The German Research Foundation's DFG Workshop supports early career vascular surgery researchers in Germany with training, mentoring, and proposal development from bench to clinical research.
Student Research Fellowship supports undergraduate and medical students in mentored laboratory and clinical vascular research to build scientific skills and study problems important to patients with vascular disease.
Clinical Research Seed Grant supports vascular surgeons conducting pilot clinical research in vascular disease to develop clinical investigators and lay the groundwork for larger, externally funded studies.
DFG funds workshops that help early-career researchers in underrepresented fields gain skills for independent research leadership and funding acquisition.
Vascular Research Initiatives Conference Trainee Award supports trainees' conference attendance to present research, build interest in academic vascular surgery, and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Early Career Investigator Award supports new vascular surgical investigators launching basic, clinical, educational, and health outcomes research projects intended to lead to extramural funding.