Eligibility

• Fourth-year adult residents and fifth-year child residents in the US or Canada can apply.
• The resident must demonstrate commitment to medical education, advocacy and/or leadership.
• The resident must be an AAN member at the time that the scholarship is awarded. 
• The resident is interested in service opportunities within the AAN.
• Selected recipients will serve as mentors to the Medical Student Diversity Annual Meeting Scholarship recipients during the AAN Annual Meeting.

Benefits

Recipients will receive:  

• Meeting Registration
• Five (5) nights hotel during the AAN Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA
• Airfare
• Customized Experience: Required and suggested programming and events to attend to increase engagement with content and colleagues to create a unique Annual Meeting experience 
• Participants receive mentorship from a Leadership Program participant during the AAN Annual Meeting.  

Application Requirements

• Application questions:
  • In 300 words or less, describe one or two prior impactful leadership experiences and discuss what you learned and how you grew from that experience.  
  • In 300 words or less describe personal characteristics that make you a successful leader. 
  • In 200 words or less describe the qualities most essential for an effective leader. 
  • In 200 words or less, describe your career goals.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Clarifications: 

• Applicants can only accept one 2025 AAN Annual Meeting scholarship. Past Resident Scholarship to the Annual Meeting recipients can apply. 
• Programs can nominate one resident per program to be considered for the opportunity.
• Selected recipients are required to be present Saturday, April 5 through Wednesday, April 9 (departing after 12:00 p.m. PT)