For those interested in research grant funding, Dartmouth has an incredible office of grant funding support that provides lists of grant opportunities, feedback on grant proposals and ways to help interface easily with the NIH. This is a wonderful place to start if you are interested in writing an external grant to support your research. The website for this service is linked here: Grant Proposal Support Initiative (dartmouth.edu). This is a great website to find examples of successful NIH level grants.
Grants for medical students are generally not available via the NIH. However, there are several grant mechanisms for medical students - see below. Medical student internal and external grants are a great way to obtain grant support in medical school and are generally much easier to obtain than NIH grants,
Internal (Dartmouth) Grants
Hitchcock Foundation: Hitchcock Foundation Student Research Award | Hitchcock Foundation | DHMC and Clinics (dartmouth-hitchcock.org). The Hitchcock foundation sponsors a student research award for Geisel students. The award of up to $1,500 is for the purchase of equipment and/or supplies, and for such other authorized expenses as may be necessary to carry out this project. The award winner will receive a $500 cash prize and may also apply for an additional supplemental award of up to $500 to cover expenses to present the results of the research at a national meeting.
Dartmouth Synergy: Dartmouth SYNERGY – Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The Synergy program at Dartmouth has multiple grants available - see the link here. Funding Opportunities – Dartmouth SYNERGY. These grants are available for medical students working with a PI. Among the most popular grants are the Levy incubator grants.
The Susan & Richard Levy Health Care Delivery Incubator: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/levyincubator. The Levy Incubator is a joint venture between The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice (TDI) and Dartmouth Health (DH) to support the development of innovative health care delivery solutions. The Incubator’s primary goal is to provide rapid, scalable, and transformational redesign of health care services. Medical students may join teams of researchers involved in the incubator process.
External (Non-Dartmouth) Grants
Society Grants: Grant funding for medical students is often available in major disease-specific societies. For example the American College of Gastroenterology offers annual medical student research awards ACG Institute Research Grants & Awards | ACG. Interested students should search the society home pages for your specific disease interest for medical student awards.
Foundational Grants: Many disease-specific charitable foundations offer medical student grants. For example the National Pancreas Foundation offers medical student grants. Students should search their disease-specific research foundations for opportunities.
Other Funding Opportunity and Resources
- Explore the Visiting Scholars Resources Database (AAMC) https://students-residents.aamc.org/visiting-student-learning-opportunities/explore-visiting-scholars-resources-database
- Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) https://aspph.org/advocacy/aspph-fiscal-year-2026-funding-priorities/
- American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Grants and Awards https://www.ama-assn.org/about/awards
- Funding Resources fro American Physician Scientist Association (APSA) https://www.physicianscientists.org/page/FundingOpportunities
- CDC Fellowship and Training Opportunities https://www.cdc.gov/fellowships/php/index.html
- The FARMS Database lists programs offering stipends to underrepresented-in-medicine students participating in visiting electives https://www.farmsdatabase.com/home
- Non-NIH Funding Opportunities - Grants and Fellowships https://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/NonNIH/Pages/default.aspx?type=predoctoral
- NIH Research Training and Opportunities https://www.cc.nih.gov/training
- Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Grants https://macyfoundation.org/
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A collection of specialty-specific research grant and funding opportunities offered by medical specialty associations, societies, and academies is compiled and listed here. This page will be regularly updated as new opportunities become available.
Students are encouraged to visit the websites of these organizations directly for the most up-to-date information, application deadlines, and additional resources.
Scholarships, Fellowships & Research Support for Students Interested in Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular & Vascular Surgery
CV Scholarships:research Fellowships and awards for Undergrad and Medical Students
Regional conferences by Specialty
Anesthesia
New England Anesthesia Resident Conference, Boston, one day conference in Summer. $25
https://massanesthesiology.wildapricot.org/NEAR-Conference
This year at BU on 9/26/26
Dermatology
New England Dermatological Society has quarterly meetings with discounted rates for students.
Emergency Medicine
SAEM has a New England conference in the spring called NERDS
https://www.saem.org/meetings-and-events/regional-meetings/new-england-regional-meeting-(nerds)
UVM has a conference in Stowe in January—no student rates advertised
Family Medicine
Northern New England Rural Health Association
https://www.nerha.org/events/2025-annual-fall-conference-8l4wz
The Co-Op is the research meeting—all three regional conferences are here: https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/nnecooppcbrn/annual-meetings/
General surgery
New England Surgical Society—September meeting with abstracts submitted in March. $300
Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians Maine Chapter Scientific meeting in October
https://www.acponline.org/2026-maine-chapter-annual-scientific-meeting
SGIM has a fall meeting: https://www.sgim.org/sgim-community/regions/new-england/
ID has student info and a meeting in NH: https://nacmid.org/
GI has a regional conference: https://www.negiandliverupdate.org/
Endocrine society regional: https://www.newenglandendoalliance.org/
Americal College of Cardiology has a NNE chapter: https://www.nneacc.org/
Neurology
NNE Neurological society has an annual meeting: https://nnens.org/annual-meeting/
Neurosurgery
The New England neurosurgical society meets in Chatham, MA each June
https://newenglandneurosurgicalsociety.org/future-meeting-dates/
OB-GYN
Gyn oncology meets regionally in June: https://neago.org/
Ophthalmology
The New England Ophthalmology Society meets in Boston in June and has a poster contest
Orthopaedics
The New England Orthopaedic association meeting is free for students
There are competitive research presentations on the final day
https://neos-bone.org/event-6400492
Otolaryngology
New England Otolaryngological Society (NEOS) fall meeting in Boston, also a winter meeting. Have resident awards but not student ones.
Autumn in New England Otolaryngology Conference at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has had lower student fees of $50 to $75 in the past.
Patholgy
The New England Society of pathology has annual meetings https://nesp.memberclicks.net/meetings
Pediatrics
The Academic Pediatric Association accepts research abstracts to its spring meeting in Waltham MA. Student cost is free to $50
https://www.academicpeds.org/region/region-1/
Each June there is New England PHM which has many student posters: https://nephmmeeting.org/
Maine AAP chapter meets in the spring and features student posters: https://www.maineaap.org/education/maine-aap-2026-spring-conference-march-28-30-samoset-2
Plastic surgery
New England Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons (NESPRS) is in June and was in Kennebunkport this year, Groton CT in 2027
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons (NESPS) is a fall meeting
PM&R
NEAAPM has a winter meeting and an early career meeting each March—2027 at Dartmouth
Peter Neurath Early Career Symposium
Both are free for students: https://sites.google.com/neaapm.org/neaapm/home
Psychiatry
The Maine Psychiatry association has an annual meeting
https://www.mainepsych.org/register-for-the-2026-mapp-spring-conference/
Urology
There is a student focused conference at UConn with abstract submissions in February: https://medicine.uconn.edu/urology-symposium/
The NE AUA has a mentorship program for 2nd and 3rd year medical students that includes content at its annual meeting: https://neaua.org/FUTUREinUrology.cgi
Vascular surgery
The New England Society for Vascular Surgery has grants and fellowships for medical students, and a regional annual meeting: https://nesvs.org/grants-and-fellowships/