CSNS/CNS MEDICAL STUDENT SUMMER FELLOWSHIP IN SOCIOECONOMIC RESEARCH (MSSF-SER)

Award Amount: $2,500

Number of Awards: 2

Purpose: The CSNS/CNS Medical Student Socioeconomic Fellowship supports a medical student conducting research on a socioeconomic issue impacting neurosurgical practice.

Eligibility: The fellowship is open to all medical students in the United States and Canada. The fellow will spend 8-10 weeks conducting supervised research on a socioeconomic topic of importance to neurosurgery.

Requirements: The fellow must submit a final report to the fellowship committee by December 1 following completion of the summer fellowship. Any publications resulting from supported research must acknowledge the support.

Expenses: Financial support is exclusively for stipend support to the student.

Selection Criteria: Fellowship applications will be judged on:

1. Originality of proposed project
2. Significance to neurosurgery of project
3. Feasibility of project completion
4. Applicant qualifications
5. Institutional qualifications

Fellowship Proposal (not more than 5 pages)

1. Title
2. Specific Aims
3. Research Proposal
   1. Background
   2. Materials and Methods
   3. Potential Pitfalls
   4. Timeline for Study
4. Significance of Study
5. Selected References

Application Requirements

1. Application form (on-line)
2. Fellowship Proposal
3. Two reference letters
4. Curriculum vitae of applicant
5. Curriculum vitae of proposed mentor
6. Two original photographs (passport size)

Submission Address

Application Deadline: January 31, 2008 11:00 PM CST