2014 Health Policy Scholarship: Presented by the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 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 8–14, 2014. 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 Society ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 26, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American College of Surgeons/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Source Type: funding

Call for Fellows: Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2014
Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2014 will take place from February 22 - 25, 2014 in Washington DC. This year’s conference will be the most comprehensive to date. CRT 2014 will have many new and exciting features, including a new, cutting-edge Valve & Structural Heart track, in addition to its standard five subject areas -- Coronary, Endovascular, Research & Innovation, Technology & Renal Denervation and Nurse & Tech. With over 1600 attendees, CRT continues to be a leading boutique interventional cardiology meeting. Don’t miss this essential conference. Selected fellows ma...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 12, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2014 Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Scholarship
Since 2006, 220 scholarships have been awarded to underwrite expenses for attendance at the STS Annual Meeting and to provide mentorship to aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons. Applications are now being accepted for 2014 STS Looking to the Future Scholarships. Scholarships include registration fees for the STS 50th Annual Meeting and STS/AATS Tech-Con 2014 in Orlando, Fla.; a three-night stay at an STS-designated hotel; participation in special events exclusively for scholarship recipients; and reimbursement of up to $500 in related travel expenses. Qualified applicants include general surgery residents and me...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 3, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Source Type: funding

Society for Vascular Surgery Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant
Application Deadline: Letter of Intent:  October 1, 2013 Full application, if invited:  February 1, 2014 The SVS Foundation announces a funding opportunity directed to Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members developing grant applications for high-impact multicenter clinical studies in the treatment and/or prevention of vascular diseases. The SVS Foundation Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant is one component of a broad strategy to facilitate clinical research directed at solving high-impact questions in the care of patients with vascular diseases. SVS recognizes that members face s...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society for Vascular Surgery Source Type: funding

2013 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Resident Critical Care Scholarship
2013 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Resident Critical Care Scholarship The Resident Critical Care Scholarship provides an opportunity to expose cardiothoracic surgery residents to cardiovascular critical care by providing assistance to attend the Cardiovascular Thoracic (CVT) Critical Care Conference taking place October 10-12, 2013 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. All ACGME accredited cardiothoracic surgical training programs in the United States and RCPSC accredited cardiothoracic surgical residency programs in Canada will have an opportunity to expose one CT Surgery resident to what wil...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 10, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Association for Thoracic Surgery Source Type: funding

Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Awards Program
The deadline for 2014 TSFRE Awards is October 15, 2013. Applications will be posted and accepted beginning on July 8, 2013. (Please note the deadline for the 2014 TSFRE Alley-Sheridan Scholarships has passed.) 1. TSFRE Research Grant Operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. Awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to two years are granted to support the work of an early-career cardiothoracic surgeon (within five years of first faculty appointment). 2. N...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 17, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Source Type: funding

Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Visiting Professor for Career Development Award
Application Deadline June 15, 2013 The American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY) is proud to sponsor the CVDY Visiting Professor for Career Development Award. This award serves to foster the academic development of fellows and/or junior faculty in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery by providing support for a program to sponsor a Visiting Professor who will provide education, mentorship, and career guidance to physicians early in their academic career. The Visiting Professor should have a commitment to and history of successful mentoring of fellows and ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 3, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Source Type: funding

American College of Cardiology Foundation Young Investigator Awards Competition
The Young Investigator Awards competition encourages and recognizes young scientific investigators of promise, upon whom progress in the field of cardiology is dependent. A manuscript and abstract summarizing any problem that relates to cardiovascular disease whether it be in etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, or therapy. Award Categories include the following: 1. ACCF/Herman K. Gold Young Investigator Awards in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2. Physiology, Pharmacology and Pathology 3. Clinical Investigations, Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Surgery 4.Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American College of Cardiology Foundation Source Type: funding