SSAT Resident or Fellow Research Award
Forecasted
SSAT Resident or Fellow Research Award supports resident and fellow surgeons’ full-time clinical, translational, outcomes, health services, or basic science research to share with the society’s research community.
Funder: Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application submission)
Funding Amounts: $50,000 for one year; renewable for one additional year
Summary: Supports resident and fellow surgeons conducting full-time research within an SSAT member’s research program.
Key Information: Applicants must be SSAT members in good standing and commit to at least one year of full-time research.
Description
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) administers this research fellowship for resident and fellow surgeons working within the research programs of SSAT members. The award supports a dedicated year of investigation in clinical and translational research, outcomes and health services research, or basic science. Funding helps defray research support costs, including salary and direct expenses.
The SSAT Research Committee reviews applications. The program also connects recipients with the society’s research community through a required final report at the SSAT Annual Meeting following the award period. Recipients are encouraged to submit research abstracts for presentation consideration at the meeting and manuscripts for publication consideration in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, SSAT’s official journal.
