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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 Research Scholarship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Annual Meeting Travel Awards

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

James L. Cox Fellowship in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Matthew Gerdisch Fellowship in Arrhythmia Surgery

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Surgical Investigator Program

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Tirone E. David Surgical Investigator Program

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • 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
  • 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
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

For Mid-Career Surgeons

Annual Meeting Travel Awards

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

For Residents

Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors Program

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Cardiac Surgical Resident Investigator Award

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • 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
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

International Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Matthew Gerdisch Fellowship in Arrhythmia Surgery

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Cardiac
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Deadline: December 2, 2024

For Fellows

Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship

  • Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2024
  • Specialty: Thoracic
  • Deadline: December 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.

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.

Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: The next opening date is being determined.

For Medical Students

There are no upcoming programs for this audience at this time.

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

Resident Case Report Competition

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: October 31, 2024
  • Deadline: January 15, 2025

Resident Poster Competition

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: October 31, 2024
  • Deadline: January 15, 2025

For Fellows

Resident Case Report Competition

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: October 31, 2024
  • Deadline: January 15, 2025

For Perioperative/Team-Based Care Professional

There are no upcoming programs for this audience at this time.

For Senior Surgeons

Leadership Academy

  • Specialty: Multi-specialty
  • Opens: October 15, 2024
  • Deadline: January 15, 2025

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