Research

Resident Research Scholarship Overview

The Chest Wall Injury Society is pleased to offer a $25,000 Resident Research Scholarship supported by KLS Martin for research into the diagnosis or management of chest wall injury. The intent of the scholarship is to fund research that is related to the diagnosis or management of acute chest wall injury and has the potential for further funding sources.

The Scholarship is a 1-year award that is awarded at the Annual Chest Wall Injury Summit. The deadline for application submission is Monday, December 1, 2025.

The Research Committee will judge the applications on the basis of merit of the proposal, potential of the applicant for future contribution to the diagnosis and management of acute chest wall injury, and the applicant’s mentor support and dedication to research. The top 3 proposals will be submitted to the Chest Wall Injury Society Executive Committee for determination of the final winner.

Application Instruction

1. Applicants must be currently enrolled residents/registrars in good standing in any surgical discipline.
2. Applicants must have an attending/consultant surgeon mentor who is a current member of the Chest Wall Injury Society in good standing and with demonstrated research interest in this field.

2. The recipient will be expected to join the Chest Wall Injury Society upon notification, if he/she is not already a member.

3. Only one application will be accepted per applicant.
4. This proposal may also be submitted to other funding sources for support. Submission elsewhere will not affect the evaluation of this proposal; however, in the event that more than 1 award is offered, the investigator will be required to accept only 1 award.
5. The scholarship year is July 1 – June 30.
6. Finalists for the award are required to demonstrate appropriate IRB/IACUC application submission. Awardees are expected to have IRB/IACUC approval by June 1 of the year in which they receive the award. Failure to do so may constitute grounds for rescission of the grant.
7. The award is made to the senior investigator’s institution only.
8. There are no indirect fees allowed with this award.
9. The applicant will fill out the application cover sheet, submit a 3-page summary of the proposal which includes a 1-page budget justification, and a letter of support from his/her mentor.
10. The awardee must be present at the annual Chest Wall Injury Society summit to accept the award, and must plan to attend the subsequent summit to present a progress report.
11. The awardee must submit a manuscript for publication by the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery to be published in the CWIS special edition (either in the year of the project completion or the following year if more time is needed for manuscript completion). If the manuscript is not accepted by JTACS, the awardee will work with CWIS to identify alternative submission location(s). Any publications related to this work will use the Chest Wall Injury Society name in the title and appropriately recognize the funding source as well as the Chest Wall Injury Society.

Please upload a copy of both the applicant and the sponsor’s curriculum vitae with the application.

Previous awardees seeking an additional year of funding will be required to complete the same application submission process.  Submissions on behalf of continuing projects are merit based and not guaranteed based on prior awards.