The Ohio Chapter of the ACS (OH-ACS) would like to enhance the education and advocacy opportunities of its resident and associate members by offering a $750 scholarship to attend either the Leadership and Advocacy Summit or Clinical Congress in 2026. The Chapter is dedicated to supporting the state’s surgeons at all stages of their careers and wants to encourage the involvement of its younger members in both local and national ACS events.
Please complete the form found at the following link to apply for the scholarship:
RESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION.
You will be asked to upload your CV and write a paragraph of no more than 200 words stating why you would like to attend either the Leadership and Advocacy Summit or Clinical Congress. After accepting the scholarship and attending the meeting, you will also be expected to attend the OH-ACS Annual Meeting that follows. At the Annual Meeting, you will be given an opportunity to do a short, 5–10-minute presentation for attendees that highlights what you learned and other key takeaways from your experience. Please refer to the dates of the meetings below before applying.
The meeting dates and locations are:
- Leadership and Advocacy Summit — Feb. 28 – March 3, 2026, in Washington, DC.
- Clinical Congress — September 26-29, 2026, in Washington, DC.
- Ohio Chapter Annual Meeting 2026 (presentation expected) — May 8-9, 2026, in Cincinnati, OH.
The deadline to submit your paragraph and CV to attend Leadership and Advocacy is November 1, 2025.
The deadline to submit your paragraph and CV to attend Clinical Congress is July 1, 2026.
Scholarship finalists will be contacted in either November or July for a brief Zoom call with the committee to discuss their backgrounds and interest in attending the meeting.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by December 1, 2025, and August 1, 2026, respectively.
Thank you, and we look forward to reviewing your application!
The OH-ACS Executive Committee