2025 SCA Research Grants
Now Open!
SCA supports cardiothoracic and vascular research projects. This is the basis for the creation of the SCA Starter Grant, Diversity and Inclusion Grant, Mid-Career Grant, and the In-Training Grant.
The SCA is committed to promoting the representation of women and underrepresented minority investigators. Diversity is vitally important to advance scientific discovery. The SCA especially encourages individuals from all racial, ethnic, or gender groups to apply.
Grants Information
Four types of grants will be awarded in 2025 to SCA members ONLY:
- SCA Starter Grant– up to $25,000 per year for two
- SCA Diversity and Inclusion Grant– up to $25,000 per year for two years.
- SCA Mid-Career Grant– up to $50,000 per year for two
- SCA In-Training Grant– $15,000 for one year.
The Starter Grant and the Diversity and Inclusion Grant request the same application information and formatting. At the time of application, the PI should identify if they are eligible for, and wish to be considered for, both the Diversity and Inclusion Grant and the Starter Grant or for one or the other only. Please use the research grant title page to identify which grant or both.
The awards will be announced during the 2025 SCA Annual Meeting & Workshops in Montreal, Canada. The grant period of 24 months can begin any time from July 1 to December 31 of the year granted. Grant recipients are required to present their work at a subsequent SCA Annual Meeting.
Application submission period will close on February 7, 2025.
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Click Here for the 2025 SCA Research Grants requirements and instructions.
Click Here for the Research Grants Checklist
Click Here for the Research Grants Title Page. (Please submit with your application).
2025 Nominating Slate
The SCA Nominating Committee, chaired by Immediate Past President Dr. Andrew Shaw, MB, FCCM, FFICM, FRCA, is pleased to endorse the following candidates for the 2025 election cycle. Information about each candidate will be available in the February newsletter and through the online election system.
One position is available for President-Elect, among the following nominees:
- Douglas C. Shook, MD, FASE – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
One position is available for Secretary/Treasurer, among the following nominees:
- James H. (Jake) Abernathy III, MD, MPH, FASE, FAHA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Michael P. Eaton, MD, FASA – University of Rochester School of Medicine
Two positions are available for Director-at-Large, among the following nominees:
- Theodore Cios, MD, MPH, FASA, FASE – Penn State Hershey Medical Center
- Charles Nyman, MBBCh – Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Daryl Oakes, MD – Stanford University
- Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weil Cornell Medicine
- Jacob Raphael, MD, FAHA – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, D. ABA, FAHA, FASA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Two positions are available for the Nominating Committee, among the following nominees:
- Richard D. Shue, MD, FASE – University of Washington School of Medicine
- Choy Lewis, MD – Northwestern University
One position is available for the CME Committee member, among the following nominee:
- Dalia Banks, MD, FASE – University of California
The 2025 online election for SCA leadership is scheduled to open on January 20, 2025.
Involvement Opportunities
- Write a Newsletter or Journal article.
- Submit an abstract – abstract submissions for the Annual Meeting & Workshops, Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium, and Echo Week Meeting open several months prior to each meeting.
- Submit a PBLD – Problem-Based Learning Discussions (PBLDs) are a key feature of each year’s Annual Meeting & Workshops. Accepted submissions will be invited to participate in the meeting as a PBLD speaker.
- Connect with us on social media – Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay engaged with the Society and your colleagues.
Special Interest Groups
Are you interested in connecting and interacting with colleagues who share similar interests and challenges? An SCA SIG can offer you that opportunity!
Explore SCA’s SIGs: