Medical Student Diversity Scholarship

From the American Association of Thoracic Surgery

Deadline: July 1, 2024

Website: https://www.aats.org/foundation/medical-student-diversity-scholarship?_zs=GHGaQ1&_zl=Nn8k6

Program Overview

This award provides up to $18,500 per year (for up to 2 years) to support medical students who are planning to pursue a career in cardiothoracic surgery and are from an underrepresented in medicine population (defined by the AAMC). Scholarship recipients will also receive up to $1,500 to attend the AATS Annual Meeting each year of support.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be enrolled as a medical student in the second or third year (or equivalent) in US or Canada.
• Demonstrate need for financial support.
• Be able to provide copy of current transcripts.
• Demonstrate eligibility as underrepresented in medicine (defined by the AAMC).

Application Process

• Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae with a full description of their surgical experience.
• Copy of current transcripts.
• Narrative demonstrating need for financial support and eligibility for the scholarship, how this funding will support career goals, and interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery as a future career.
• Letters of support from two medical school faculty sponsors supporting their interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery as a future career.
• Attachment outlining the requested amount/duration of funding request and proposed budget, including whether funding will be supplementing tuition or living expenses.

Guidelines

Applications requesting $18,500 and an AATS Annual Meeting stipend of $1,500 per year (for up to two years) will be considered, as well as proposals with smaller short-term requests. For each subsequent year of funding, a progress report and request for additional funding are required prior to the end of the originally funded year. Additional funding will be made after review of the progress report.

American Heart Association Student Scholarships in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

To qualify for this award, you must meet the following deadlines:

• March 29, 2024 – Deadline to have an active AHA membership.
• April 5, 2024, 6 p.m. (CT) – Deadline to apply for this award in the Council Awards System.
• Applicants will be notified of funding by June 10 via email.

The scientific councils of the American Heart Association (AHA) want to stimulate interest, knowledge and investigative work in students in medicine, nursing, public health, nutrition and other allied health disciplines. AHA Student Scholarships support students conducting research projects related to cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and stroke within basic, clinical, translational or population sciences early during pre-doctoral training, usually during the summer. Projects must be conducted under qualified supervision and each applicant and applicant’s preceptor must be members of the AHA at the time of application.

AHA scholarships provide valuable stipends for graduate-level or medical students during the research project. The scholarship stipends may be used for student expenses, lab fees, or other costs incurred by the student during the project.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include students in medical schools or in master’s or equivalent programs in an accredited school in the United States where research training in cardiovascular disease and stroke is available.

MD/PhD and PhDs are ineligible unless the PhD was obtained previously in an area not related to basic sciences.

Each applicant and applicant’s preceptor must be members of the AHA at the time of application.

The awards will be made to institutions within the United States in which the research training is available to students under qualified supervision. If the student conducts the research at a location other than his/her home institution, he/she must have written approval of his/her dean or other responsible individual.

Time Period

The typical applicant for these scholarships will be conducting research over the summers.

The award will be considered for students to work on a project or projects over the summer or in a block of several months not to exceed May 30 of the following calendar year.

According to IRS guidelines, scholarships given for research work are considered taxable income. Applicants should consult a tax advisor and/or their university if they have questions.

Website: https://professional.heart.org/en/partners/awards-and-lectures/student-scholarships

Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Deadline: January 10, 2024

Website:  https://www.sarnofffoundation.org/page/Fellowship_Info

Eligibility

• The Sarnoff Fellowship Program offers medical students enrolled in accredited U.S. medical schools the opportunity to spend a year conducting intensive work in a biomedical research facility in the United States.

• Fellows are selected on the basis of a national competition. Sarnoff seeks individuals with demonstrated intellectual and academic achievement, as well as leadership ability.

• Although applicants may have prior research experience, applications are also encouraged from students without extensive prior research experience.

• Applicants enrolled in an MD/PhD program will not be eligible for a Sarnoff Fellowship.

• Applications are encouraged from second and third year medical students. Fourth year medical students are required to submit an official letter from their medical schools granting graduation deferment.
• There are no citizenship requirements for application, but those who are not U.S. citizens must have and maintain an appropriate visa. The Foundation will not handle visa matters for applicants.

  The Sarnoff Foundation is committed to promoting diversity in the biomedical and scientific community. We strongly encourage applicants from members of underrepresented or historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Stipend and Benefits

Fellowship awardees receive the following benefits:

• $42,000 annual stipend
• Allowances up to $8,000 for travel support to select a Preceptor and Fellowship laboratory and attend the Sarnoff Annual Scientific Meeting and American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, moving expenses, health insurance and funds for travel to present a paper at two national conferences

Application Schedule and Information

Competitions are held annually. The application deadline for the 2024-25 Sarnoff Fellowship Program is January 10, 2024. The online application for the 2024-25 Sarnoff Fellowship Program will be available on www.SarnoffFellowship.com in August 2023.

Each applicant must submit the following:

• No more than a two-page essay (1/2 inch margins and Arial 11 font) summarizing a question you find interesting related to cardiovascular disease. How might you go about answering that question through scientific research?  This should be an idea you generated through your experience in medical school and review of the literature, not a project you have worked on in the past.  Also, the text should be developed by the applicant independent of direct input from a mentor.
• A half page describing motivation to pursue a year of dedicated research in cardiovascular disease
• Completed application form and signed statement of confidentiality
• Official medical school transcript
• Curriculum vitae
• Recommendation from the applicant’s Sponsor
• Two additional recommendations
• Any other material that the applicant determines is appropriate to support the application

Applicants will be matched with a Sarnoff advisor who can provide any guidance needed in preparing the application.

For more information, contact:

Dana Boyd, Executive Director
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
1390 Chain Bridge Road
PMB 50051
McLean, VA  22101

E-mail: dboyd@SarnoffFoundation.org

American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation

There are multiple scholarship categories. Please see descriptions below:

Deadline: January 17, 2024

Website: https://amafoundation.org/programs/scholarships/

*If you have additional questions, please email Allison Wesel (she/her), program coordinator, at allison.wesel@ama-assn.org.