American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar Program
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Award: $30,000
To assist a surgeon in the establishment of a new and independent research program. Qualifications: Applicants must be plastic and reconstructive surgeons who have: completed the chief residency year or post-residency fellowship within the preceding five years; received a full-time faculty appointment in a department of surgery/plastic surgery at a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education in the United States or by the Committee for Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in Canada. Selection criteria: Preference will be given to applicants who are not current recipients of major research grants. How to apply: Applicants must submit application form; should include a research plan and budget for the two-year period of fellowship, even though association approval is required for the second year; supporting letters from: chair of the department/division of plastic surgery, chair of the department of surgery, if plastic surgery is a division, mentor of the project. Focus: Plastic surgery.
Eligibility
- States: US