TSF Awards#
The Society's charitable arm, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF), offers awards in the areas of cardiothoracic surgery research, education, leadership, and outreach. Travel scholarships also are available to attend international meetings, including some STS conferences.
Applications for the 2026 awards cycle will open on July 1, 2025.
TSF also funds resident scholarships for a number of STS live conferences and events, including the STS Coronary Conference, the STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference, the STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery, and others. Visit event pages to learn more.
Looking to the Future Scholarships#
These scholarships enable medical students and general surgery residents to attend the STS Annual Meeting and provide them with mentors to encourage careers in cardiothoracic surgery.
Ethics Forum Scholarships#
The Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum, a joint STS and AATS project, offers scholarships in amounts up to $10,000 for cardiothoracic surgeons to obtain formal training in biomedical ethics.
Health Policy Scholarship#
STS and the American College of Surgeons offer an annual scholarship to subsidize attendance and participation in the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University.