Medical Scholars Program (formerly Summer Scholarships for Medical Students)

An important part of IDSA’s mission is to promote the subspecialty of infectious diseases by attracting the best and brightest medical students to the field. To further this goal, the IDSA Education and Research Foundation offers scholarships to medical students in U.S. medical schools with mentorship by an IDSA member or fellow. It is the responsibility of IDSA members and fellows to identify and solicit interested students.

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2010. 

Eligibility

Students in any year of an accredited U.S. medical school are eligible for this award. The scholarship activity must focus on pediatric or adult infectious diseases and may involve either clinical or research activities. Acceptable clinical activities can range from a preceptorial relationship with an ID consultant to participation in clinical trials or any other appropriate variant of clinical activities. Acceptable research activities include all facets of infectious diseases, including epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Proposals will be classified as belonging to one of the following categories: Laboratory Research (domestic), Clinical Research, and International. Each student must have a mentor who is an IDSA member or fellow. Past award recipients may not reapply. Multiple students working on the same project may apply but must submit separate applications.

To Apply

All applications must be postmarked by: March 1, 2010. Please indicate the project category for the proposal. Applications will be reviewed by IDSA’s ID Training Program Directors Committee. They will be judged and selected based on the positive exposure to the field of infectious diseases provided by the planned scholarship activity. Winners will be notified by the end of May.

Each scholarship recipient will receive $2,000: $1500 to be disbursed in July 2010 at the beginning of the scholarship activity, with the remaining $500 awarded at the conclusion of the project and submission of a final report to IDSA.

Reporting Requirements

Students will need to answer the following questions and turn in a brief final report at the end of the activity, or the balance of the funding will be forfeited:

1. How did the scholarship help you to do a project? Would you have been able to do it without IDSA’s funding?
2. Were the results of your work published in a journal or presented at a meeting? Do you have plans to do so?
3. Have you carried your research beyond the scope of your original proposal? Do you plan to?
4. What will you do next in your ID career?

Students who submit an approved abstract of their activity for the Annual Meeting will have their registration fee waived.

Brochure and Application.

Send All Requested Documentation to

IDSA Awards
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