The American Association for Surgery Of Trauma and the AAST Research and Education Foundation offer Research Scholarships in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care for the support of post-residency research by surgeons with a major commitment to a career in trauma surgery
AWARD AMOUNT: $50,000 APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 2, 2009 DECISION BY AAST: April, 2009 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: July 2009 – June 2010
Contact Us Sharon Gautschy Executive Director American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) 633 N Saint Clair St, Suite 2400 Chicago, IL 60611 (800) 789-4006 (312) 202-5252 (312) 202-5063 Fax
General Surgery Resident Research Initiation GrantLength of Award: 1-2 yearsAmount: $20,000/yearDeadline: April 1Purpose: To attract General Surgery Residents or recent Graduates of such programsinto the field of Colon and Rectal Surgery by providing opportunities to engage inclinical or laboratory-based research focused on diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.Eligibility Requirements:• General Surgical Residents or recent Graduates of a US or Canadian approvedGeneral Surgery Training Program.
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons85 W. Algonquin Rd., Suite 550Arlington Heights, IL 60005Phone: 847-290-9184Fax: 847-290-9203Email: ascrs@fascrs.org
American Society of Transplant Surgeons Thoracic Surgery FellowshipASTS is committed to providing qualified surgeons with additional clinical training in the field of thoracic organ transplantation. It is designed to support training with a comprehensive experience in the clinical aspects of thoracic transplant surgery, as well as in-depth involvement in related clinical, translational and/or laboratory research.Amount$42,500 per year for 2 years.Funds supportSalary and benefits and/or direct research expenses.No indirects will be paid.Applicant EligibilityPlease review these eligibility requirements carefully to ensure that you apply for an appropriate award. * Fellow in Thoracic Surgery, or * Resident in General Surgery with intent to apply in thoracic surgery. * Proposed work must be in the laboratory of a thoracic surgeon who is an ASTS Member on a project related to thoracic transplantation. * Applicant must reside in North America * Awardee may not concurrently receive any other financial support for the proposed research from ASTS, AST, ACS, SUS or other society granting similar support. Submission Requirements * Online Application Form * Narrative: 3 page maximum including references plus 1 page of graphics permitted. State the reason for applying for the award, specific objectives for the duration of the award, and future plans and goals. * Autobiography: 1 page maximum explaining your educational background, choice of career and interest in transplantation and research. * Budget: 1 page maximum * Department Chair Nomination Letter * Member Sponsor Letter * CVOther Requirements * The Awardee must attend the ASTS Awards Ceremony at ATC to formally accept the award. * An abstract must be submitted for presentation at an ATC or ASTS Winter Symposium during the award period or within 6 months of award completion. * A mid-report to the ASTS National Office must be submitted in the spring of the first year.Other 1 award available annually
Submission Deadline: January 13, 2009
American Society of Transplant Surgeons | 2461 South Clark St., Suite 640 | Arlington, VA 22202 | Phone: 703-414-7870 | Fax: 703-414-7874
American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Young Investigator Combined Award
Open to new full time academic surgeons working on contemporary basic or clinical research skills focused on neoplastic disease of the head and neck in the U.S. or Canada. Two year, non-renewable, $40,000 maximum ($20,000 per year), one available annually.
The purpose of this award is to support a collaborative AHNS/AAO-HNSF research project by fosteringthe development of contemporary basic or clinical research skills focused on neoplastic disease of thehead and neck among new full-time academic surgeons. The award is intended as a preliminary step inclinical investigator career development and is expected to facilitate the recipient’s preparation of a morecomprehensive individualized research plan suitable for submission to the National Institutes of Health orcomparable funding agency.ELIGIBILITYApplicants must be physicians with demonstrated potential for excellence in research and teaching andserious commitment to an academic research career in head and neck surgery. Applicants must bemembers or candidate members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeryand/or the American Head and Neck Society. Priority will be given to fellows or junior faculty who havecompleted residencies or fellowships within four years of the application receipt date. All candidatesmust be sponsored by the Chair of his/her Division or Department and by an official representative of theinstitution which would administer the Award and in whose name the application is formally submitted.Former ASHNS/AHNS or Foundation research grant recipients are eligible to compete for theAHNS/AAO-HNSF grant. Individuals who have already competed successfully for independent researchgrant support from a private or Federal funding agency are ineligible for this Award.CONDITIONSResearch supported by this award should be specifically directed toward the pathophysiology, diagnosis,prevention, or treatment of head and neck neoplastic disease, and may be either basic orclinical/transnational in approach. Proposed projects shall be designed in collaboration with a preceptorinvestigator and approved by the candidate's department chairperson and institution. While notspecifically required, proposals which aim to introduce new knowledge and methodology from otherdisciplines to research in head and neck disease, or which demonstrate collaborative effort with membersof other related disciplines are encouraged. Projects must be designed so as to yield useful informationwithin the period of award, but priority will be given to projects that are also innovative with promise todevelop into new long-range or expanded research programs capable of attracting funding from othersources. Applications must be accompanied by a letter of support from the applicant’s Department Chairand Preceptor verifying that the applicant will be permitted to devote an appropriate amount of time to theconduct and timely completion of the proposed research project. Applicants must obtain letters ofsupport/understanding from all key personnel on the project. The grantee must submit an interimprogress report to the Foundation at the end of the first year of the award.TERMS1. Amount: $40,000 maximum ($20,000 per year)2. Period: 24 months, non-renewable
All applicants must submit a Letter of Intent online no later than midnight Eastern Standard TimeDecember 15. The letter of intent includes the title of the project, the principal investigator, and anabstract of the work. This will facilitate planning review requirements.
The Jahnigen Career Development Awards Scholars Program offers two-year career development awards to support junior faculty in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery and urology.. The award allows individuals to initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline. Each grant will provide two-year support of $75,000 per year for salary and fringe benefits and/or the costs of doing research. In 2005, due to funding guidelines from the supporting foundations, we instituted a requirement that each scholar's institution provide a minimum match of $25,000 per year. The application should delineate the source of the matching funding and the line item budget should provide information on the allocation of the matching funds in support of the Scholars work. Up to ten awards will be given in 2009. The Jahnigen Award may not be used to support indirect costs. Awards are not transferable to another institution.
Eligibility Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria: Be a physician who is a US citizen or permanent resident Be certified or board eligible to practice in one of the following targeted specialties: anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery, urology Have a primary academic appointment in a US institution in one of the specialty departments listed above. Have completed his/her training (residency and/or fellowship) on or after June 30, 1999. Exceptions to this limit will be considered for compelling reasons and must be reviewed and approved prior to application submission. Such exceptions should be requested and justified in a letter to AGS received by November 4, 2008, so that, if approved, a competitive application may be prepared and submitted on schedule.
Application Deadline & Other Important Dates December 9, 2008 Deadline for receipt of completed applications April 1, 2009 Announcement of the seventh cohort of Jahnigen Scholars May 1 - May 2, 2009 Meeting of previous and newly selected Jahnigen Scholars July 1, 2009 Start of the Scholars programs
Contact Us Elizabeth Haranas Project Coordinator American Geriatrics Society 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801 New York, NY 10118 Tel: 212-308-1414 Fax: 212-832-8646
To request an application or to check on a previous request, please email eharanas@americangeriatrics.org. Thank you. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards The American Geriatrics Society The Empire State Building 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801 New York, New York 10118 Fax: (212) 832-8646
2009 Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS, Scholarship
The Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons announces the availability of a scholarship for young rural surgeons, the Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS, Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons. Purpose The Oweida Scholarship provides an award of $5,000 to subsidize the participation of a young rural-based Fellow or Associate Fellow in attendance at the annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Basic Requirements The Oweida Scholarship is available to a member of the American College of Surgeons in any of the surgical specialties who meets the following requirements: Serves a rural community in the U.S. or Canada Is a Fellow or Associate Fellow in good standing Is under 45 years of age on the date the application is filed Activities The Oweida Scholar will attend the annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, which will be held in Chicago, IL, October 11–15, 2009. He or she will also attend the annual scholarship luncheon on Sunday, October 11, 2009, to meet the members of the Scholarships Committee and awardees from other programs. The Oweida Scholar will also attend the rural surgeons meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, to meet with rural colleagues and to receive his or her check. Financial Support The successful applicant will receive the sum of $5,000 U.S. This amount is to be used to help defray travel expenses for the Clinical Congress, postgraduate course fees, hotel costs, and per diem expenses during the Clinical Congress. Preferential housing in a thrifty hotel near the Congress site will be made available to the scholar. The scholar will make his or her own travel arrangements. The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors will select the scholar after review and evaluation of the applications. Applicants for the Oweida Scholarship should submit the following items: One copy of the applicant’s current curriculum vitae One copy of a one-page essay, discussing the following specific items: Why the applicant wishes to receive the Oweida Scholarship Why the applicant believes he or she is qualified to receive the scholarship Why the applicant characterizes his or her practice as rural The closing date for receipt of completed applications is December 15, 2008. Please send applications for this scholarship to: Scholarships Section, American College of Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611-3211. A scholar and an alternate will be selected, and all applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection process by March 31, 2009. The Oweida Scholar must attend the full week of the Clinical Congress in the year for which it is designated; the award cannot be postponed. The Oweida Scholar will provide a brief report on his or her experiences at the Clinical Congress for possible future publication in the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. A simple accounting for the award is also required. These items are due by December 1, 2009. Questions may be directed to the ACS Scholarships Administrator, 312-202-5281.
American College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship to Germany
The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons announces the availability of the ACS Traveling Fellowship to Germany. Purpose The purpose of this fellowship is to encourage international exchange of surgical scientific information. The ACS Traveling Fellow will visit Germany, and a German Traveling Fellow will visit North America. Basic Requirements The scholarship is available to a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in any of the surgical specialties who meets the following requirements: Has a major interest and accomplishment in clinical and basic science related to surgery Holds a current full-time academic appointment in Canada or the United States Is under 45 years of age on the date the application is filed Is enthusiastic and personable and possesses good communication skills Activities The Fellow is required to spend a minimum of two weeks in Germany. To attend and participate in the annual meeting of the German Surgical Society, which will be held in Berlin, Germany, April 20–23, 2010 To attend the German ACS Chapter meeting during that congress To visit at least two medical centers (other than the annual meeting city) in Germany before or after the annual meeting of the German Surgical Society to lecture and to share clinical and scientific expertise with the local surgeons The academic and geographic aspects of the itinerary will be finalized in consultation and mutual agreement between the Fellow and designated representatives of the German Surgical Society and the German ACS Chapter. The surgical centers to be visited will depend to some extent on the special interests and expertise of the Fellow and his or her previously established professional contacts with surgeons in Germany. His or her spouse is welcome to accompany the successful applicant. There will be opportunities for social interaction in addition to professional activities. Financial Support The College will provide the sum of $6,000 U.S. to the successful applicant, who will also be exempted from registration fees for the annual meeting of the German Surgical Society. He/she must meet all travel and living expenses. Senior German Surgical Society and ACS German Chapter representatives will consult with the Fellow about the centers to be visited in Germany, the local arrangements for each center, and other advice and recommendations about travel schedules. The Fellow is to make his/her own travel arrangements in North America, because doing so will allow him/her to take advantage of reduced fares and travel packages for travel in Germany. The American College of Surgeons International Relations Committee will select the Fellow after review and evaluation of the applications. A personal interview may be requested prior to the final selection. Applications for this traveling fellowship may be obtained below, or by writing to the International Liaison Section, American College of Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611-3211. The closing date for receipt of completed applications and all supporting documents is April 1, 2009. The successful applicant and an alternate will be selected and notified by July 31, 2009. For further information, contact Kate Early, International Liaison Division, American College of Surgeons, at 312-202-5281. You may also send requests via fax (312-202-5023) and via e-mail: kearly@facs.org.
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