Wylie Scholar Award

Wylie Scholar Award

Funder: Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures

Award Amount: $150,000 (three-year grant)

Geographic Scope: United States and Canada

Program Description:
The Wylie Scholar Award supports outstanding early-career surgeon-scientists pursuing innovative patient-centered vascular research projects. The award enables researchers to successfully compete for subsequent grant funding and achieve leadership roles in vascular surgery and research.

Eligibility

• Early-career surgeon-scientists
• Demonstrated aptitude in vascular research
• Leadership potential
• Promise in vascular surgery

Focus Areas

• Innovative patient-centered vascular research
• Vascular surgery outcomes improvement
• Research addressing unmet clinical needs in vascular disease

Program Track Record

• 22 surgeon-scientists supported at 14 highly regarded medical institutions
• Exceptional achievement rate with many awardees becoming chiefs of divisions at world-class institutions
• Seven "second generation" grantees (mentored by earlier awardees)
• For each $150,000 granted, completed grantees generated an average of $3.5 million in subsequent national research funding (28:1 return on investment)

Contact Information

Email: grants@vascularcures.org Address: 274 Redwood Shores Parkway #717, Redwood City, CA 94065 Phone: (650) 368-6022