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NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION
FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Interest in basic or clinical research in osteoporosis. Research must be conducted under the supervision of an established investigator.
Award: 3 one year grants at $50,000 each
Deadline: unknown
Inquire:
1150 17th Street, NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.nof.org/
PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION
SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Eligibility: Open to medical students and undergraduates. Provides a stipend for 10 weeks of summer study under the supervision of an established investigator.
Award: $3,000
Deadline: March 1st
Inquire:
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032-9982
Phone: 1-800-457-6676
Fax: (212) 923-4478
Website: http://www.pdf.org
ROBINSON (BRYAN) NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Eligibility: Medical or graduate students and residents are eligible for support. Applications should include: CV, summary of intended project, and faculty advisor or department head recommendation who will be supervising.
Award: $2,500
Deadline: July 31st
Inquire:
Jenny H. Crowley
1401 Centerville Road, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 877-5115
SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH
STUDENT FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
Eligibility: Students assisting in clinical and basic research activities in nuclear medicine. Applicants will usually be enrolled in either medical school or in graduate school.
Award: $3,000
Deadline: Not Stated
Inquire:
136 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016-6760
(212) 889-0717
Website: http://www.snm.org
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS
Eligibility: Available to help graduate students travel to present research at professional society meetings & symposia. Contact Graduate Student Council for information & applications.
Award: Unrestricted
Deadline: Anytime
Inquire:
Graduate Student Council
324 Reitz Union Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 392-1665 ext. 424
Website: http://grove.ufl.edu/~gsc/
SOUTHERN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
RESEARCH PROJECT FUND*
Eligibility: Medical students and physicians in housestaff training for initiating small research projects. Grants may be used for the purchase of expendable items only.
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: April 1st
Inquire:
Southern Medical Association
35 Lakeshore Drive PO Box 190088
Birmingham, AL 35219-0088
1-800-423-4992 ext. 247
Email: jfowler@sma.org
Website: http://www.sma.org
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
GRANTS-IN-AID
Eligibility: Graduate students and independent researchers for studies and projects in areas related to NRA's objectives, goals and interests. Sports Medicine
Award: Up to $3,000
Deadline: June 1st
Inquire:
Mr. Dennis Eggers
1600 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 828-6000
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRAINEESHIP
Eligibility: Enrolled or entering a doctoral program (M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D.). Must work with a faculty sponsor on a research project related to CF.
Award: $1,500
Deadline: Ongoing Basis
Inquire:
Office of Grants Management
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) FIGHT CF
Website: www.cff.org/
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA HONOR MEDICAL SOCIETY*
Up to 50 fellowships may be awarded annually to students in their first, second, or third year (fourth years students not eligible). Each will provide $3000 to the student for support of the proposed research and $500 to the faculty supervisor in support of the student's project.
AMERICAN DIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATION
STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
Eligibility: US citizen, medical or graduate (not engaged in thesis research) student. Minimum of 10 weeks in the area of digestive diseases or nutrition.
Award: $1,500-$2,500
# of Awards: 35
Deadline: March
ABSTRACT TRAVEL GRANT
Eligibility: US citizen, medical or graduate student who has performed original research related to gastroenterology or hepatology.
Award: $500 & up to $1,000 for travel to annual meeting
# of Awards: 10
Deadline: September
Inquire:
American Digestive Health Foundation
7910 Woodmont Ave., 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814-3015
Website: www.gastro.org
AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON HEALTH POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM*
Eligibility: Completed 1st yr medical school by June. Interest in health & social policy. Final selection is contingent on telephone interview. Preference given to AMSA members.
Award: Expenses for 7 wk summer program
# of Awards: 15
Will start accepting applications on Feb. 5th
Deadline: April 7th
Inquire:
Yvonne Fullbright
(703) 620-6600 ext. 204 or
Email: hpfp@www.amsa.org
AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH
GERIATRIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM*
Eligibility: Completed 1st yr of medical school and US citizen or permanent resident.
8 - 12 week program in clinical geriatrics and aging research. Will train at one of the four National Training Centers: Harvard Medical School, John Hopkins, UCLA School of Medicine, or University of Washington School of Medicine.
Award: $3,000 + travel/living expenses
Deadline: February 7th
Website: http://www.afar.org/medstu.html
MERCK/ AFAR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
Eligibility: Medical or Pharm D. students who completed 1 yr of study, US citizen or permanent resident, and have a faculty mentor.
8-12 week full-time project anytime in 2004 on any subject, in any setting in the field of geriatric pharmacology.
Award: $4,000
# of Awards: Up to 9
Deadline: January 22nd
Inquire:
American Federation for Aging Research 1414 Avenue of the Americas, 18th floor New York, NY 10019
(212) 752-2327
Fax: 212-832-2298
E-mail: amfedaging@aol.com
Website: http://www.afar.org/merckstu.html
GLEN/AFAR RESEARCH IN THE BIOLOGY OF AGING
Eligibility: Medical or Ph.D. students.
3 month project on any subject related to the basic sciences and aging.
Award: $5,000
# of Awards: Up to 15
Deadline: December 15th
Inquire:
American Federation for Aging Research
1414 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor
New York NY 10019
(212) 752-2327
Website: www.afar.org
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION STUDENT SCHOLARS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE
Eligibility: Medical or graduate students. Must devote a block of several months' time, or intermittent periods of longer duration, to a given project related to cardiovascular disease, stroke and basic science.. Minimum commitment is equivalent to two full months.
Award: $2,000
Deadline: March 15th
Inquire:
Student Scholarship in CVD and Stroke
Scientific Councils
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
Fax: (214) 706-1999
Email: satemp2@heart.org
FIGHT FOR SIGHT
STUDENT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Eligibility: Medical or graduate students interested in eye-related research.
Award: $1,500
# of Awards: 15
Deadline: March 1st
Inquire:
Prevent Blindness America
Program Coordinator
500 E. Remington Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(708) 843-2020
Website: www.preventblindness.org/
SPENCER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: Candidate for PhD. at US school but need not be a citizen. Use to support final analysis of research topic and writing of the dissertation.
Awards: $2,500-$25,000
Deadline: November
Inquire:
Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
625 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1600
Chicago IL 60611
Website: www.spencer.org
Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/oea/finaid/sgfl-08.shtml