HIP Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award

The HIP Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award is part of the Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP), a comprehensive 13-year longitudinal career pathway of awards that strives to ensure that hematology reflects and serves the world we live in– from medical students to mid-career professionals. The HIP Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award provides a stipend for doctoral students who have submitted an abstract for the ASH annual meeting. At the annual meeting, students have the opportunity to hear the latest advances in hematology-related research, and interact with ASH leadership, senior researchers, physicians, scientists, and students.

Key Information

Program Benefits

Participants receive a $1,500 stipend to support their research project, and also receive complimentary online subscriptions to Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, as well as The Hematologist, the Society's newsletter, during all of their remaining graduate school.

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Eligibility Requirements

Be enrolled in a graduate-level course of study at a school or institution in the U.S. or Canada leading to a PhD degree. Applicants must be within the first five years of their PhD program.

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Application Process and Required Materials

Applicants must submit an abstract to the ASH annual meeting under the Graduate Student category. Additionally, complete the online award application and provide a required letter of endorsement from your Research Mentor or PI.

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Evaluation and Selection

Abstracts will be scored and reviewed through the regular abstract review process. Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria: Research (academic potential), Leadership/service, Interest in hematology, and Quality of the Abstract.
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Key Dates

Application AvailableJuly
Application DeadlineAugust 10, 2025
Award NotificationEarly October
Award PresentationDecember

Award Recipients

Join the ranks of esteemed award recipients and discover others who have seized this remarkable opportunity.

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An Unprecedented Investment

Since 2025, ASH has more than doubled its level of support for awards, career development opportunities, and mentorship programs as part of the #Fight4Hematology campaign. This unprecedented investment of $25 million to date into hematology research awards – above and beyond ASH’s traditional funding levels – brings ASH’s total award funding across 2025-2026 to nearly $50 million, supporting 3,500+ awards.

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