Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellowship Program
The Sarnoff Fellowship Program offers medical students enrolled in accredited US medical school the opportunity to spend a year conducting intensive work in a biomedical research facility in the United States. Although applicants may have prior research experience, applications are also encouraged from students without extensive prior research experience. The mission of the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation is to engage medical students in a personalized research experience with preeminent cardiovascular scientists and to foster the next generation of leaders in the field.
Fellows are selected on the basis of a national competition. Sarnoff seeks individual with demonstrated intellectual and academic achievement, as well as leadership ability.
ELIGIBILITY/RESTRICTIONS:
- Applicants enrolled in an MD/PhD program will not be eligible for a Sarnoff Fellowship.
- Applications are encouraged from second and third-year medical students. Fourth year medical students are required to submit an official letter from their medical school granting graduation deferment.
- There are no citizenship requirements for application. But those who are not US citizens must have and maintain an appropriate visa.
- The Sarnoff Foundation strongly encourage applicants from members of underrepresented or historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
STIPEND AND ALLOWANCES: $35,000 annual stipend with allowances up to $8,000 for travel support, moving expenses, health insurance and funds for travel to present paper at two national conferences.
The application deadline for the 2023-24 Sarnoff Fellowship Program is January 11, 2023.
WEBINAR: A virtual information session for potential applicants will be held on Sunday, October 23, from 4-5 pm, Eastern time. To register for the session, please email Dana Boyd, Executive Director, at dboyd@SarnoffFoundation.org
Medical students interested in applying should contact Matt Layne to discuss about their applications and assistance our Proposal Development office can provide.
Matthew Layne, PhD
Assistant Dean for Research
mlayne@bu.edu