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2010 Health Policy Scholarship:
Presented by The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Surgical Association (ASA)
June 13–19, 2010
The American College of
Surgeons and the American
Surgical Association are
offering an annual scholarship
to subsidize attendance and
participation in the Executive
Leadership Program in Health
Policy and Management at
Brandeis University. The course
takes place June 13–19, 2010.
The award is in the amount
of $8,000, to be used toward
the cost of tuition, travel,
housing, and subsistence during
the period of the course.
General policies covering the granting of the scholarship are:
- The award is open to surgeons who are members in good standing
of both the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American
Surgical Association (ASA). Applicants must be at least 30 years old,
but under 60, on the date that the completed application is filed.
- The award is to be used to support the recipient during the
period of the scholarship. Indirect costs are not paid to
the recipient or to the recipient’s institution.
- Applications for this scholarship consist of the following items:
- One copy of the applicant’s current curriculum vitae
- One copy of a one-page essay, discussing why the
applicant wishes to receive the scholarship
- Application for this award may be submitted even if comparable application
to other organizations has been made. If the recipient accepts a similar
scholarship from another agency or organization, the scholarship will be
withdrawn. It is the responsibility of the recipient to notify the Scholarships
Section of ACS, which administers this award, of competing awards.
- The scholarship must be used in the year for which
it is designated. It cannot be postponed.
- The Scholar is required to provide one year’s health policy-related
assistance to the ACS and the ASA, attending meetings, reviewing
applications, participating as a pro tem member of the health
policy committee, etc., as requested by either organization.
- A brief report of the Scholar’s experiences and activities is due at the conclusion
of the course and of the scholarship period. A simple accounting is also required.
The closing date for receipt of applications is February 1, 2010.
An awardee will be selected by a committee consisting of
members of ACS and ASA. All applicants will be notified of the
outcome of the selection process by March 31, 2010.
Questions may be directed to the
ACS Scholarships Administrator at
312-202-5281. For more information,
visit http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/execed/index.html.
Requirements for the ACS/ASA
scholarship are also posted on
the ACS Web site at www.facs.org and the ASA Web site at www.americansurgical.info/index.cgi.
 2010 ACS/ASA Health Policy Scholarship Brochure (585K PDF)
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Please send applications for this scholarship to:
SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION
American College of Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3211
Revised December 2, 2009
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