Award Applications Due Soon

Nominations for some of SVS’ most prestigious awards are due March 1.

• SVS Lifetime Achievement Award: March 1
  • This is the highest honor SVS bestows on one of its members. It recognizes an individual’s outstanding and sustained contributions both to the profession and to SVS, as well as exemplary professional practice and leadership.
• Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery: March 1
  • Recipients are individuals whose contribution(s) have had a transforming impact on the practice or science of vascular surgery. Nominations must be sent by registered mail.
• Distinguished Fellow: March 1
• This honor is bestowed upon active, international or senior members who are vascular surgeons and have made substantial contributions to vascular surgery through research, teaching, clinical and/or creative accomplishments.
• SVS Foundation Co-Sponsored Vascular Cures Wylie Scholar Award: March 1
  • This three-year, $150,000 grant is awarded to a promising vascular surgeon-scientists in North America conducting innovative academic research in an early stage of his or her career.
• SVS Foundation Research Grants
• Student Research Fellowships: Feb. 6
  • These grants are for undergraduate and medical school students registered at universities in the United States and Canada. An active-member SVS sponsor works with each student, who also receives a $3,000 stipend and a two-year complimentary subscription to the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
• Clinical Research Seed Grants: March 1
  • Recipients receive up to $22,000 for one year to conduct pilot clinical projects that have the potential to develop into larger studies funded by industry or government sources.
• E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship: March 1
  • The recipient receives up to $12,000 to visit a number of vascular surgery centers worldwide. These visits stimulate academic inspiration, promote international exchange, and foster development of fellowship in vascular surgery.