AAS/AASF Henri Ford Junior Faculty Research Award
Forecasted
AAS/AASF Henri Ford Junior Faculty Research Award supports early-career surgical faculty with surgery-related research funding to advance inclusive excellence, health equity, and service to diverse communities.
Funder: Association for Academic Surgery
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One $50,000 award for direct research costs
Summary: Supports early-career surgical faculty research in clinical, basic science, and related fields while advancing inclusive excellence and health equity.
Key Information: Applicants must be below Associate Professor, within five years of practice after residency, and active or pending AAS members.
Description
The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), in alignment with the Association for Academic Surgery Foundation (AASF), supports junior faculty research through this award honoring Dr. Henri Ford, the first Black president of the AAS. The program reflects the association’s commitment to inclusive excellence and its concern about persistent underrepresentation in the physician workforce, particularly in academic surgery.
Eligible research includes clinical and basic science projects pertaining to surgery, as well as surgical ethics, education, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care delivery. The award connects support for early-career academic surgeons with the broader goal of better serving communities and an increasingly diverse patient population. Surgical subspecialty projects are welcome.
