Next Generation Fellowship and Training Applications
Thank you for your interest in the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine’s (ACMGF) Next Generation Fellowship and Training Program. The awards cycle for the 2025-2026 fellowship year has ended. The 2026-2027 applications will open in April of 2025.
Based on feedback from applying institutions, the ACMG Foundation no longer requires applying institutions to name a trainee as part of their application. In addition, the timeline for these awards has changed significantly to allow the selected institutions to have about a year to identify
a suitable trainee. The trainee requirements can be found here.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact Foundation staff at acmgf@acmgfoundation.org.
Next Generation Fellowship & Residency Training Awards Program
The number of medical genetics experts needed to diagnose and treat patients with genetic disorders has fallen chronically short of demand for decades. Consequently, attracting talented medical professionals to the genetics and genomics workforce remains a core objective of ACMGF. To this
end, the Foundation has developed the Next Generation Fellowship and Residency Training program with several different specialty tracks. These awards will
- Advance education, research and standards of practice in medical genetics.
- Develop and expand clinical and laboratory expertise in medical genetics in the United States.
- Initiate and develop a broad-based infrastructure for industry funding of high-quality projects in the field of medical genetics.
ACMGF has updated our Next Generation Fellowship & Residency Training Award program. Simplified award names, a streamlined application process, and new webpages related to this core program are all part of this effort.
As donors are secured and as funds permit, awards will be made available to fund the Next Generation Fellowship and Residency Training awards listed below:
- Clinical Genetics Residency
- Medical Biochemical Genetics Subspecialty (Residency)
- Clinical Biochemical Genetics (Laboratory Fellowship)
- Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG Fellowship)
- Ophthalmic Genetics Subspecialty
Read more about our Residency and Fellowship Programs.
A Call to Trainees
Submit your research to Genetics in Medicine!
The Annual Richard King Trainee Award for Best Publication
To encourage medical genetics and genetic counseling trainees in their professional development, Genetics in Medicine and the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine offer an annual award recognizing the most
outstanding research publication by an American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG)- or Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC)-accredited program trainee or international equivalent. The award consists of a $1,000 cash prize to the recipient as well as support towards
the cost of travel, hotel and registration for the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting that year (restrictions apply). Eligible individuals are ABMGG-, ACGC-accredited program trainees or international equivalent, or former trainees in their first year post-training (for genetic counselors, first year
post-master's degree), who have been first author or corresponding author on a paper published the preceding calendar year in Genetics in Medicine.
Eligible trainees should identify themselves upon submission of manuscripts to Genetics in Medicine. Original research articles, brief reports and educational reports are eligible categories, but other categories, such as review articles, are not. The editorial board of
Genetics in Medicine will determine the winning trainee and presentation of the award will be made each year at the ACMG Annual Meeting.
For inquiries contact Diane Drexler MEd, Managing Editor of Genetics in Medicine at geneticsinmedicine@acmg.net
The ACMGF works cross-functionally across departments to offer a series of specialty awards to honor and promote excellence of our members and individuals toward their dedication of their existing work on behalf of others, teaching, mentoring research and writing.
Genetics in Medicine Open
Announces
The Rising Scholar Trainee Award
With the aim of encouraging professional development, Genetics in Medicine Open (GIM Open) and the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine announce a new annual award recognizing the most outstanding research publication by a
trainee.
Eligible individuals are ABMGG-, ACGC-accredited program trainees or international equivalent, or former trainees in their first-year post-training (for genetic counselors, first-year post-master’s degree), who have been first author, co-first author or corresponding author on a paper
published in Genetics in Medicine Open during the preceding calendar year. In countries with programs that do not undergo board accreditation, eligibility will be independently assessed.
Eligible trainees should be identified upon submission of manuscripts to GIM Open. Original research articles, brief reports, systematic reviews and education reports are eligible categories. A GIM Open editorial board committee will
select the winning trainee based on scientific impact, publication novelty, methodological innovation, and contributions to research that promotes an environment of respect and fairness.
The award will be presented each year at the ACMG Annual Meeting and consists of a $1,000 cash prize for the awardee, as well as support for the cost of travel, hotel and registration (restrictions apply).
For inquiries contact Diane Drexler MEd, Managing Editor of Genetics in Medicine Open at gimo@acmg.net