Surgery Grants

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

2010 Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Travelling Fellowship

The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons announces the availability of a travelling fellowship, the Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Travelling Fellowship.

Purpose

The purpose of this fellowship is to encourage international exchange of information concerning surgical science, practice, and education and to establish professional and academic collaborations and friendships.

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 basic sciences 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, personable, and possesses good communication skills

Activities

The Fellow is required to spend a minimum of two or three weeks in Australia and New Zealand.

* To attend and participate in the Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, which will be held in Perth, Australia (4–8 May 2010)
* To participate in the formal convocation ceremony of that congress
* To attend and address the ANZ Chapter meeting during that congress
* To visit at least two medical centres in Australia and New Zealand before or after the Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons to lecture and to share clinical and scientific expertise with the local surgeons

In the event that the selected applicant is from a surgical specialty which is not participating in the RACS Congress, specific negotiations will be necessary to ensure the Travelling Fellow’s participation in a national meeting of that specialty.

The academic and geographic aspects of the itinerary will be finalized in consultation and mutual agreement between the Fellow and the President or designated representative of the Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. The surgical centres to be visited depend to some extent on the special interests and expertise of the Fellow and his or her previously established professional contacts with surgeons in Australia and New Zealand.

His or her spouse is welcome to accompany the successful applicant. There will be many opportunities for social interaction, as well as these professional activities.

Financial Support

The Australia and New Zealand Chapter and the College will provide the sum of $12,000 U.S. to the successful applicant, who will also be exempted from registration fees for the Annual Scientific Congress. He/she must meet all travel and living expenses. Senior Chapter representatives will consult with the Fellow about the centres to be visited in Australia and New Zealand, the local arrangements for each centre, and other advice and recommendations about travel schedules. The Fellow is to make his/her own travel arrangements in North America, as this makes available to him/her reduced fares and travel packages for travel in Australia and New Zealand.

The American College of Surgeons’ International Relations Committee will select the Fellow after review and evaluation of the final applications. A personal interview may be requested prior to the final selection.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 17 November 2008. The successful applicant and an alternate will be selected and notified by March 2009.

Applications for this travelling fellowship may be obtained by writing to the International Liaison Section, American College of Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611-3211.

For further information, contact Kate Early, International Liaison Section, 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.

2010 American College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship to Japan

The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons announces the availability of the ACS Traveling Fellowship to Japan.

Purpose

The purpose of this fellowship is to encourage international exchange of surgical scientific information. The ACS Traveling Fellow will visit Japan, and a Japanese 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, personable, and possesses good communication skills

Activities

The Fellow is required to spend a minimum of two weeks in Japan.

* To attend and participate in the annual meeting of the Japan Surgical Society, which will be held in Nagoya, Japan, April 8–10, 2010
* To attend the Japan ACS Chapter meeting during that congress
* To visit at least two medical centers (other than the annual meeting city) in Japan before or after the annual meeting of the Japan Surgical Society to lecture and to share clinical and scientific expertise with the local surgeons

The academic and geographic aspects of the itinerary would be finalized in consultation and mutual agreement between the Fellow and designated representatives of the Japan Surgical Society and the Japan ACS Chapter. The surgical centers to be visited would depend to some extent on the special interests and expertise of the Fellow and his or her previously established professional contacts with surgeons in Japan.

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 $7,500 U.S. to the successful applicant, who will also be exempted from registration fees for the annual meeting of the Japan Surgical Society.

He/she must meet all travel and living expenses. Senior Japan Surgical Society and Japan ACS Chapter representatives will consult with the Fellow about the centers to be visited in Japan, 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, as this makes available to him/her reduced fares and travel packages for travel in Japan.

The American College of Surgeons International Relations Committee will select the Fellow after review and evaluation of the final applications. A personal interview may be requested prior to the final selection.

Applications for this traveling fellowship may be obtained from the College’s Web site http://www.facs.org/memberservices/research.html 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 is June 1, 2009.

The successful applicant and an alternate will be selected and notified by November 2, 2009.

General Surgery Resident Research Initiation Grant
Length of Award: 1-2 years
Amount: $20,000/year
Deadline: April 1
Purpose: To attract General Surgery Residents or recent Graduates of such programs
into the field of Colon and Rectal Surgery by providing opportunities to engage in
clinical 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 approved
General Surgery Training Program.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
85 W. Algonquin Rd., Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: 847-290-9184
Fax: 847-290-9203
Email: ascrs@fascrs.org

American Society of Transplant Surgeons Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

ASTS 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 support

Salary and benefits and/or direct research expenses.
No indirects will be paid.

Applicant Eligibility

Please 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
* CV

Other 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 fostering
the development of contemporary basic or clinical research skills focused on neoplastic disease of the
head and neck among new full-time academic surgeons. The award is intended as a preliminary step in
clinical investigator career development and is expected to facilitate the recipient’s preparation of a more
comprehensive individualized research plan suitable for submission to the National Institutes of Health or
comparable funding agency.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be physicians with demonstrated potential for excellence in research and teaching and
serious commitment to an academic research career in head and neck surgery. Applicants must be
members or candidate members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
and/or the American Head and Neck Society. Priority will be given to fellows or junior faculty who have
completed residencies or fellowships within four years of the application receipt date. All candidates
must be sponsored by the Chair of his/her Division or Department and by an official representative of the
institution 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 the
AHNS/AAO-HNSF grant. Individuals who have already competed successfully for independent research
grant support from a private or Federal funding agency are ineligible for this Award.
CONDITIONS
Research 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 or
clinical/transnational in approach. Proposed projects shall be designed in collaboration with a preceptor
investigator and approved by the candidate's department chairperson and institution. While not
specifically required, proposals which aim to introduce new knowledge and methodology from other
disciplines to research in head and neck disease, or which demonstrate collaborative effort with members
of other related disciplines are encouraged. Projects must be designed so as to yield useful information
within the period of award, but priority will be given to projects that are also innovative with promise to
develop into new long-range or expanded research programs capable of attracting funding from other
sources. Applications must be accompanied by a letter of support from the applicant’s Department Chair
and Preceptor verifying that the applicant will be permitted to devote an appropriate amount of time to the
conduct and timely completion of the proposed research project. Applicants must obtain letters of
support/understanding from all key personnel on the project. The grantee must submit an interim
progress report to the Foundation at the end of the first year of the award.
TERMS
1. 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 Time
December 15. The letter of intent includes the title of the project, the principal investigator, and an
abstract 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 Faculty Research Fellowships
July 1, 2009—June 30, 2011

The American College of Surgeons is offering two-year faculty research fellowships, through the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, to surgeons entering academic careers in surgery or a surgical specialty. The fellowship is to assist a surgeon in the establishment of a new and independent research program. Applicants should have demonstrated their potential to work as independent investigators. The fellowship award is $40,000 per year for each of two years, to support the research.

Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons

One of the fellowships is named to honor Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, founder of the American College of Surgeons.

C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care

The other fellowship is named to honor C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, and is designated for research in trauma and critical care.

General policies covering the granting of the American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowships are:

The fellowship is open to Fellows or Associate Fellows of the College who have: (1) completed the chief residency year or accredited fellowship training within the preceding three years; and (2) received a full-time faculty appointment in a department of surgery or a surgical specialty at a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in the United States or by the Committee for Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in Canada. Preference will be given to applicants who directly enter academic surgery following residency or fellowship.
This award may be used by the recipient for support of his/her research or academic enrichment in any fashion that the recipient deems maximally supportive of his/her investigations. The fellowship grant is to support the research of the recipient and is not to diminish or replace the usual, expected compensation or benefits. Indirect costs are not paid to the recipient or to the recipient’s institution.
Application for this fellowship may be submitted even if comparable application has been made to organizations such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or industry sources. If the recipient is offered a scholarship, fellowship, or research career development award from such an agency or organization, it is the responsibility of the recipient to contact the College’s Scholarships Administrator to request approval of the additional award.
The College encourages the applicant to leverage the funds provided by this fellowship with time and monies provided by the applicant’s department. Formal statements of matching funds and time from the applicant’s department will promote favorable review by the College.
Supporting letters from the head of the department of surgery (or the surgical specialty) and from the mentor supervising the applicant’s research effort must be submitted. This approval would involve a commitment to continuation of the academic position and of facilities for research. Only in exceptional circumstances will more than one fellowship be granted in a single year to applicants from the same institution.
The applicant must submit a research plan and budget for the two-year period of fellowship, even though renewed approval by the Scholarships Committee of the College is required for the second year.
A minimum of 50 percent of the Fellow’s time must be spent in the research proposed in the application. This percentage may run concurrently with the time requirements of NIH or other accepted funding.
The Fellow is expected to attend the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in 2011 to present a report to the Surgical Forum and to receive a certificate at the annual meeting of the Scholarships Committee.
The closing date for receipt of applications is November 1, 2008. Application forms may be obtained upon request from:

SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION
American College of Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3211

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.