AATS and AATS Foundation programs are advancing innovation in cardiothoracic surgery around the world. Some have been in effect for decades, others have been added over time. The Association and Foundation have been a major force in the field, reaching surgeons from six continents. Fellowships and research scholarships bring the community of cardiothoracic surgeons together and create bonds that last lifetimes. Below is a complete listing of research and educational programs available. You may also use drop down menu to review open opportunities and those offered during the next application cycle.
Flagship Program
AATS Foundation Research Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Surgical Investigator Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Annual Meeting Program
AATS Meeting Travel Awards
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Member for a Day
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Resident Abstract Mini Orals and Poster Competition
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Resident Case Report Competition
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Leadership Academy
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Leadership Academy
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Career Development Award
Tirone E. David International Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
AATS Meeting Travel Awards
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Valerie Rusch Mentored Career Development Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Fellowship
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: The next opening date is being determined.
Aldo R. Castañeda Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Congenital
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Aortic Training Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Denton A. Cooley Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Evarts A. Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Congenital
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Matthew Gerdisch Fellowship in Arrhythmia Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Thoracic Surgical Oncology Clinical Trial Research Training Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Tirone E. David International Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
James L. Cox Fellowship in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Lectureship
Research Grant
AATS Foundation Research Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
AATS Foundation/WTS Mid-Career Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Cardiac Surgical Resident Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Eugene H. Blackstone Resident Surgical Investigator in AI and Data Science
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
G. Alexander Patterson Surgical Investigator
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Surgical Investigator Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Scholarship
Medical Student Opportunity Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 2, 2026
Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Matthew Gerdisch Institutional Scholarship in Arrhythmia Surgery
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Summer Intern Scholarship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Training Program or Course
Cardiac Surgical Robotics Program
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: This next opening date is being determined.
Matthew Gerdisch Fellows Training Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/25/2026
- Specialty: Cardiac
- Opens: May 20, 2026
- Deadline: July 26, 2026
Honoring Our Cleveland Clinic Mentors Program
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 7/1/2026
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship
- Applicant Requirements: Deadline ends at 11:59pm Eastern on 12/1/2026
- Specialty: Thoracic
- Opens: September 1, 2026
- Deadline: December 2, 2026
Academic Award
Academic Excellence Award
- Specialty: Multi-specialty
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