American College of Surgeons International Guest Scholarships
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Surgeons from countries outside the United States and Canada who are at least 35 and under 50 at application, have completed surgical training, and have practiced, taught, or conducted research for at least one year at their permanent location may apply. Applicants must show a strong commitment to teaching and/or research; ACS membership is not required. Preference goes to early-career surgeons and to those without prior U.S. or Canada training or fellowships.
Each scholarship is $10,000 and supports visits to clinical, teaching, and research centers in North America plus full participation in the ACS Clinical Congress.
Submit the official ACS online application in English with a CV, a publications list, three complete publications, and three recommendation letters (including one from a department chair or ACS Fellow in your country). Unsuccessful applicants may reapply up to two more times with new materials.
The endowment began with a legacy gift from Paul R. Hawley, MD, and has grown through later gifts that expanded the number of awards.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Completed ACS online application in English
- Curriculum vitae
- Publications list
- Three complete publications
- Three recommendation letters, including one from a department chair or ACS Fellow in the applicant's country
- Fully completed application form (available on ACS website)
- Curriculum vitae (CV) - CV submission alone is not acceptable
- List of all publications
- Three complete publications (reprints or manuscripts) from the list
- Three independently prepared letters of recommendation (one from the department chair or a Fellow of the ACS in the applicant's country, detailing teaching and academic involvement; submitted directly
- All materials must be submitted in English
- ACS membership is not required.
- Unsuccessful applicants may reapply up to two additional times with new materials.