Hematology
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Type of Organization: Charity
Email Address: awards@hematology.org
Funds Available for Clinical Trials:
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Funding Details
Requirements: Eligibility Requirements
You are eligible to apply for this award if you meet the following requirements:
You are based in a country other than the United States or Canada.
If you are a U.S. or Canadian citizen who wishes to conduct research outside of the U.S. and Canada, you might now be eligible for the ASH Scholar Award.
If you are not a US or Canadian citizen and are temporarily training in the US or Canada, you can apply to the Global Research Award only if you have an academic position at an institution in your country for you to return to once your studies complete in the US or Canada. An example includes that you are studying in the US during a joint fellowship between a US University and your home institution.
You have an MD, PhD, or MD-PhD (or its equivalent). At the letter of intent due date:
MD graduation may be no more than 16 years prior to application, or the applicant may have no more than 10 years of post-doc experience after PhD graduation.
Examples of MD equivalents include MBBS, BMBS, MBChB, MBBCh, etc.
Applicants holding both MD and PhD degrees must be within 16 years of MD graduation.
PhD applicants should have at least one year of experience.
You are or will be an ASH member in good standing at the time of award activation and plan to maintain membership for the duration of the award term. ASH members eligible for this award include:
Early-career International members
International Associate members
Active and Associate members who reside in Mexico and otherwise meet the training and professional experience criteria outlined above
If you are not a US or Canadian citizen and are temporarily training in the US or Canada, you can apply to the Global Research Award only if you have an academic position at an institution in your country for you to return to once your studies complete in the US or Canada. An example includes that you are studying in the US during a joint fellowship between a US University and your home institution.
Not an ASH member yet? Take the first step. Applicants from low and middle human development countries (per the United Nations Human Development Index ) can apply for a grant to cover the cost of a one-year ASH membership. This can be found on the letter of intent form.
There are no limits on the number of applicants allowed per institution or laboratory; however, in the interest of programmatic balance, only one award per institution or laboratory will be granted each year.
Additionally, there are no limits to the number of applicants from an individual country; however, in the interest of programmatic balance, the study section will take into consideration the number of active awards a country has at one time, including recipients from previous cycles.
Investigators who are principally employed by pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies are not eligible to apply.
If you are not eligible for the Global Research Award, please consider the ASH Visitor Training Program.
Requests for Exception
Individuals who do not meet the aforementioned eligibility criteria may submit a request for exception with a justification for extenuating circumstances. Examples include but are not limited to:
Exceptions for applicants in regions where hematology-focused training programs are limited but there is a proposal for a hematology-related project
Exceptions for applicants who exceed the maximum years post-graduation but have extenuating circumstances
ASH requires applicants to submit a letter of intent (LOI) via the online awards system. The LOI is mandatory and competitive. Please answer the questions completely.
As part of the LOI, applicants must submit the following (in English):
A 700-word narrative of the proposed project, including:
Key project goals
Description of the project and scientific focus/relevance
Description of approach
A 200-word description of initial plans for the overall mentorship team
A 200-word description of the applicant’s career level, addressing the following topics:
Where the applicant is in his/her career
What the applicant’s level of training is relative to the training structure of his/her home country
What the applicant’s plan is for completion of training
A 200-word description of the funding amount requested and how the applicant intends to spend it
A 100-word description of the project timeline
Applicants Curriculum Vitae (or equivalent)
Other info: The ASH Global Research Award was designed to support future international scientific leaders, increase hematology capacity, and nurture global collaboration. The award is intended to support hematologists between completion of training and the establishment of their independent careers.
The Global Research Award promises to be accessible to individuals across geographical regions. Proposals will be categorized by home country and classification of country using the United Nations Human Development Index; and applicants will only compete with those in their same classification.
Supported Projects
The following types of projects will be considered:
Hematology research, including basic, translational, patient-oriented, and outcomes-based research
Requests for training at other institutions by trainees or early-career investigators, pilot studies, collaborative projects, and other proposals for career development
Examples of potential projects include, but are not limited to:
Projects advancing the diagnostic capabilities or therapeutic care delivery of hematological illnesses in developing regions
Projects addressing hematological illnesses of high incidence and impact in the applicant’s home region
Projects incorporating cross-disciplinary collaborations aimed at enhancing regional scientific and care capabilities for hematologic illnesses
Projects enhancing career development of individuals who will play future leadership roles in regional scientific and care delivery roles for hematologic illnesses
Applicants must submit proposals to conduct research in hematology. Proposals that fall within any of the categories discussed below are encouraged:
Basic Research
Translational Research
Patient-Oriented Clinical Research
Outcomes-Based Research