Funder: Radiological Society of North America
Due Dates: February 5, 2027, 11:59 p.m. CT (Application) | June 1, 2027 (Project start)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 stipend plus required $3,000 departmental match ($6,000 total) for a one-year project
Summary: Supports mentored medical imaging research that helps medical students develop research skills and explore academic radiology careers.
Key Information: Full-time enrollment at an accredited North American medical school and 8–10 weeks of full-time research effort are required.
Description
The RSNA Research & Education Foundation’s Medical Student Research Grant provides research experience in medical imaging before students make their final residency choices. Working under a scientific advisor, recipients define objectives, develop research skills and test hypotheses while considering academic radiology as a future career. Research takes place during personal or vacation time, or through a research elective approved by the student’s medical school.
Eligible work spans radiologic sciences, including basic science and clinical investigations, drug and device development, therapy development, comparative effectiveness, evidence-based radiology, ethics and professionalism, quality improvement, clinical efficiency and imaging informatics. The Foundation encourages alignment with its priority focus areas but also gives full consideration to innovative projects outside those areas. Up to 10 additional grants support medical students who identify as underrepresented in medicine.
