AATS and AATS Foundation programs are advancing innovation in cardiothoracic surgery around the world. Some have been in effect for decades, others have been added over time. The Association and Foundation have been a major force in the field, reaching surgeons from six continents. Fellowships and research scholarships bring the community of cardiothoracic surgeons together and create bonds that last lifetimes. Below is a complete listing of research and educational programs available. You may also use our search feature to filter program opportunities.
Flagship Program
AATS Foundation Research Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Surgical Investigator Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Research
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Annual Meeting Program
Member for a Day
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: October 31, 2022
- Deadline: January 17, 2023
Resident Case Report Competition
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: October 31, 2022
- Deadline: February 2, 2023
Resident Poster Competition
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: October 31, 2022
- Deadline: February 2, 2023
Career Development Award
Sir Magdi Yacoub International Mentored Career Development Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
AATS Foundation Equity Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Valerie Rusch Mentored Career Development Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Fellowship
Emerging Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Fellowship
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Advanced Valve Disease Educational Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
Aldo R. Castañeda Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Congenital
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
Denton A. Cooley Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Congenital
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
James L. Cox Fellowship in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Matthew Gerdisch Fellowship in Arrhythmia Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Lectureship
AATS Foundation Gardner Lectureship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
AATS Foundation Cohn Lectureship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Research Grant
AATS Foundation/WTS Mid-Career Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
AATS Foundation Research Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Cardiac Surgical Resident Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Surgical Investigator Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Research
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Scholarship
Medical Student Diversity Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
Summer Intern Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Training Program or Course
Cardiac Surgical Robotics Program
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Honoring Our Cleveland Clinic Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2023
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: April 1, 2023
- Deadline: July 2, 2023
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2023
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2023
- Deadline: December 2, 2023
Academic Award
Academic Excellence Award
- Specialty: Multi-specialty