HIP Medical Student Award

The ASH Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Medical Student Award provides students with 12 months left in medical school as of the award start date in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico with an honorarium to conduct blood science research under the mentorship of an ASH member. Medical students also receive career development mentorship from an ASH member, gain valuable hematology knowledge, and benefit from complimentary ASH membership. Recipients of this award will also receive an honorarium to attend the ASH annual meeting to present their research.

Key Information

Program Benefits

Participants conducting a flexible research project can receive up to $5,000 in total funding to complete a research project and up to $2,000 to travel to the ASH annual meeting and present their research. Participants conducting a yearlong research project can receive up to $42,000 in total funding.
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Research Project Options

The HIP Medical Student Award has two research project options available including an eight to 12-week flexible project or a full-time yearlong project.
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Program Mentorship

Each HIP Medical Student Award applicant must be matched with a research mentor or have a research mentor who is an ASH member in good standing. Once accepted to the program, participants are paired with a career-development mentor for professional guidance for the program's duration.
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Eligibility Requirements

Be enrolled in an MD, DO, or MD-PhD medical school program and be within their first, second, or third year of medical school.
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Application Process and Required Materials

Applicants must include a personal statement, an NIH biographical sketch, an NIH biographical sketch of their mentor, a research proposal, and two letters of recommendation. 
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Evaluation and Selection

Applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the ASH HIP Study Section and accepted applicants and their mentors will receive official notification of acceptance by April/May.
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ASH-Allistair Abraham Award

The ASH-Allistair Abraham Award, named for Allistair Abraham, MD, honors Dr. Abraham’s significant contributions to ASH and the field of hematology. He has contributed through his service as a member of the Committee on Advancing Excellence and Population Health, a mentor to HIP Medical Student Award students, an advocate and representative of the ASH Hematology Inclusion Pathway, and an academic researcher focused on Sickle Cell Disease.

Dr. Abraham is an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is also an attending physician and researcher in the Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC where he directs the sickle cell transplant program.

The ASH-Allistair Abraham Award recognizes the highest-scoring HIP Medical Student award recipient.

Key Dates

Application Available August 14, 2026
Application DeadlineFebruary 1, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
Award NotificationMay 2027

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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