See also: Fellowships
AMA Foundation Seed Grant Research Program
AMA Foundation Student Research Forums
Dean's Year Funding
Dean's Office Summer Research Funding
Alpha Omega Alpha Research Grant
Research Travel Funds
AMA Foundation Seed Grant Research Program
The Seed Grant Research Program provides $2,500 grants to medical students, residents, and fellows to help them conduct basic science, applied, or clinical research projects. Grants will be awarded in the following researach categories:
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases
- HIV/AIDS
- Leukemia
- Neoplastic Diseases
- Secondhand Smoke
Applications are due by December 3, 2007 and available at www.amafoundation.org and questions can be e-mailed to seedgrants@ama-assn.org
AMA Foundation National and Regional Student Research Forums
These forums offer young investigators the opportunity to present their research, receive meaningful feedback, and participate in scholarly discussions with peers and established scientists. To participate, students must submit a research abstract directly to the forum in their region by visiting www.amafoundation.org
Eastern-Atlantic Forum
February 27- March 1, 2008 in Miami, FL. Deadline: December 31, 2007
National Student Research Forum
April 24-25, 2008 in Galveston, TX. Deadline: January 2008
The Predoctoral Research Program for Medical Students Dean's Office Stipends for an Elective Year of Research
The Predoctoral Research Program for Medical Students is specifically intended to serve the needs of those who wish to have a more intensive experience in research than the elective schedule presently allows.
Medical students can apply at any time for support of a 12 month research experience. This stipend is the same as the graduate student level in that academic year. The cost of the stipend is shared equally between the Dean's Office and the department in which the research is being conducted. The Dean's Office will support the cost of the health insurance.
Guidelines for applying are:
- Only matriculated candidates for the M.D. degree in this School of Medicine are eligible.
- These stipends are not available to students with Ph.D. degrees or those enrolled in M.D./Ph.D. Programs.
- All research projects must be carried out at this Institution with a School of Medicine faculty preceptor.
- All recipients of these awards will still pay four years of tuition.
- If participation in this program makes it necessary that a student spend five years at this Institution prior to attainment of the M.D. degree, tuition relief will be granted by placing the student in a special student status for the year. Students are reminded that work accomplished during such a period cannot be credited toward the achievement of an academic degree.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Each interested student must provide the following:
- A letter describing the proposed project including a starting and ending date, and additional information regarding the student's long-range career plans.
- A letter of support from the Faculty member who is the proposed research preceptor.
This information, as well as the student's performance to date in the School of Medicine, will be considered in determining the awardees. If the nature of the competition requires it, a formal interview may become part of the process.
Students completing an elective year of research must provide a letter describing the work pursued during that period. It should indicate the impact of the experience on future plans and goals. Students should also provide copies of any abstracts or publications based on their work. The reports should be accompanied by a statement from the preceptor that evaluates the student's performance, the results of the effort, and the student's potential as an investigator.
Please make an appointment with Dr. Koenig (410-955-3416) to discuss the research project, and to set up the administrative process.
Each year the Dean’s Office has funds available through University sources and Federal Work Study Programs to support medical students during the summer between the first and second years of the medical school curriculum. To be eligible for the funds, the student must work under the direct supervision of a Hopkins faculty member, either on the medical campus here, or abroad. For 2006, the stipend will be $3,000, disbursed in 4 equal installments. Click Here for further information, including links to the application and appropriate tax forms. These funds cannot be used to support research undertaken later during the medical school years.
Each year, Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical school honor society provides fellowships for students conducting research during their medical school years. Click on the links below for information about Alpha Omega Alpha programs.
2008 Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Awards
2008 Pharos Poetry Competition
There is a modest amount of money available through the Student Affairs Office to help defray costs for students who are traveling to national or international meetings to present research work they conducted during medical school. Up to $375.00 is available and is typically matched or exceeded by the department in which the research was conducted. Approval must be obtained from Dr. Koenig and reimbursement will be arranged after the office receives original receipts for travel expenses.
