HIP Resident Award Key Information
The HIP Resident Award Program supports first- and second-year medical residents from communities underrepresented in hematology across the U.S. and Canada. As part of the Hematology Inclusion Pathway, the HIP Resident Award provides participants with a stipend to conduct research and to present their research at the ASH annual meeting. Residents also receive mentorship from ASH members, gain valuable hematology knowledge, and benefit from complimentary ASH membership.
Eligible candidates include those in internal medicine, pathology, pediatric residencies, resident physicians, and residents who have applied to or matched early into a hematology-oncology fellowship program.
Program Benefits
Participants receive a $5,000 stipend to support their research project, $1,000 for attending the ASH annual meeting, $1,000 after the meeting for presenting their research at the annual meeting, and complimentary ASH membership throughout residency.
Eligibility Requirements
At the time of application, the applicant must:
- Identify as a member of a community that is underrepresented in hematology.
- Be enrolled in an internal medicine, pathology, or pediatric residency program in the United States or Canada that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or Royal College Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).
- Be within the first two years of their residency program.
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada, J1 Visa holder, or have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must be planning and committed to conducting the relevant research project in the contiguous United States or Canada with an ASH member mentor.
- Have a research mentor who is an ASH member in good standing. To request assistance in identifying a research mentor, please submit a Request a Mentor application in ASH's online awards system by November 1st.
Applicants in four-year residency programs (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics) are eligible to apply in year one through three of their program.
Supported Research
Applicants must submit proposals to conduct research in hematology. Proposals that fall within any of the below categories are encouraged:
- Basic Research
- Translational Research
- Patient-Oriented Clinical Research
- Outcomes-Based Research
For additional details on eligible research categories, please consult the Research Definitions page.
Program Mentorship
Each HIP Resident Award applicant must have a research mentor who is an ASH member in good standing. To request assistance in identifying a research mentor, submit a Request a Mentor application in the online awards system by the November 1 deadline. You must provide a letter of recommendation as well as your personal statement in the award portal.
Research Mentors
Research mentors are ASH members who assume the responsibilities of overseeing a participant's work and progress. Research mentors will receive a $2,000 allowance for research supplies and a $1,000 travel stipend to attend the ASH annual meeting with the student.
The research mentor's responsibilities are primarily to:
- Assist the applicant with the completion of the program application
- Support the participant in the establishment of his/her research experience following award disbursement
- Complete and submit an evaluation form describing the research experience and providing suggestions regarding program enhancements
- Assist in the preparation of a short presentation of the participant's research which the participant will present at the ASH annual meeting
- Attend the ASH annual meeting and the participant's presentation in the year of the participant's research experience
- Encourage the student to continue to explore hematology as a career option
Career-Development Mentors
HIP Resident Award career-development mentors are ASH members available to provide professional guidance, career development, and positive role modeling to participants for the program's duration.
Career-development mentors receive a $1,000 travel stipend to attend the ASH annual meeting with the student. The mentor receives this stipend each year that they travel to the ASH annual meeting with the student during the student's remaining years of medical school and residency. Once accepted to the program, participants are paired with a career-development mentor by the ASH Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Volunteer to Be an Award Mentor
ASH is seeking members to serve as research and career-development mentors for the HIP Resident Award Program. To sign up to be an award mentor visit our Get Involved page.
Application Process and Required Materials
The HIP Resident Award application, as well as all supporting documents outlined below, must be submitted through the ASH online awards system. Applicants must identify a research mentor on their application, and the research mentor must be an ASH member in good standing.
All applications must include the following:
- NIH Biographical Sketch for mentor and applicant
- Project Proposal
- Personal Statement
- Two letters of recommendation submitted on official letterhead:
- One (1) letter from the institution of the applicant’s residency program
- One (1) letter of endorsement from the applicant’s research mentor
ASH-Roland B. Scott HIP Resident Award
The ASH-Roland B. Scott Award, named for the late Roland B. Scott, MD, is an award that honors Dr. Scott’s legacy and pioneering contribution to sickle cell disease research.
Roland B. Scott, MD, was an American pediatrician and internationally known researcher known for his work on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and his advocacy on behalf of patients impacted by the illness. Despite not being a hematologist, in 1948 Dr. Scott published a report on the incidence of red cell sickling in newborn infants which helped to change the modern understanding of the disease and would eventually lead to the implementation of newborn screening tests that are now standard practice.
In addition to conducting research and treating patients, Dr. Scott led other physicians in lobbying Congress to pass the Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act of 1971, which provides federal funding for research and treatment of the disease. After the Act’s passage, Dr. Scott opened the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease in 1972 and remained its Director until his retirement in 1990. Until his death in 2002, Dr. Scott was frequently cited as the premier authority on sickle cell diseases.
The ASH-Roland B. Scott Award recognizes the highest-scoring HIP Resident award recipient whose research project is focused on Sickle Cell Disease. The award provides a $16,000 stipend to support their research, $2,000 for mentor research supplies, and an additional $2,000 for travel to the annual meeting.
Evaluation, Selection, and Notification
Applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the ASH HIP Subcommittee and will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Applicant: interest in hematology and commitment to research and/or health disparities
- Mentor: prior mentoring experience, general record of funding, mentoring plan (proposed project), and NIH biosketch
- Research Project: feasibility, quality of project description, and evidence of applicant’s understanding of proposed project and its relevance
Accepted applicants and their mentors will receive official notification of acceptance by April/May.
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