The Clowes ACS/AAST/NIGMS Jointly Sponsored Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08/K23)

The American College of Surgeons and American Association for the Surgery of Trauma announce a program that will provide supplemental salary funding of up to $75,000 per year to an individual who has received a Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08/K23) from the National Institute for General Medical Science (NIGMS). This award is directed at surgeon-scientists working in the early stages of their research careers. The award supports a three-, four-, or five-year period of supervised research experience that may integrate didactic studies with laboratory or clinical research.

This award program offers a means to facilitate the career development of individuals pursuing careers in trauma surgery research by enhancing salary support over and above that offered by the K08/K23 mechanism.

The application deadline is October 12, 2008, and is made by submitting the complete K08 or K23 application simultaneously to NIGMS and to the ACS Scholarships Administrator. Pre-existing applications and awards are not eligible for consideration.  If applicants receive a K08 or K23 from NIGMS, their applications will undergo further review by special committee for prospective supplemental funding.  Funding begins July 1, 2009.

Awardees must be members in good standing of the College and eligible for membership in AAST.  For further details, visit http://www.nigms.nih.gov/ or contact kearly@facs.org.

 

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