Debbie’s Dream Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research Gastric Cancer Fellowship
Debbie’s Dream Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research Gastric Cancer Fellowship Application deadline:  Dec. 18, 2013, at noon, Eastern Time Decision date:  March 2014 Annual Grants Reception and Dinner at AACR Annual Meeting 2014:  April 8, 2014 - Grant recipient must attend the Grants Reception and Dinner and formally accept the grant. Grant funds may be used to support the grantee’s attendance at this Annual Meeting; complimentary registration will be provided. Start of grant term:  July 1, 2014 The Debbie’s Dream Foundation-AACR Gastric Cancer Fellow...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 14, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Debbie’s Dream Foundation/American Association for Cancer Research Source Type: funding

SAGES 2014 Medical Student Scholarship Award
Salt Lake City, Utah April 2-5 Deadline to apply and submit essay: Friday, February 7, 2014 On behalf of the SAGES Board of Governors, we announce the opportunity for medical students to attend SAGES Surgical Spring Week 2014, April 2 – 5, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA by means of the 2nd Annual Medical Student Scholarship Award. The purpose of SAGES 2014 Medical Student Scholarship Award is to provide medical students with the opportunity to interact, train, and experience some of the courses the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) offers during the annual meetin...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Source Type: funding

Karen and Josef E. Fischer International Traveling Fellowship Award for Surgeons in Academic Practice
Deadline: January 31, 2014 The goal of this Traveling Fellowship is to promote interaction and learning among Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Members working in academic practice environments with gastrointestinal surgeons in academic practice in other countries. One fellowship will be awarded to an SSAT Member to visit a limited number of academic Gastrointestinal Surgical Units in other countries for a continuous period of two to three weeks. The Traveling Fellow is expected to observe procedures in the operating room, as well as to accompany the host faculty member(s) on patient rounds an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 5, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Source Type: funding

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Career Development Award
Deadline: January 3, 2014 This award for young faculty members is to assist in the establishment of investigators, basic or clinical, in digestive diseases. Eligibility Criteria The supported research program can be focused on basic laboratory or rigorous clinical investigation. The award is restricted to surgeons who have completed formal clinical and research training in general surgery and are within five years of their first faculty appointment in a department of surgery at a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in the United States or by the Committee for Accredita...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 5, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Source Type: funding

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Career Development Award for Clinical/Outcomes/Education Research
Deadline: February 7, 2014 This award is to assist in the development of young faculty members engaged in clinical, outcomes, and/or educational research in digestive diseases. Eligibility Criteria The supported research can be focused on clinical, outcomes, and educational research in digestive diseases. This includes but is not limited to clinical trial development, patient-centered outcomes research, health services research, comparative effectiveness research, cost-effectiveness research, and educational research. The award is restricted to surgeons who have completed formal clinical and research t...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 5, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Source Type: funding

American Association of Nurse Practitioners Grants
Grant applications are due by November 15th. Grants are available to AANP members who are practicing in an NP role.  Applicants must be certified Nurse Practitioners or graduate students scheduled to complete an eligible NP program by December 31, 2014.  Type of projects may include Research, Patient/Provider Education or Patient/Quality Improvement.  Applicants may receive up to $2,500 in grants.  Only completed applications will be accepted and reviewed. Application deadline is November 15th.  Eligibility Requirements include: Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident Must n...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 5, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Nurse Practitioners Source Type: funding

American Gastroenterological Association Student Research Fellowship Awards/AGA-Eli and Edythe Broad Student Research Fellowship(s)
Awards are offered to support high school, undergraduate, graduate and medical school students performing digestive disease or nutrition research for a minimum of 10 weeks. Eligibility: High School, Undergraduate, Medical and Graduate School Students Amount/year: $2,500/$3,000 Duration: 10 weeks Deadline: Feb. 14 Start Date: July 1 This fellowship offers $2,500 stipends to high school and undergraduate students and $3,000 to medical and graduate students to spend time performing research in digestive diseases or nutrition for a minimum of 10 weeks. The research may take place at any time during...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Gastroenterological Association Source Type: funding

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section New Investigator Award
American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section New Investigator Award The Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section New Investigator Award ($1,000 monetary award, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee, complimentary admission to the GI & Liver Section Banquet at EB) recognizes an outstanding investigator in the early stages of his/her career. Candidates should be investigators who have made meritorious contributions to the area represented by the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section. They should not be above the rank of Assistant Professor or a comparable ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Source Type: funding

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Section Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship
The Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Section Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship ($1,000, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee plus up to $2,000 travel reimbursement to EB and complimentary admission to the section Banquet at EB) is in honor of one of the most distinguished members of the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section and past president of the APS, Horace W. Davenport. This is the most prestigious award of the APS Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section. The award recognizes distinguished lifetime achievement in gastrointestinal and liver physiological research,...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Section Source Type: funding

Takeda Distinguished Research Award of the American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section
Takeda Distinguished Research Award of the American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section The Takeda Distinguished Research Award of the APS Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section recognizes an outstanding investigator who is internationally recognized for his/her contribution to research in areas represented by the Section. The chosen individual will receive a $1,500 honorarium, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee and complimentary admission to the GI & Liver Section Banquet at EB. Candidates are judged based on their publication record, and the content of the ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Source Type: funding

Society of Abdominal Radiology Annual Research Grants
The Society of Abdominal Radiology annually awards the following: Wylie J. Dodds Research Award Howard S. Stern Research Grant Morton A. Bosniak Research Award Wylie J. Dodds Research Award This Grant is supported by Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. for SAR Members in the amount of $15,000.  The research must be relevant to the field of gastrointestinal radiology. Eligibility At least one author must be a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology Deadline for Applications: Monday, October 21, 2013 Howard S. Stern Research Grant (Formerly the Phillip H. Meyers, MD Research Grant) ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 11, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of Abdominal Radiology Source Type: funding

Julius Friedenwald Medal
This award was established in 1941 to recognize an individual who has contributed significantly to the AGA and has made lifelong contributions to the field of gastroenterology. This is the highest honor bestowed upon an AGA member. Eligibility Senior gastroenterologists who have spent most of their careers in gastroenterology, have made contributions to the field, and have provided significant service to the AGA are eligible. AGA membership is required. Nomination Process Any AGA member may submit a nomination. Nominations are solicited by the AGA Chair in July via a "Call for Nominations" le...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Gastroenterological Association Source Type: funding

American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Achievement Award
Established in 1968, the Distinguished Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made major accomplishments in clinical research, basic research, or an allied field that has advanced the science and or practice of gastroenterology. Eligibility and Standards The recipient should be an individual with a coherent and substantial body of important clinical or basic research in gastroenterology. AGA membership is required at the time of nomination submission. Solicitation of Nominations Any AGA member may submit a nomination. Nominations are solicited by the AGA Chair, via a memo in July to the AGA...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Gastroenterological Association Source Type: funding

American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Educator Award
Established in 1988, the Distinguished Educator Award will recognize two individuals for achievements as outstanding educators over a lifelong career. Eligibility The recipients should be individuals who have made outstanding contributions as  educators in gastroenterology on both local and national levels. Contributions may include longtime efforts dedicated to training fellows, publishing educational documents and/or teaching seminars and classes. The nominees will have a long record of major contributions to education in the field of gastroenterology and/or hepatology. AGA membership is required at the...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Gastroenterological Association Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Research Awards
Deadline for grants: November 1, 2013. The SAGES Research Awards are open to any principal investigator who is a SAGES member, including Candidate Members. SAGES would like to especially encourage grant funding to young investigators/candidate members in the hopes that funding through SAGES will lead to additional extramural funding.  Awards are conferred on a competitive basis by submission of a grant application, which is reviewed and evaluated by the SAGES Research Committee and approved by the Governing Board. Available Grants Grants are limited to no more than $30,000 each, for a period of one ye...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 3, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Source Type: funding