The Lasker Foundation is now accepting entries for the 2023 Essay Contest through March 31, 2023. This career- and resume-building opportunity is open to medical students, interns, residents, doctoral and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences and grad students training in health professions.

Now in its 10th year, the contest awards several winners up to $5,000 for educational expenses.

This year’s essay contest theme: “Ethical issues are not always easy to identify. Describe an unanticipated ethical issue you have encountered, or you have seen colleagues encounter, during your training and the strategies used to address it.”

The 800-word essays are due March 31. For detailed guidelines and stories on past winners please see the Foundation’s website.