Currently accepting nominations!
We are currently accepting nominations for the 2027 awards. Nomination deadline is April 1, 2027.
Overview
The Equity Academic Scholar Awards program was developed in 2021 to support the career development of meritorious departmental fellow trainees on the physician-scientist, clinician-scholar or research-scientist pathways.
These awards are intended to bridge a funding gap from the T-32/F-award to career development awards and will help us retain outstanding fellows and junior faculty interested in research or scholarly careers.
The award provides $50K/yr for a total of 2 yrs. The funds are intended to be used primarily for salary support.
eligibility
- Current Senior Fellows/Acting Instructors in the Department of Medicine.
- Awardees may be on the clinician-scholar, physician-scientist or research-scientist pathways.
- Research/academic excellence and potential for a career as independent PI and/or medical educator.
- Targeted to training stage with funding gaps from T/F to K transition.
- This award is open to all applicants. Nominees with an interest in addressing health care disparities and promoting inclusion in the Department of Medicine are encouraged.
Application
- Nomination letter from Division Head addressing (2 pages, 11-point font):
- Accomplishments and credentials of the nominee to date
- Potential for the nominated individual to develop a successful research career as a PI and/or medical educator
- Description of funding gap
- Divisional commitment to and support for the nominee
- Personal statement from nominee (2 pages, 11-point font):
- Research accomplishments to date; future research plans; short- and long-term career goals
- Plans for applying for grants or developing scholarly activities
- Describe how your activities will address health care disparities. Some examples include research to understand existing disparities, medical education to improve cultural competency, or work to support inclusive health care pathways.
- Nominee CV (UW format)
Nominations should be made by the respective Division Head. The nomination packet should consist of a single pdf submitted to Isabel Goncalves, W. Conrad Liles, and Nisha Bansal.
timelines
- Call for applications: Sept/Nov
- Nomination deadline: April 1
- Awards announced: May
Past recipients
2026
- Thomas Fitzpatrick
- Ronald Paranal
2025
- Justin Bullock
- Tijana Milinic
- Khai Tram
2024
- Christine Limonte, Nephrology
- Vidhushei Yogeswaran, Cardiology
2023
- Tara Reid, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Massiel Stolla, Hematology
- Ana Valencia, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition
2022
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Busola Oluwole, Hematology
2021
- Crystal Brown, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- Chase Cannon, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Erik Kimble, Hematology
- Helen Stankiewicz Karita, Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Kennedy Ukadike, Rheumatology