Are you a resident or student? This unique scholarship is provided by the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA). It is designed for students and residents. The goals are to assist in travel/lodging costs to attend the SPA-AAP Conference and to increase mentorship during the meeting.
Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/QgmEwGVWjx
12 applicants will be selected. Recipients will:
- Receive $1,000 to attend the meeting.
- Get to know a SPA member and learn more about careers in pediatric anesthesiology!
- Attend at least one trainee educational event during the conference.
- Attend the SPEARs social event.
To be considered for this scholarship, you need to meet all of the following 4 criteria:
- Submit an abstract to SPA in the usual fashion. All abstracts are acceptable (case reports, research projects).
- Be the presenting author of the poster.
- Attend the SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2026 meeting in person.
- Be or become a SPA member (free for trainees!).
Scholarship application will be judged based on the alignment of application to goals of SPAERs. All eligible (see above) applicants will have a chance at scholarship unless they win another scholarship to the conference.
Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/QgmEwGVWjx
Submit your abstract: https://pedsanesthesia.org/call-for-2026-abstracts/
Please note, due to the limited numbers of scholarships, you are encouraged to submit an application at this time (prior to knowing whether your abstract is accepted). However, only abstracts accepted by SPA to the meeting will qualify for the scholarship.
Scholarship application will close January 25th, 2026. Scholarship recipients will be notified by email before February 15th, 2026.
Please direct questions to:
Kevin Spellman, MD
[email protected]
Re: Subcommittee in Pediatric Anesthesia Education for Residents and Students (SPAERS) Scholarship
