Medical Scholars Program -
Eligibility and Reporting Requirements 

Eligibility Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

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:

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