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For Early Career Surgeons
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/9/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Deadline: December 10, 2024
Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum Scholarship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: December 15, 2024
For Medical Students
Member for a Day
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: January 15, 2025
For Mid-Career Surgeons
Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum Scholarship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: December 15, 2024
For Residents/ Fellows
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/9/2024
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Deadline: December 10, 2024
Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum Scholarship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: December 15, 2024
Resident Abstract Mini Orals and Poster Competition
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: January 15, 2025
Resident Case Report Competition
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: January 15, 2025
For Program Directors/ Lectureships
AATS Foundation Lawrence H. Cohn Lectureship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/9/2024
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: December 10, 2024
For Senior Surgeons
Leadership Academy
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Deadline: January 3, 2025
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.
Academic Excellence Award
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: TBA
Advanced Valve Disease Educational Fellowship
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
Aldo R. Castañeda Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/15/2024
- Specialty: Congenital
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
Denton A. Cooley Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
Emerging Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Fellowship
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac, Congenital
- Opens: April 1, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
International Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Congenital
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
Sir Magdi Yacoub International Mentored Career Development Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
For Medical Students
Medical Student Diversity Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
For Mid-Career Surgeons
AATS Foundation Equity Award
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
AATS Foundation/WTS Mid-Career Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2025
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2025
- Deadline: December 2, 2025
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac, Congenital
- Opens: April 1, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
For Residents/ Fellows
There are no upcoming programs for this audience at this time.
For Program Directors/ Lectureships
AATS Foundation Timothy J. Gardner Lectureship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2025
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2025
- Deadline: July 2, 2025
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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Prof. Mark La Meir
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Dr. Stephen C. Yang, MD
Dr. Richard I. Whyte
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