Individual Predoctoral Kirschstein-NRSA Fellowships

• Funded by the National Institute of General Medical Science, Krischstein-NSRA fellowships support research training leading to an M.D. or Ph.D. Doctoral applicants must be enrolled in a biomedically-related Ph.D. program. Designed to increase diversity in the medical sciences, the institute encourages students from racial and ethnic groups including Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Americans and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands, and the disabled to apply. Tuition, fees and a cash stipend are provided for up to five years of study.
  
  

Cooley's Anemia Foundation Research Fellowships and Grants

• Cooley's Anemia Foundation provides three funding opportunities for thalassemia research. The Translational Grant, awarded for one year, supports grantees whose project speeds up the process of translating theoretical gene therapy research to clinical trials. The Foundation's Support for Ongoing Clinical Research program, open to applicants from all medical backgrounds, provides funds in the areas of fertility, pregnancy and family planning; quality of life, cardiac issues and iron overload. Other areas are considered. Research fellowships, available to postdoctoral students and junior faculty, focus on research in bone marrow transplantation, gene therapy, quality of life and other areas like iron overload and iron chelation at the foundation's discretion.
  
  

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

• The Department of Defense administers several grant opportunities in breast cancer research. Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards support outstanding academics pursuing innovations in breast cancer research. Era of Hope Scholar Awards fund the "best and brightest" in their field who show the potential for leadership and have exceptional academic backgrounds. Teams of investigators are eligible for Transformative Vision Awards but applications are accepted by invitation only. Idea Awards, available to researchers at any academic level, reward research leading to extraordinary advances in breast cancer therapies.
  
  

American Medical Association Scholarships, Grants and Awards

• The AMA awards four scholarships. About a dozen Minority Scholars Awards are given to first and second year medical students from underrepresented groups. Fourth year medical students with outstanding academic records qualify for Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships. The Scholars Fund is a general fund assisting students with tuition expenses and the Arthur N. Wilson Scholarship provides funding for a student from Southeast Alaska. Seed grants support students completing small research projects and a number of awards recognize exceptional medical students, residents and physicians.