ACS Resident Research Scholarships Grant

The ACS Resident Research Scholarships provide $60,000 over two years to support residents in surgical training who are committed to full-time research. Applicants must be Resident Members of the ACS and have completed at least two postdoctoral years in a surgical specialty program in the U.S. or Canada. The scholarships aim to encourage diverse candidates and facilitate their academic surgery careers, with obligations including presenting research findings at the ACS Clinical Congress.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) offers two-year resident research scholarships for residents in general surgery or a surgical specialty training program. These scholarships are supported by the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery anywhere on the research continuum. Following are requirements covering the granting of the scholarships. Similar requirements for the ACS Resident Research Scholarship are also within the application.
Award Obligations
The scholarship is $60,000 over two years (i.e., $30,000 per year) and may be used for direct costs related to research only (resident salary, personnel, equipment, supplies, and/or travel). Indirect costs are not paid to the recipient or the recipient’s institution. Funds may not be used to cover expenses of degrees (e.g., MPH, MBA, PhD).The scholarship is awarded for two years, and acceptance of it requires commitment for the two-year period in full-time research.Study outside the United States or Canada is permissible.Before receiving the second year of funding, a narrative and financial progress report must be approved by the ACS Scholarships Executive Committee.The recipient must attend the ACS Clinical Congress in the 2nd year of their award to present an oral report on the research as part of the Scientific Forum and to the Scholarships Committee.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a Resident Member of the ACS, who has completed at least 2 postdoctoral years in an accredited surgical training program (any specialty) in the United States or Canada at the time the scholarship starts (July of the award year).The College encourages diversity of applicants and institutions; only in exceptional circumstances will more than one scholarship be granted in a single year to applicants from the same institution.
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Ineligibility

Scholarships do not support research after completion of the chief residency year.Applicants who have already earned extramural research funding for their research period, irrespective of funding source or scientific overlap, are not eligible for this scholarship.