HIP Medical Student Award
The ASH Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Medical Student Award provides first-, second-, or third-year medical students in the US, Canada, and Mexico with a stipend 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 a stipend 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. See Additional Benefit InformationProgram 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. See Additional Mentorship InformationEligibility Requirements
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Canada, or Mexico, J1 Visa holders, or have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status. Applicants must be enrolled in a MD, DO, or MD-PhD medical school program, and demonstrate how they meet the goals of HIP. See Additional Eligibility RequirementsASH-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 1, 2025 |
| Application Deadline | February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time |
| Award notification | April/May 2026 |
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