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Since 1973, the AATS Foundation has supported cardiothoracic surgeons in research and education. Your donation will support the future or cardiothoracic surgery. Individual contributions go directly to Foundation initiatives.
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Open Programs
The AATS or AATS Foundation are currently accepting applications for the following programs.
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For Early Career Surgeons
AATS Foundation Gardner Lectureship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Aldo R. Castañeda Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Congenital
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Denton A. Cooley Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
International Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Congenital
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Matthew Gerdisch Fellowship in Arrhythmia Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Sir Magdi Yacoub International Mentored Career Development Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
For Medical Students
Medical Student Diversity Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
For Mid-Career Surgeons
AATS Foundation Gardner Lectureship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
AATS Foundation/WTS Mid-Career Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
For Residents
Honoring Our Cleveland Clinic Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
International Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
International Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
For Fellows
Honoring Our Cleveland Clinic Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Deadline: July 2, 2024
For Perioperative/Team-Based Care Professional
There are no open programs for this audience at this time.
For Senior Surgeons
There are no open programs for this audience at this time.
Upcoming Programs
The AATS or AATS Foundation are not currently accepting applications for the following programs.
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For Early Career Surgeons
AATS Foundation Equity Award
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
AATS Foundation Research Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
Academic Excellence Award
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: TBA
Advanced Valve Disease Educational Fellowship
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
Emerging Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Fellowship
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
James L. Cox Fellowship in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
Surgical Investigator Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Research
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
Valerie Rusch Mentored Career Development Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
For Medical Students
Summer Intern Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
For Mid-Career Surgeons
AATS Foundation Equity Award
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
For Residents
Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
Cardiac Surgical Resident Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
For Fellows
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2024
- Deadline: December 2, 2024
For Perioperative/Team-Based Care Professional
There are no upcoming programs for this audience at this time.
For Senior Surgeons
There are no upcoming programs for this audience at this time.
Recent Donors
The AATS wishes to thank the following donors for their recent contributions to the important work of the Foundation. Join the list by making your donation to the next generation of surgeons.
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