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  • Junior Faculty Clinical Research Fellowship Award

    SIS Foundation

    Award Information

    This fellowship will support a junior faculty member in a clinical research project that supports the mission of the Surgical Infection Society. Fellowship funding is $45,000 for 1 year with the opportunity to apply for a competitive renewal to earn a second year of funding.

    Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025

    Award winners will be notified at the SIS Annual Meeting Awards Banquet in May, 2025. The funding period will begin July 1, 2025.

    Note: Unexpended funds must be remitted back to the Foundation at the end of the award period.

    Past Recipients

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    Eligibility Criteria

    • SIS Fellowship online application form
    • NIH-style Biosketch
    • Research proposal (5 pages, single space, 11 point font, 1 inch margins)
      • Including Abstract, Significance, Innovation, Preliminary Studies, Approach
    • Research budget
    • Current and pending financial support
    • Letters of support
      • Department Chair (sponsor letter if appropriate)
        • Letter must indicate institutional support.
        • Letter must indicate that all funds provided will be used for the award recipient's salary or direct research costs.
      • SIS Member (if Chair is not an SIS member)
      • Mentoring Plan
        • Mentoring is an important part of faculty development; therefore each applicant should identify a mentee who will participant on the proposed project. A description of a mentoring plan for this appointed mentee should be included.

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    Questions? Please contact:

    Diane Catalano
    Administrative Assistant

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