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ACS Resident Research Scholarships
Organization
American College of Surgeons Professional Association
633 N St. Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3295
Level of Study Professional Development
Award Type Scholarship
Purpose To support the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery anywhere on the research continuum.
Focus Surgery.
Qualifications Applicant must be a Resident Member of the ACS, who has completed at least 2 postdoctoral years in an accredited surgical training program (any specialty) in the United States or Canada at the time the scholarship starts (July of the award year); scholarships do not support research after completion of the chief residency year; the College encourages diversity of applicants and institutions; applicants who have already earned extramural research funding for their research period, irrespective of funding source or scientific overlap, are not eligible for this scholarship.
Criteria Selection will be based on the committee's criteria.
Funds $30,000
Duration Annual; up to 2 years.
Number of Awards Varies.
To Apply Applicants must be submit a research will be described in a Specific Aims (1-page maximum), Research Proposal (3-page maximum), References (1-page maximum), and Budget with Justification (1-page maximum); formatting of font, page size, and margin guidelines are to fall within NIH style guidelines; a letter (1-page maximum) is required from the dean or fiscal officer of the institution reflecting approval of the application, which does not allow any indirect costs to the recipient or institution, and that this award disallows for extramural funding to the applicant; a letter (1-page maximum) is required from the department or division leader of the surgical specialty; a letter (2-page maximum) from the mentor who will be supervising the applicant’s research must be submitted, with content including a mentoring and training plan.
Deadline September 15.
Contact Administrator: scholarships@facs.org or Scholarships Administrator, American College of Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611-3295.
For more information http://www.facs.org/advocacy/get-involved/surgeonspac
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