Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award 2025-26

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants can be of any nationality.
• Applicants must be full-time faculty members who have not yet reached the rank of Associate Professor.
• Applicants must be faculty members of the surgical specialty-related discipline.
• Applicants must have active membership in the Association for Academic Surgery.
• Applicants holding a career development type of award are ineligible.
• Applicants must not be principal investigators on an NIH R01 or a VA Merit Review Grant. 

Application Process:

All eligible candidates must complete and submit the online application to be considered for the scholarship. The application should include the following components:

• Cover Letter (one page)
• NIH-style Biosketch (five pages)
• Comprehensive Research Plan (five pages)
• Budget (one page) – Brief budget justification. Must include 10% use for travel
• Letter from Sponsoring Research Mentor (max. two pages)
• Letter of Support from the Chair of your Department (max two pages) – The letter should also state that the award will not be used for salary support for the recipient.

Value of the Award:

The successful candidates will receive $50,000 for one year, which can be used exclusively for direct-cost expenditures related to the proposed research project.

NOTE: This award cannot be used for salary support.