Early-Career Investigator Awards and Training Programs
The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ (ASH) offers multiple funding and training opportunities for hematology fellows, junior faculty, and senior research faculty at various career stages. Apply for one of the following career-enhancement awards or training programs to get the research funding, training, or guidance needed to move your hematology career forward.
ASH-AMFDP Award
The ASH-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) supports the development of medical school faculty from historically marginalized backgrounds to enhance their influence as leaders, researchers, and advisors.
ASH-EHA Translational Research Training in Hematology
This training and mentoring program, which kicks off with a week-long course in Europe, helps junior researchers build successful careers in hematologic translational research.
Bridge Grant
This award provides funding for investigators who submitted a hematology-related NIH R01 grant in the past 18 months and whose proposals were scored but denied funding.
Classical Hematology Mentorship Program
The ASH Classical Hematology Mentorship Program is a unique, year-long opportunity for current first or second-year pediatric and adult hematology/oncology fellows with interests in clinical careers in classical hematology to be matched with an external mentor who specializes in classical hematology.
Clinical Research Training Institute
This yearlong education and mentoring program for hematology fellows and junior faculty at academic medical centers offers education on clinical research methods, research collaborations, statistical analysis, and managing the demands of family and career.
Clinical Research Training Institute in Asia-Pacific
This workshop is intended for fellows and early- to mid-career hematology faculty working in Asia-Pacific countries who are engaged in clinical research and training and who wish to become more familiar with clinical trial design and execution.
Clinical Research Training Institute in Latin America
This workshop is intended for fellows and early- to mid-career hematology faculty working in Latin American countries who are engaged in clinical research and training and who wish to become more familiar with clinical trial design and execution.
Clinical Research Training Institute Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa
This workshop is intended for early- to mid-career hematology faculty working in countries the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African regions who wish to become more familiar with clinical trial design and execution.
Global Research Award
This award, which promises to be accessible to individuals across geographical regions, is designed to support future international scientific leaders, increase hematology capacity, and nurture global collaboration.
Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Fellow Award​
The HIP Fellow Award provides research funding for researchers in their first or second year of fellowship for a two-to-three-year period.
Latin American Training Program
This program helps build hematology capacity in Latin America by providing funding for hematologists or hematology-related health care professionals to receive 12 weeks of training on a specific priority area for the region.
Medical Educators Institute
This yearlong program, which includes a webinar series and in-person workshop, develops future leaders in hematology education by providing a "boot camp" in teaching techniques, medical education scholarship, and career development.
Quality Improvement Training Institute
This 16 month-long hybrid educational mentorship program provides hematologic care teams with the training to develop, implement, lead, and sustain quality improvement initiatives at their home institution.
Research Training Award for Fellows
Open to both MD and MD-PhD researchers between their second and fifth year of fellowship, this award is designed to encourage junior researchers to pursue a career in academic hematology.
Scholar Award
This award provides fellows and junior faculty with partial salary or other research support during that critical period required for completion of training and achievement of status as an independent investigator.
Visitor Training Program
This provides funding for hematologists or hematology-related health care professionals in the developing world to receive up to 12 weeks of training on a specific topic or technique in the clinic or laboratory of an ASH member.