Other grant opportunities
In addition to the research opportunities listed below, we recommend checking medical specialty society Web sites (i.e., American Academy of Pediatrics, Radiological Society of North America). Many of them or their related foundations offer grants and training programs specific to their topic areas.
MSS/RFS Joint Research Symposium
The AMA-Medical Student Section (MSS) and Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) Joint Research Poster Symposium is held annually at the AMA Interim Meeting in November. It is designed to give students and trainees the opportunity to display their original work among peers and compete for prizes. Abstracts may be submitted in a variety of research categories, and are typically due in September. For more details, visit the AMA-MSS Web site or the AMA-RFS Web site.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute funding opportunities
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute supports biomedical research training for medical students through its Medical Student Fellowship Program and its HHMI/NIH Research Scholars Program.
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students
The Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship provides medical students with a one-year fellowship experience in clinical research that includes both didactic and research components. The fellowship program solicits applications from students at any U.S. medical school, and matches students with outstanding clinical research mentors. Program information and applications are available at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
American Lung Association Research funding opportunities
The American Lung Association offers various basic and clinical research grants and awards.
American Heart Association Research funding opportunities
The American Heart Association's National Research Program and its Affiliates offer the Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships, Clinical Research Program, Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award, Scientist Development Grant, Beginning Grant-in-Aid, and Grant-in-Aid funding. Also offered are the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the AHA-PRT Outcomes Research Centers Grant Program.
Program information, forms and instructions are available on the American Heart Association Web site by going to the Research Awards tab.
In addition to funding research broadly related to CVD and Stroke, the National Research Program encourages applications related to obesity, women and heart disease, and resuscitation.
Visit the American Heart Association Web site for more information.
American Physician Scientists Association funding links
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is a national organization dedicated to addressing the needs of future physician scientists with respect to their training and career development. They have a list of links to various funding agencies and opportunities.
PhRMA Foundation's Paul Calabresi Medical Student Research Fellowship
This fellowship is offered to medical students who have substantial interests in research and teaching careers in pharmacology, and who are willing to spend full-time in a specific research effort within a pharmacology or clinical pharmacology unit.
American Federation for Aging Research’s Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program
The MSTAR program provides medical students with eight- to twelve-week structured training in aging-related research and geriatrics, under the mentorship of top experts in the field. Most students do their training and research during the summer months.
Emergency Medicine Foundation’s Research Grants
The Emergency Medicine Foundation offers a variety of research grants in emergency medicine, including those targeted at medical students, residents and fellows.
