Sponsored by the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Section

Application Deadline: March 2, 2012
The primary purpose of the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship is to provide the recipient with an opportunity to attend the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting, held June 6-9 in National Harbor, MD (located just outside Washington D.C.), to participate in Capitol Hill visits with SVS leaders and attend the SVS PAC reception with members of Congress (both events to be held on Wednesday, June 6), as well as attend several key health policy educational sessions during the Meeting. The overall aim of the Scholarship is to enhance the health policy and advocacy development of the vascular surgery trainee’s career.​

Financial Support
The SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship, in the amount of US$1,500, is to be used toward the cost of travel, housing, and subsistence during the period of the meeting.

Eligibility for Selection

• Must be SVS Candidate Member currently enrolled in a vascular surgery training program
• Have an earnest interest in health policy and advocacy issues relating to vascular surgery

Application Procedure
Application materials listed below should be submitted via email to the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Section Governing Council (email: studentresident@vascularsociety.org). The SVS Health Policy Committee will determine the finalist. Decisions regarding the scholarship will be emailed to applicants by April.

• Curriculum vitae
• 300 word (maximum) essay describing interest in health policy/advocacy and why the applicant wishes to receive the scholarship

Trainee’s Report to Committee
A report covering the experience should be prepared and forwarded to the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Section Governing Council within three months of completion after attending the Vascular Annual Meeting. The report should be one to two double-spaced typewritten pages and should summarize activities during the conference. Although factual statements of activities should be included, recipients are encouraged to place these within an overall context of the impact on professional and personal development. Any publication of these activities should acknowledge the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Section.

For questions, email studentresident@vascularsociety.org or telephone 800-258-7188.

Updated January 2012