Other grant opportunities

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MSS/RFS Joint Research Symposium 
The AMA-Medical Student Section and Resident & Fellow Section, in association with an educational grant from Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, will be holding its 6th Annual Research Poster Symposium during the AMA Interim Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Members of the AMA Council on Science and Public Health, as well as local medical school faculty, will judge the posters, and the overall winner will receive a trip to the AMA Medical Student Section Annual Meeting in Chicago in June 2009. Abstracts are due by 5:00 p.m. CST on Sept. 18, 2008.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute funding opportunities
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute supports biomedical research training for medical students through its Medical Student Fellowship Program and its HHMI/NIH Research Scholars Program.

Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students
The Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship provides medical students with a one-year fellowship experience in clinical research that includes both didactic and research components. The fellowship program solicits applications from students at any U.S. medical school, and matches students with outstanding clinical research mentors. Program information and applications are available at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

American Heart Association Research funding opportunities
The American Heart Association's National Research Program and its Affiliates offer the Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships, Clinical Research Program, Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award, Scientist Development Grant, Beginning Grant-in-Aid, and Grant-in-Aid funding. Also offered are the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the AHA-PRT Outcomes Research Centers Grant Program.

Program information, forms and instructions are available on the American Heart Association Web site by going to the Research Awards tab.

In addition to funding research broadly related to CVD and Stroke, the National Research Program encourages applications related to obesity, women and heart disease, and resuscitation.

Visit the American Heart Association Web site for more information.

American Physician Scientists Association funding links
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is a national organization dedicated to addressing the needs of future physician scientists with respect to their training and career development. They have a list of links to various funding agencies and opportunities.