SUS: Resident Research Scholar Award Grant

SUS: Resident Research Scholar Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society of University Surgeons
Amount: US $30,000
Last Updated: June 24, 2025

Summary

The SUS Resident Research Scholar Award offers $30,000 for one year to surgical residents engaged in basic or translational research. Eligible candidates must have completed two years of training and commit to full-time research with an SUS member. Notably, applicants must avoid mentors on the exclusion list, ensuring a fair and competitive application process. This funding promotes innovative surgical research and supports the development of future leaders in the field.

Overview

NOTE: Two letters of support must be included with your application for it to be considered complete. Applicants are encouraged to consult with their institution’s contracts and grants office for information regarding processing requirements for grant applications prior to submission and ensure compliance with institutional policies and procedures. Resident Research Scholar Award This grant is sponsored by an unrestricted Educational Grant from the SUS Foundation. This award is intended for residents in any of the surgical disciplines who are doing basic/translational, clinical, health services, surgical education, or bioengineering/information technology research. Funding This is a one-year award of $30,000. The funds can be used for either salary or expense support, but must be expended solely for the sponsored research project. No indirect costs will be covered. Generally indirect costs would refer to costs such as electricity, water, internet services, and janitorial services, which would be paid to the institution at which the research is conducted. The stipend is expected to cover the cost of the awardee ASC presentation requirement, which is listed below (i.e. no additional travel funds will be provided). The purchase of any equipment greater than $1,000 must be adequately justified in the budget section.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible residents will have completed at least two years of training in the United States or Canada by the start date of the award and agree to spend at least one year in full-time research with an SUS member.

Ineligibility

SUS Executive Council and Scholarship Committee members are excluded from mentoring residents and have been listed below. If your intended SUS member research mentor is on the following list you are NOT eligible:Jayme Locke, MD, MPH (Chair) Peter Angelos, MD, PhD Adam Berger, MD Genevieve Boland, MD George Chang, MD, MS Danny Chu, MD Marie Crandall, MD Timothy Donahue, MD Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD Michael Goodman, MD Caprice Greenberg, MD O. Joe Hines, MD Catherine Hunter, MD Sundeep Keswani, MD Timothy King, MD Shaun Kunisaki, MD, MS Clara Lee, MD Benjamin Levi, MD Colin Martin, MD Robert Meguid, MD Kevin Mollen, MD Melanie Morris, MD Mayur Narayan, MD Vanessa Nomellini, MD Ziad Sifri, MD Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH Thomas Varghese, Jr., MD, MS Derrick Wan, MD Kasper Wang, MD Tracy Wang, MD, MPH Rebekah White, MD Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS Karen Woo, MD