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)
Mar
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mar 1
New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
TBA
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Mar 15 & 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

Cancer

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Jan
     

Cardiology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Heart Association (AHA)/
American Stroke Association (ASA)
Apr
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)
Feb
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)
Jan 21

Emergency Medicine

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF)
 Jan 19

Endocrinology

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

Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Funding Opportunity Sponsor Deadline
Medical Student Mentored Summer Research Program NASPGHAN April
NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes National Institutes of Health Jan 1
 

Geriatrics

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

Hematology/Oncology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Program
Alex's Lemonade Stand
Feb
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
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)
Aug & Feb 

Infectious Disease

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Mar
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Feb

Neuroscience/Neurosurgery

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Aug
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Nov 2
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
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
Summer Research Scholars Program at CHOP Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology  Jan 22
Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Feb 1
National Student Injury Research Training Program Nationwide Children's Jan 29

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)
Mar
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
Apr
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)
Mar
Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF)
Nov 1
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
Feb 01
Summer Scholar Program Children's Mercy  Nov 30
Medical Student Summer Fellowship Council of State Neurological Societies Apr 14

Urology

Funding Opportunity
Sponsor
Deadline
American Urological Association (AUA)
Jan
Endourology Society
Jan 24
New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
TBA

Last updated 11/09/2023