Applications Open for the 2021 Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards [1]
Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) awards in the areas of cardiothoracic surgery research, education, leadership, and surgical outreach. Visit the TSF website [2] to apply for funding. The deadline for most awards is September 15, 2020. The 2021 TSF Awards Program includes:
Research
- TSF Research Award – Up to $40,000 per year for 2 years
- STS Research Award – Up to $40,000 per year for 2 years
- Braunwald Research Award – Up to $40,000 per year for 2 years
- Braunwald Research Fellowship – Up to $30,000 per year for 2 years
- TSF Resident Research Fellowship – Up to $30,000 per year for 2 years
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Resident Research Award – Up to $30,000 per year for 2 years
Education
- Michael J. Davidson Structural Heart Fellowship – Up to $50,000 for 1 year ($25,000 for six months)
- Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship – Up to $10,000
- Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship – Up to $10,000
- Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship – Up to $10,000
- Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship* – Up to $25,000
Leadership
- The Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship – $5,000 scholarship
- TSF Alley-Sheridan Scholarship*: Leadership Program in Health Policy Management at Brandeis University, ACS Surgeons as Educators Course – $2,500 scholarship
Surgical Outreach
- Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters Award – Up to $35,000 award
- International Medical Volunteer Scholarship Award* – $2,500 scholarship
- TSF Travel Awards*/2021 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference – $1,000 scholarship
- Saha Scholarships*/2021 STS Annual Meeting – Up to $3,075 scholarship
Visit thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org [3] to learn about each award’s eligibility criteria, award deadlines, and funding amounts. If you have questions about these grant opportunities, please contact Priscilla Kennedy, TSF Executive Director, at pkennedy@sts.org [4].