HIP Medical Student Award
HIP Medical Student Award supports medical students undertaking mentored blood science research, with career-development guidance and meeting participation to build skills and explore hematology careers.
This grant was recently updated
The eligibility summary now specifies that applicants must be in their first, second, or third year of medical school. ASH also added that off-cycle award dates may be allowed with an explanation and that payment will be made before the award starts.
Funder: American Society of Hematology
Due Dates: August 14, 2026 (Applications available) | February 1, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time (Application deadline) | May 2027 (Notification)
Funding Amounts: Flexible: $5,000 honorarium plus travel and research supplies for 8–12 weeks; yearlong: up to $42,000
Summary: Supports medical students conducting mentored blood science research, with career development and ASH annual meeting participation.
Key Information: Applicants must have at least 12 continuous months remaining before completing their medical degree when the award activates.
Description
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) offers the HIP Medical Student Award through its Hematology Inclusion Pathway. The program supports medical students in the United States, Canada, and Mexico undertaking blood science research with an ASH-member research mentor. Students may pursue an eight- to 12-week flexible project or a full-time yearlong project.
Supported work includes laboratory research and clinical investigation in adult hematology, pediatric hematology/oncology, hematopathology, and blood banking/transfusion medicine. Basic, translational, patient-oriented clinical, and outcomes-based research proposals are encouraged. Participants receive research mentorship, a separate career-development mentor, complimentary ASH membership, and support to attend the ASH annual meeting and present their research. Career-development guidance continues through training and residency.
