The application window opens September 1, 2025, and the submission deadline is January 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm (Eastern Time).
Before you apply
Applicants are encouraged to read the Instructions and Tips for submitting your ACVS Foundation research grant application online.
The principal investigator (either an ACVS Diplomate or a surgery resident) must complete the Research Grant Application Workshop which focuses on the preparation of research grant proposals and provides guidance to aid in the application process. This free one-hour webinar offers one continuing education (CE) credit. The CE certificate of completion for the Research Grant Application Workshop is a required part of the application for a Diplomate Research Grant and a Surgery Resident Research Grant (available to surgery residents in the first two years at an ACVS registered residency training program). The CE certificate can be used for the current year application as well as the next two application cycles. The CE certificate must be dated no later than January 8, one week prior to the deadline.
Documents for your application
There are seven sections (A-G) in the online application. During the application process, you will be required to upload six documents in various sections of the application so as to ensure all mandatory documents are submitted. The required forms are listed below and, when you click the link, will download to your computer’s hard-drive. All documents should be prepared in advance, before starting the submission process. In Section G, the proposal followed by the rest of the mandatory documents must be merged into a single PDF and uploaded as a single file. PDF files can be combined together using Adobe’s free online PDF merging tool.
- Integrity Statement (Required in Section A for Surgery Resident Research Grant applications)
- The principal investigator’s CE certificate from the Research Grant Application Workshop (Required in Section A)
- Biographical Sketch Form (Required in Section C)
- Signatures Form (Required in Section C)
- Budget Form (Required in Section E)
- Research Proposal followed by all mandatory documents in PDF format (Required in Section G). The research proposal must adhere to the formatting and content requirements as specified in the Proposal Format and Content Instructions.
All Diplomates and residents have website logins and passwords. If you do not know your login or password, please use the “Forgot your password” option, and your login and password will be emailed to you.
To begin the application process:
- Click the button above and log into your ACVS account.
- Click on “Research Grant Submissions”
- Click on “Create New Grant Application”
- Begin the application and provide the information as required.
- Important: Click on “Save and Continue” after each section.
- To save the application and continue the submission process later, ensure that all required fields have been completed within the section, click on “Save and Continue,” click on the orange “Back to My Account” button (top left), and choose “Log Out.”
To resume the submission process or to edit your application
- Click the button above and log into your ACVS account.
- Click on “Details” for your application.
- Click on a section and continue completing the application.
To submit your completed application
- If you have provided all required information, the “Submit My Grant” section will appear as a tab under “Review My Submission” on the left side of the screen. (All fields marked with a red asterisk must be completed or the “Submit My Grant” section will not appear.)
- At this point, you can still access all the sections of the application. If you want to print a copy of the application (excluding uploaded documents), you may print each section.
- Click on “Submit My Grant” to submit your completed application.
Contact Tracey Delaney (tdelaney@acvs.org) with questions about submitting an application.
