IR Abstract Stipend Program

About

This year-round program honors medical students and interns who have expressed an interest in interventional radiology (IR) by submitting an approved IR-related abstract to a national medical conference.

Award benefit:

• One $500 stipend to assist with travel expenses

Eligibility

1. Applicant must be a medical student or in their intern year.
2. Applicant must be an SIR member. Not a member? Join here
3. Applicant must plan to attend the national event where the abstract will be displayed.
4. The applicant’s abstract must be relevant to the practice of interventional radiology. Note: Preferential support will be given to abstracts that relate directly to the practice of interventional radiology and to those advancing the themes of diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine, such as understanding or reducing specific health disparities.
5. Eligible events: The event must be within 60 days of this application being submitted. Events include national medical conferences that provide an opportunity for students to present scholarly work, participate in student-focused programming, and/or engage with a national medical student audience. Examples may include SNMA AMEC, LMSA National Conference, LMSA SALUD Summit, AMA Medical Student Section meetings, AMSA national events, ANAMS meetings, and similar national medical conferences.
    
   Not eligible: SIR meetings and conferences, and related meetings, including WAIS, SIO, ISET, and VIVA.

Additional requirements

Submit the following with your online application:

• A summary of your abstract (500 words or less)
• An abstract acceptance letter

Within 30 days of the event ending, submit the following:

• An essay describing your use of IR in your abstract and your next steps in IR (250 words or less)
• A short financial processing form provided by SIR

This program is brought to you by SIR’s Coalition for Culture Transformation and the Advancement of Opportunity (CCTAO).