/Toxicology provides stipend support for individuals engaged in a multidisciplinary research training program that will create or extend their credentials in pharmacology or toxicology. The purpose (intent) of this program is to support post doctoral career development activities of individuals prepared (or preparing) to engage in research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effect of an agent in the intact organism. Recent graduates from pharmacology Ph.D. programs interested in postdoctoral experience that integrates pharmacology with a morphologic specialty (cell biology/anatomy/pathology) are also eligible to apply for this fellowship. It is anticipated that this research training will be accomplished in academic and/or industrial laboratory settings where multidisciplinary teams are organized to integrate informatics, molecular, cell, and systems biology with pharmacology/toxicology research.

The purpose of this award is to support candidates proposing to gain new skills in pharmacologically relevant areas. The funding is for up to 2 years but not beyond the 3rd year of the existing Post Doc. Applications requesting funds to continue an existing postdoctoral program for a 3rd to 5th year will not be considered, nor will preference be given to those applying for funds for postdoctoral work in the same laboratory in which their graduate work was performed.

The sponsor (mentor) of the post doctoral program must describe how the multidisciplinary goals of the research training program will be accomplished and provide assurance that key collaborating mentors endorse and are willing to support the training plan.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must either (1) hold a Ph.D. degree or appropriate terminal research doctorate in a field of study logically or functionally related to the proposed post doctoral activities, or (2) expect to receive the Ph.D. before activating the award. They must also have a firm commitment from a mentor at an accredited U.S. university and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications are to be submitted via the Foundation website and received by September 1, 2010. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline date.

Award

The award, consisting of a $40,000 annual stipend, is made to the institution on behalf of the fellow. Awards may be activated beginning January 1, 2011 or on the first day of any month thereafter, up to and including December 1, 2011. The award is intended solely as a stipend and may not be used otherwise. If necessary, the institution may supplement the award to a level that is consistent with other postdoctoral fellowships it currently offers. If the stipend is to be supplemented, indicate the amount. If no supplement is intended, so state this. The program provides no other subsidies (travel, tuition, fringe benefit costs, etc.) and indirect costs to the institution are not provided. It is expected that the fellowship will be administered in accordance with the prevailing policies and procedures of the institution. The second year of this award is contingent upon a progress report approved by the Foundation and submission of a financial report. These funds are not transferrable.

PhRMA Foundation
950 F Street, N.W. Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 202-572-7756 Fax: 202-572-7799

International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships

The aim of the UICC ICRETT fellowships is to facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology, exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention and to acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.

Since its inception in 1976, the ICRETT fellowships have contributed to the development of the professional capacity of over 1425 ICRETT Fellows from over 130 countries by facilitating appropriate person-to-person training in specific areas that are relevant to the cancer research, clinical management and other cancer control activities being conducted in the Fellows’ home countries.

Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals

Duration 1 month

Extension Up to 2 months with funding secured by the Fellow from the home or host organization and at no cost to the UICC

Available 120-150 per year

Average value US$ 3,400 each

Application closing date None. Applications are accepted at any time

Notification of results Generally within 60 days of registration

Objectives

* To facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology
* To exchange knowledge and enhance skills in
o basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research
o cancer control and prevention
* To acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return

Eligibility

* Appropriately qualified investigators, pathologists, epidemiologists, laboratory technicians, tobacco control activists and cancer registrars in the early stages of their careers
* Appropriately qualified clinicians who are established in oncology practice

Research plan

* Cancer prevention and control (including tobacco control)
* Basic, applied and clinical cancer research
* Epidemiology, cancer registration, public education and behavioural sciences

Clinical training

* Surgery, radio- and chemotherapy, medical oncology, multidisciplinary cancer care
* Clinical trials
* Detection and diagnosis
* Prevention-oriented projects are especially encouraged

John H. Rippey Grant for Laboratory Quality Assurance

Award Amount: $10,000

Purpose: To support innovative projects related to quality assurance, quality improvement in pathology, or patient safety resulting in improved patient care.

Time Commitment: Project must be completed within the time frame described in the proposal.

Eligibility: All CAP members may apply.

Selection Process:

* Scientific merit within the definition and scope
* Degree of Innovation
* Transferability to the practice of pathology
* Qualifications of the applicant(s) in the subject of the proposal
* Availability of resources
* Likelihood of completion within the time specified in the proposal (not to exceed two (2) years
* Compatibility to the Rippey Grant definition and scope

Reporting Requirements: Recipients of this grant are required to prepare a series of reports:

1. An interim report is due six (6) months after project initiation.
2. After one (1) year, a final report is due and must be in a form suitable for submission to the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. If the paper is rejected by Archives, the author is free to submit to other journals.
3. The CAP Foundation Board may also communicate the results of the project to the CAP Membership. Copies of these communications will be given to the author(s).

Application Guidelines. Applicants are required to submit the following information:
Deadline: October 1

1. Completed Application Form
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. A narrative description of the project including the scientific rationale — not to exceed 2,500 words
4. Detailed budget on a separate, single sheet. Please note, indirect organizational charges are not allowed.

All documents must be typed

Mail applications to:
Laboratory Quality Assurance
CAP Foundation
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750

OR

By Email: capfdn@cap.org

By Fax: 847.832.8324

Questions? 800.323.4040 x7324