Lifeline Student Research Fellowship

Application Deadline: March 17

The Lifeline Student Research Fellowship, established by the American Vascular Association, a foundation of the Society for Vascular Surgery, stimulates laboratory and clinical vascular research by undergraduate college students and medical school students registered at North American Universities.

Each award will consist of a $3,000 student stipend and a two year complimentary subscription to the Journal of Vascular Surgery. The American Vascular Association will grant a maximum of eight awards per year. The Research and Education Committee will be responsible for the selection of students to receive these awards.

Policies

Time period. The award is designed for students to spend a meaningful period of time on a project either in a block of several months or spread out over a longer period of time, not to exceed 12 months. The minimum full time commitment is two months.

Work site. The awards will be made to the institution (school, hospital or research facility) where the student project will be conducted. The student must be enrolled in a university in Canada or the United States. The student must be sponsored by an SVS member.

SVS Member Sponsor Responsibility. The SVS member who sponsors the student is expected to supervise the research project during the scholarship period. All scholarships are awarded with the understanding that the sponsoring Society member will accept full responsibility for the project and the completion of a final report at the conclusion of the project. This responsibility also includes assisting with the experimental design designated in the application. An individual Society member may sponsor only one student application per year.

Institution Responsibility. The entire $3,000 award must be used as a student stipend. The institution receiving the award on behalf of the student must agree to distribute the award to the student and submit an expenditure report to the Research and Education Committee when payment of the stipend has occurred.

Final Report. A report (1,000 to 1,500 words) by the student and the sponsoring Society member must be submitted to the Research and Education Committee at the completion of the project and before any other approved funds for other students sponsored by the Society member will be released.

Application Information

Application materials must be submitted via email on or before March 17, to the AVA Research and Education Committee (ava@vascularsociety.org). Materials may be sent in separate emails to the AVA. All applicants will receive a confirmation email that their materials have been received. Decisions regarding the award will be sent to applicants in May.

Note: Students enrolled in combined MD/PhD programs may not submit a proposal for research that is a component of the degree process.

Application Materials

Application form
Research plan and specific aims of proposed project, including specific role of student in the project and what student expects to gain from the project (not to exceed five pages)
Curriculum vitae of Applicant
Curriculum vitae of SVS Member Sponsor
Commitment letter from SVS Member Sponsor
Commitment letter from Institution (indicating research is approved by institution and agreeing to distribute the award to student as a stipend)

Contact Information

Phone: 312-334-2310
Fax: 312-334-2320
Email: ava@vascularsociety.org

Past Award Winners

2009

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2006

2005

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