Short-Term Opportunities, including Summer Research

This page is a resource of professional societies or foundations that offer grants to conduct summer research, at GW or another institution of your choice. The listings below link to program descriptions and application deadlines for funding opportunities to support medical student research. When you find a program of potential interest, please go to that program’s website to learn more about application procedures. The listings are categorized by research subject.

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All Biomedical Research

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Jan 23
Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS)
TBA
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mar 1
New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
TBA
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Mar 15 and Oct 1

Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
TBA

Anesthesia

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
Jan 31

Cardiology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Heart Association (AHA)/
American Stroke Association (ASA)
TBA
New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
TBA

Community Health

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Arnold P. Gold Foundation

TBA

Dermatology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Skin Association (ASA)
TBA
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)
Jan 21

Emergency Medicine

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF)

 TBA

Endocrinology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Research Experiences for Graduate and Medical Students
Endocrine Society
Jan 20

Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Funding Opportunity Sponsor Deadline
Student Research Fellowship Award   TBA
Medical Student Mentored Summer Research Program   TBA
 

Geriatrics

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
TBA

Hematology/Oncology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Alex's Lemonade Stand
TBA
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
Mid Jan
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Feb 15
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Feb 1
Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF)
TBA
Thrombosis & Hemostasis Research Society
March
St. Baldrick's Foundation (SBF)
TBA

Infectious Disease

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
TBA

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
TBA

Neuroscience/Neurosurgery

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
TBA

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Nov 2nd

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
Mid Jan
Child Neurology Foundation
Mar 19
Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF)
Nov 1
Parkinson's Foundation
Oct- Dec

Ophthalmology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Fight for Sight
Feb 15

Pediatrics

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Dec 15

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Association of Academic Physiatrists
Mid Jan

Psychiatry

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
TBA
American Psychological Association, Society of Pediatric Psychology
Oct 15

Radiology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Feb 2
Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation
Jan 15
Bradley-Alavi Student Scholarships Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Jan 2

Rheumatology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Lupus Foundation of America
TBA
Rheumatology Research Foundation
Dec 1

Surgery

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Dec 2 
American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

TBA

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
TBA
Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF)
Nov 1
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
Feb 01

Urology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Urological Association (AUA)

TBA

Endourology Society
Jan 24
New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
TBA

Last updated 1/25/2022