External Deadline:
Aug 2021
As part of the AAS mission to increase diversity in our membership, we are pleased to offer an annual AAS Student Diversity Travel Grant. This award is presented to three medical students from an underrepresented minority.
Application:
- Department chairs and clerkships directors should encourage eligible medical students to apply for this unique opportunity
- Candidates must submit an online application consisting, an essay describing their commitment to becoming a leader in academic surgery (300-word limit), and a letter of support from their Program Chair, Program Director, or Dean of the medical school (or equivalent).
- The deadline for RECEIPT of applications is 11:59pm PDT on Monday, August 7, 2017.
Winner Receives:
- Complimentary registration to the Academic Surgical Congress
- A $500 travel stipend and up to 3 nights hotel accommodation at the meeting hotel
- Complimentary medical student AAS membership for one year
- Award certificate presented at the AAS Awards Ceremony during the Academic Surgical Congress
- Name published in the AAS newsletter and on the AAS web site
For more information, please visit:
| https://www.aasurg.org/awards/travel-grants-visiting-professorships/student-diversity-travel-grant/ |
- Surgery
- MD Students
- Underrepresented Groups