HIP Graduate Student Award
The HIP Graduate Student Award encourages first-, second-, or third-year graduate students in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to pursue a career in academic hematology. As part of the Hematology Inclusion Pathway, this award is available for students conducting research on blood science-focused projects and gives students time to generate sufficient expertise to be competitive when applying to other awards such as the HIP Fellow Award.
The award provides an annual honorarium of $40,000 for a two-year period that can be used for a tuition/salary/honorarium of up to 70% of the award's value, research, training-related expenses (including health insurance), and travel to the ASH annual meeting.
Key Information
Program Benefits
Participants receive a $40,000 annual honorarium for a two-year period (for a total of $80,000) that can be used for a tuition/salary/honorarium of up to 70% of the award's value, research, training-related expenses (including health insurance), and travel to the ASH annual meeting to present their research. See Additional Benefit InformationEligibility Requirements
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate-level course of study leading to a PhD degree and committed to conduct a relevant research project in the contiguous United States, Canada, or Mexico. Applicants must plan to pursue an investigative career in blood-science research, have two years remaining in their PhD program, and demonstrate how they meet the goals of HIP. See Additional Eligibility RequirementsKey Dates
| LOI Opens | August 15, 2026 |
| LOI Closes | October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time |
| Application Available | December 15, 2026 |
| Application Deadline | February 1, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time |
| Award notification | May 2027 |
Award Recipients
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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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