IASP^® Early Career Research Grants Program

Grants: 10 grants of US$20,000 each (including 2 funded by the Scan|Design Foundation by Inger & Jens Bruun)

Application Deadline: January 20

Purpose:

The IASP Early Career Research Grants support a researcher who is in the early career stage of pain investigations.

Eligibility Requirements:

At the time of application applicants should be:

• IASP members.
• Within 6 years of having received their final degree.
• Carrying out independent research.
• In addition, applicants should not be recipients of a major official grant funding (such as NIH, EEC or APS)

Guidelines:

• IASP will award ten grants per year to be used by eligible applicants engaged in independent research.
• The IASP Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Working Group will make the final decisions on the awards.
• The grants are available internationally and are not related to any particular discipline. The committee will give consideration to a balance of all aspects of pain research projects including the clinical, social and basic sciences when considering the awards.

The IASP Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Working Group will evaluate all proposals based on:

1. The scientific merit of the proposed research.
2. The qualifications of the investigator. Only work published in international refereed journals or periodicals will be considered.
3. The evidence of sound independent research, i.e. the most recent work should not have been done under supervision of a senior scientist, and the intended research will also not be done under supervision of a senior scientist.

Terms of the awards:

• The awardee will be responsible for managing the funds to be administered by the institution.
• The awardee must acknowledge IASP as the source of funding in any publications arising from work supported by these grants.
• The awardee must agree to submit interim progress reports and a detailed scientific report within two years.
• The awardee will also agree to make a presentation of the research at an IASP meeting to be determined.

How to Apply:
(All applications must be submitted in English and as a single PDF file.)

Click here for a Word application.

Include with your application form:

• A description of the research project to be undertaken (4 pages max).
• A proposed budget for the project.
• A letter of recommendation including statement of evidence that the candidate has achieved a level of independence as a researcher.
• The curriculum vitae of the applicant including a list of publications (5 pages max).
• Reprints of the abstracts of up to 5 recent publications from refereed international journals.
• Evidence that some of the costs of the proposed research project are covered with other funds (e.g. laboratory facilities, and basic living and research expenses are already available during the proposed research).
• Confirmation that the host institution is a not-for-profit facility, will agree to accept a grant for payment to the awardee, and will not charge indirect costs (overhead and handling fees) to IASP.

Email your completed application as a single PDF file to: IASPDesk@iasp-pain.org or
Fax your completed application to: +1-206-283-9403

The deadline for receipt of applications is January 20. Awards will be announced by March 30.

Please contact IASPdesk@iasp-pain.org if you have any questions, or call +1-206-283-0311.

IASP does not take responsibility for accidents or other legal issues occurring during the period a person is benefiting from an IASP grant.

View previous recipients of IASP Early Career Research Grants.