The Opportunity:
Summer term support (a minimum of 8 to 10 weeks) for clinical investigation, basic laboratory research, epidemiology, and social science/health service research. Funds from the fellowship are expected to be the major source of support for the student.
Only one candidate from each school may be nominated.
The name of the fellowship program honors Carolyn L. Kuckein, long time administrator for the ΑΩΑ and an honarary memeber of the society, who died in 2004.

The Awards:
$4000, one-half paid on announcement of the award, and one-half on acceptance by ΑΩΑ of a final report of the research. $500 is provided to the faculty supervisor for some expenses associated with support of the student's project.

Eligibility:
First-, second-, and third-year student from schools with active ΑΩΑ chapters are eligible. Ph.D.s andcandidates for Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. are not eligible.

The Application must include:

1. A three-page summary of the research project written by the applicant in 12-point type organized as follows: title, hypothesis, rationale, background information, methods and sample size, plan for data analysis, potential significance, and an estimate of the time that the student will devote to the project.
2. The student's curriculum vitae and bibliography, social security number, current address, telephone number, e-mail, school and year of graduation.
3. A letter of support from the faculty supervisor, indicating his or her commitment of tima and interest to the project and student; and
4. Letters of endorsement from the ΑΩΑ councilor and the dean.
   Dean's endorsment letter should comment upon the student's achievements and potential and teh suitability of the faculty sponsor for mentoring.

All supporting letters must accompany the original submission; incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Dates for Application:

A one-page outline of the research project must be submitted to the UCSF ΑΩΑ chapter councilor by December 15.

In early January, the councilor will select the proposal judged to be the most promising and will notify the student later in the month. The selected student will be requested to submit a full application which will eventually be transmitted to the ΑΩΑ Research Fellowship Selection Committee.

All entries must be postmarked on or before January 31. Entries postmarked after that date will not be accepted. If you have questions, you may call us at (650) 329-0291 or e-mail Carol Wong at c.wong@alphaomegaalpha.org

The president of ΑΩΑ has appointed a committee of the society's directors to select the winning research proposals, and announcements of the winners will be made no later than the end of March.

Additional Infomation:

1. Approval of clinical projects by the local medical center institutional review board will be necessary before funding is approved.
2. Upon completion of the project each recipient must submit either a progress report or a final report of the research to the Menlo Park office etailing methods, results, and discussion. In any publication resulting from the ΑΩΑ-supported research project, should contain the following acknowledgment :
   Supported in part by an Alpha Omega Alpha Research Fellowship

For more information: ΑΩΑ's website