Careers & Training

Application deadline: March 1, 2019

The primary purpose of the E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship is to provide the recipient with the opportunity to visit a number of excellent vascular surgery centers worldwide. Though brief, these visits stimulate academic inspiration, promote international exchange, and foster development of fellowship in vascular surgery. The achievement of these objectives will enhance the development of the fellow's career in vascular surgery. 

Annual Application Deadlines: February 12, June 12, October 12 (or K23 resubmission deadlines)

The SVS Foundation provides supplemental funding to an individual who receives an NHLBI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) directed at vascular surgeon scientists in the early stages of their research careers.

Letter of Intent 

The letter should not exceed two pages plus a Biosketch for the Principal Investigator (NIH format, 4 page max, up to 15 publications, active/pending support). The letter should describe the proposal and goals of the Planning Grant in enough detail to assess the following:

Applications for the Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant are not being accepted at this time.​

The SVS Foundation announces a funding opportunity directed to Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members developing grant applications for high-impact multicenter clinical studies in the treatment and/or prevention of vascular diseases.

• Guidelines for hospital privileges in vascular surgery and endovascular interventions - UPDATED IN 2018 (Visual Abstract)

• Clinical competence statement on carotid stenting: Training and credentialing for carotid stenting--multispecialty consensus recommendations

Application deadline: February 1, 2019

The SVS Foundation Student Research Fellowship stimulates laboratory and clinical vascular research by undergraduate college students and medical school students registered at universities in the United States and Canada.

The intent of the fellowship award is to further the student’s education and introduce the student to the application of rigorous scientific methods to clinical problems and underlying biologic processes important to patients with vascular disease. 

The application deadline is January 16, 2019

Application Deadlines: Annually on February 12, June 12, October 12 (or K08 resubmission deadlines)

The SVS® Foundation and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) provide supplemental funding to an individual who receives an NHLBI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) directed at vascular surgeon scientists in the early stages of their research careers.

The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) was approved by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in February 2011 to oversee the data sharing partnerships and patient safety initiatives of the Vascula