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July 30, 2018 by AAS Webmaster

AAS Awards – Deadlines Extended for 2019 ASC Travel Awards

The AAS offers two travel awards to attend the 2019 Academic Surgical Congress, held February 5-7, 2019 in Houston, Texas:

Senior Medical Student Travel Awards

Deadline extended: August 6, 2018

Complimentary registration for the Academic Surgical Congress held in Houston, Texas, February 5-7, 2019, plus a $500 travel stipend – Click HERE to read more and apply 

Student Diversity Travel Awards

Deadline extended: August 6, 2018

Complimentary registration for the Academic Surgical Congress held in Houston, Texas, February 5-7, 2019, plus a $500 travel stipend – Click HERE to read more and apply

Additional Awards and Fellowships Available for 2019:

International Visiting Professorship Awards

Deadline extended: August 6, 2018

Travel and conference registration for 4 international meetings – the Taiwan Surgical Association, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee, the West African College of Surgeons and the Colombian Surgical Association.

Joel J. Roslyn MD Faculty Research Award

deadline August 6, 2018

The intent of this award is to provide an eligible faculty member who is within five years of completion of surgical training with one year of support for surgical research. The applicant must be an active member of the AAS who has not received a previous career development award. The Award is $50,000 for one year, expended solely for the purpose of the sponsored research; funding begins March 1, 2019. Click HERE to read more and apply.

AAS/AASF Global Surgery Research Fellowship Award

deadline August 6, 2018

This award is designed for individuals who are interested in advancing the field of Global Surgery through research, including but not limited to: proposals aimed at further defining or reducing the global burden of surgical disease; defining existing human and material resources available for surgical care in low- or middle-income countries; outlining the ability of surgical treatment to prevent death and disability in resource-poor settings; identifying strategies for instituting or improving surgical care or capacity in resource-poor settings; preventative interventions for surgical disease; and advancing surgical education or manpower in areas of limited resources. The Award is $20,000 for one year, expended solely for the purpose of the sponsored research; funding begins July 1, 2019. Click HERE to read more and apply.

AAS/AASF Trainee Research Fellowship Award – Basic Science/Translational Research

deadline August 6, 2018

This award is for residents and fellows engaged in basic science or translational research. The applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited training program and have completed at least two years of postgraduate training in a surgical discipline. The applicant must be a candidate member or active member of the AAS, and at least one mentor must be an active or senior member of the AAS. The Award is $20,000 for one year, expended solely for the purpose of the sponsored research; funding begins July 1, 2019. Click HERE to read more and apply.

AAS/AASF Trainee Research Fellowship Award – Clinical/Educational/Health Services

deadline August 6, 2018

The intent of this award is to provide an eligible resident or fellow the opportunity to spend a year in a full-time clinical, educational or health services research position with an AAS member. The award is for residents and fellows engaged in clinical, educational or health services research. The applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited training program and have completed at least two years of postgraduate training in a surgical discipline. The applicant must be a candidate member or active member of the AAS, and at least one mentor must be an active or senior member of the AAS. The Award is $20,000 for one year, expended solely for the purpose of the sponsored research; funding begins July 1, 2019. Click HERE to read more and apply.

(Applicants must be AAS members, or have an AAS membership application submitted and in process – click HERE for AAS membership information)

To review the Award guidelines & requirements, please click HERE.

For other questions, please email AAS Associate Executive Director JJ Jackman at [email protected].

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The Association for Academic Surgery was founded in 1967 and has grown significantly over the years being widely recognized as an inclusive surgical organization with over 2,500 member surgeons. Active members have traditionally held faculty appointments at a recognized academic center. Active membership is also available to senior/chief residents and fellows in approved training programs in general surgery and the surgical specialties. The impetus of the membership remains research-based academic surgery.

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