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Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) awards in the areas of cardiothoracic surgery research, education, leadership, and surgical outreach. Visit the TSF website [3] to view eligibility criteria and apply for funding. The deadline for most awards is September 15, 2023.

The 2024 TSF Awards Program includes:

Research

• STS Research Award – Up to $90,000 per year for 2 years
• TSF Research Award – Up to $85,000 per year for 2 years
• TSF Resident Research Fellowship – Up to $60,000 per year for 2 years
• Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship – Up to $55,000 per year for 2 years
• TSF/STSA Resident Research Award – Up to $40,000 per year for 2 years
• AstraZeneca Lung Cancer Research Award – Up to $50,000 per year for 2 years
• AstraZeneca Reversing Health Disparities in Lung Cancer Research Award – Up to $50,000 per year for 2 years
• New! STS Database Clinical Research Fellowship – Up to $80,000 for 1 year

Education

• TSF/Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling Fellowship – Up to $20,000
• TSF/Francis Fontan Fund International Traveling in Partnership with LACES – Up to $11,000
• Michael J. Davidson Structural Heart Fellowship – Up to $17,500
• Nicholas Kouchoukos Award – Up to $10,000
• New! Douglas Mathisen Traveling Fellowship in General Thoracic Surgery – Up to $20,000
• Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship – Up to $10,000
• Robert L. Replogle Traveling Fellowship – Up to $10,000
• Sarns Terumo Perfusion Education Fellowship – Up to $10,000
• Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Development Scholarship – Up to $5,000
• Underrepresented Robotic General Thoracic Surgeon Development Award – Up to $10,000
• Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship* - Up to $25,000

Leadership

• TSF Alley-Sheridan Scholarship* – $2,500 per scholarship offered toward two programs:
                Leadership Program in Health Policy Management at Brandeis University
                Surgeons as Educators Course hosted by the American College of Surgeons

Surgical Outreach and Travel Scholarships

• TSF Every Heartbeat Matters Awards – Up to $35,000
• TSF International Medical Volunteer Scholarships* – $2,500
• Saha Scholarships to 2024 STS Annual Meeting* – Up to $3,075
• TSF Travel Scholarships to 2024 STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference* – $1,250
• STS Courses Travel Scholarships - TSF offers travel scholarships to most in-person STS courses and conferences. Watch the TSF website and STS communications for updates, eligibility, and deadlines.

Visit thoracicsurgeryfoundation.org/awards [2] to learn about each award’s eligibility criteria, deadlines, and funding amounts.  If you have questions about these grant opportunities, please contact tsf@sts.org [4].

View the TSF Awards Offering Flyer 2024 [5]

*Indicates that application deadlines vary from the typical September 15 date.

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) is the charitable arm of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.