Support of up to $35,000 a year for up to 2 years for surgical residents who have not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training.
Application Deadline has passed
These awards are designed to provide salary and/or direct experimental support for surgeons and surgical trainees who wish to acquire investigational skills. Although a specific research program is required as the major component of the application, emphasis in making the award is placed on the potential of the applicant, based on prior accomplishments, and the quality of the educational experience for the applicant. Particular emphasis is placed on evidence of supervisory interaction in preparation of the application, the extent to which research training and a productive educational experience is convincingly described, and the training environment. Additional criteria include the probability of successful project completion and an assessment of the importance of the particular educational effort toward the advancement of thoracic surgery.
Research Fellowships provide support of up to $35,000 per year for up to 2 years. Requests for support for a single laboratory year are discouraged unless this represents the second of two consecutive research years.
If two years of funding are requested and awarded, a progress report approved by the chairperson of the Research Committee is required prior to release of payment for the second year.
Eligibility
Any general surgical trainee who intends to pursue a career in investigative thoracic surgery; thoracic surgical trainees whose program director indicates that the applicant will be allowed not less than 80% protected time for research; or thoracic surgeons who have completed their training but wish to acquire an investigative education with a specified mentor are eligible.
Narrative
- Personal Goals (five sentences or less)
State your personal career goals. Identify exactly what you wish to accomplish in the course of the proposed work. Logical future studies may be indicated, as well as the potential impact of this work on the field.
- Background (1 page)
A highly focused presentation of the background and rationale for the project, a critical presentation of the most important work of others in the field and the results of any preliminary work by the investigators. This page should reflect the applicant's knowledge and critical analysis of the area of interest and provide a rationale and foundation for the proposed project.
- Experimental Design (not to exceed 3 pages)
State the hypothesis that you will test and the methods that you will use. Indicate the design of the study and outline in logical sequence how you plan to proceed. Indicate the source of biological material that you will study and the statistical methods you will use in analyzing your data. Excessive methodologic detail is unnecessary, unless you are developing or applying new and unique techniques.
- The Educational Environment (not to exceed 2 pages)
Organized contributions of a senior investigator and mentor to the development of the trainee must be clearly identified. A very specific learning program for the trainee must be identified, and the manner in which the proposed work will interact with the training program should be well delineated.
- Financial Support for the Project
State the sources of financial support for the project that you will pursue and for the laboratory in which you will work. Identify the director of the laboratory and sources of support for the project (e.g. National Institutes of Health, Department of Surgery, etc.). Identify the principal investigator, title, grant number, dates of the grant award and direct costs for the period of your fellowship. Include a letter from the principal investigator (of the grant supporting your project) or department chairman indicating that resources necessary for the project will be provided.
- List any other research applications pending or approved and whether any overlap exists with The Thoracic Surgery Foundation request. The intent of The Thoracic Surgery Foundation is to enable this applicant by the award, but not to provide redundant funding for a funded project.
Deadline
Applications are available online only and must be submitted to TSFRE on or before October 15: No exceptions will be granted without prior approval from the Research Committee.
