Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Awards

Travel Award

The primary purpose of the VESS / WL Gore & Associates Travel Award is to provide the recipient with the opportunity to visit one (or more) vascular surgery centers of excellence. The visit is intended to stimulate academic inspiration and to foster the development of fraternal fellowship in vascular surgery. Achievement of these objectives will enhance the vascular surgery career of a VESS member recipient. This award is not intended to support specific research interests but rather to assist the award recipient in a unique opportunity for travel and professional exchange.

Faculty Research Award

One $22,500 grant for basic/translational science, educational, clinical or health outcomes research will be awarded during the VESS winter meeting. The VESS/FYI Early Career Faculty Research Award is specifically designed to help new vascular surgical investigators initiate projects that will lead to extramural funding for basic or clinical research.

Eligible candidates must identify as an early career faculty member. “Early career” implies holding a full-time vascular surgery academic appointment within five (5) years of completing surgical training at the time of grant submission. Senior vascular surgery trainees (2nd year fellows or 5th year residents) are eligible with proof of appointment at an academic medical center upon graduation. The applicant must be a VESS member in good standing.

Resident Research Award

One $12,500 grant for basic/translational science, educational, clinical or health outcomes research will be awarded during the VESS winter meeting in 2018. The VESS/Medtronic Resident Research Award is specifically designed to help residents in training initiate projects during protected academic development time that will lead to future academic potential toward extramural funding for basic or clinical research.

Eligible candidates must identify with an accredited general or integrated vascular surgery residency program.  Within the award application, along with a proposed academic development plan, a VESS Member must be identified as either the dedicated research mentor, sponsor or collaborative investigator on this project.

For more information, please visit: http://vesurgery.org/grants-awards