Research Scholarships and Fellowships

The George H.A. Clowes Jr., MD, FACS Memorial Research Career Development Award is provided to support the research of a promising young surgical investigator. The award consists of a stipend of $45,000 for each of five years and is not renewable thereafter.

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• Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons
  This fellowship honors Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, founder of the American College of Surgeons.
• C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care
  This fellowship honors C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, and is designated for research in trauma and critical care.

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This award is directed at surgeon-scientists working in the early stages of their research careers. The award requires co-sponsorship with the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation (SVS Foundation) of a three, four-or five-year period of supervised research experience that may integrate didactic studies with laboratory or clinically based research.

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The American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand (AFSH), in partnership with the American College of Surgeons (ACS), offers a shared Research Career Development Award to support mentored development and research training. This award will recognize a hand surgeon who has demonstrated a commitment to a career in research and has been awarded a K08 or K23 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for funding to begin no earlier than January 1, 2014.

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This award is a means to facilitate the research career development of otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons, with the expectation that the awardee will have sufficient pilot data to submit a competitive R01 proposal prior to the conclusion of the K award. This award provides financial support in the amount of $80,000 per year for up to five years, or for the remainder of the term of existing grants, to supplement the K08/K23 award. Funding is dependent upon receipt of meritorious applications. Applicants must be Associate Fellows or Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.

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