Medical Student Scholars Program

The SIR Medical Student Scholars Program provides medical students in the U.S. and Canada with the opportunity to learn about IR at an early stage in their medical careers. Selected scholars receive a travel stipend to attend the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting -- an experience that includes dedicated educational programming, presentations from leaders in the field of interventional radiology, and networking opportunities with IRs from across the world.

Scholarship recipients receive a $1,000 travel stipend which is disbursed after the meeting has taken place.

Funding

The Medical Student Scholars Program is funded through generous unrestricted educational grants from our corporate partners as part of the Corporate Ambassador Program. If you wish to support these scholarships, please contact Jonas Nash, SIR director of corporate relations.

Application process

Applications for the Medical Student Scholars Program are being accepted until December 5, 2021.  

For further information, please contact gme@sirweb.org.

SIR 2022 Medical Student Travel Scholarship application

Due to SIR 2022 taking place in June 2022, applications for the SIR 2022 Medical Student Travel Scholarship will be accepted Oct. 1-Dec. 5, 2021.  Click here to access the application

Application criteria:

• The scholarship is open to all U.S. and Canadian medical students.  
• Prior SIR Medical Student Travel Scholarship recipients are not eligible for the award.
• Scholarship recipients must attend the medical student educational programming at SIR 2022. Scholars are also welcome to attend additional sessions at the meeting outside of the medical student training track.

The following required application materials will be submitted within the online application:

• Current CV
• Answers to each of the following three short essay questions:

1. 1. In 250 words or less, please describe what role does interventional radiology play in making contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
   2. In 250 words or less, please describe how you were exposed to the field of interventional radiology (or what about IR interests you most). 
   3. In 250 words or less, please describe what you hope to gain by attending the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting.

• A letter of recommendation from an attending physician (the attending physician does not have to be an interventional radiologist):
  • ​After you submit your scholarship application form online, SIR will send you a link where an attending physician can submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
  • Your letter of recommendation is also due by Dec. 5, 2021. Please make sure to apply for the scholarship in advance of the deadline to ensure your letter writer has enough time to submit your letter of recommendation online before Dec. 5, 2021.

Questions about applying? Contact gme@sirweb.org.