American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarships

July 1, 2009—June 30, 2011

The American College of Surgeons is offering two-year resident research scholarships. Eligibility for these scholarships is limited to the research projects of residents in surgery or a surgical specialty.

American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarships

These scholarships are supported by the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery.

Ethicon Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons for the Study of Surgical Wound Healing

This scholarship is funded by a grant from Ethicon, Inc., to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery. The scholarship is intended primarily to stimulate interest in the healing of soft tissue and minimally invasive surgery. Proposals may include the biology of wound repair, complications of wound repair, or the application of new technologies to clinical problems.

Wyeth Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons for the Study of Inflammation

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has provided an unrestricted educational grant to the ACS to fund a Resident Research Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide two years of laboratory experience to residents performing surgical research related to biological and physiological aspects of inflammation.

General policies covering the granting of the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarships are:

The applicant must be a Resident member of the College who has completed two postdoctoral years in an accredited surgical training program in the United States or Canada at the time the scholarship is awarded, July 1, 2009, and shall not complete formal residency training before June 2011. Scholarships do not support research after completion of the chief residency year.

The scholarship is awarded for two years, and acceptance of it requires commitment for the two-year period. The award is to support a research plan for the two years of the scholarship, July 2009 through June 2011. Priority will be given to the projects of residents involved in full-time laboratory investigation. Study outside the United States or Canada is permissible. Renewal of the scholarship for the second year is required and is contingent upon the acceptance of a progress report and research study protocol for the second year, as submitted to the Scholarships Section of the College by May 1, 2010.

Application for these scholarships may be submitted even if comparable application to other organizations has been made. If the recipient accepts a scholarship/fellowship from another agency or organization, the ACS Resident Research Scholarship will be withdrawn. It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify the Scholarships Section of the College of competing awards.

The scholarship is $30,000 per year; the total amount is to support the research of the recipient and is not to diminish or replace the usual or expected compensation or benefits of the recipient. Indirect costs are not paid to the recipient or to the recipient’s institution.

The scholar is expected to attend the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in 2011 to present a report on the research as part of the Surgical Forum, and to receive a certificate at the annual meeting of the Scholarships Committee.

Approval of the application is required from the administration (dean or fiscal officer) of the institution. Supporting letters from the head of the department of surgery (or the surgical specialty) and from the mentor who will be supervising the applicant’s research should be submitted. Only in exceptional circumstances will more than one scholarship be granted in a single year to applicants from the same institution.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications and all supporting documents is September 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

or here:

Resident Research Scholarships Brochure (100K PDF)

Resident Research Scholarships Application Form (110K PDF)

Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Form (40K DOC)

Revised March 20, 2008

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