Allergy Medicine Grants

American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2011 Allied Health Scholarship Travel Awards

2011 will mark the fourth year of an opportunity for more allied health professionals to attend the AAAAI Annual Meeting and become more involved in the AAAAI. The Allied Health Professional Assembly will once again be awarding up to (10) $750 Allied Health Scholarship Travel Awards (which also will include complimentary registration to the meeting) to deserving allied health professionals working in the A/I specialty in order to enhance their ability to meet with their colleagues and learn from their experiences.

Application will be made via an online submission process of a written description of an interesting Allergic, Asthmatic, Respiratory or Immunologic case or program of NO MORE than 650 words (non research based). These descriptions will demonstrate how you, as an allied health professional, have been able to increase the quality of care that you and the A/I practice provide to patients. These descriptions could be of an educational program (in house or community based), a practice enhancement, or a clinical treatment situation. Each of the awardees will be recognized at 2011 AAAAI Annual Meeting during the AAAAI Allied Health Forum (Saturday, March 19, 2011) as well as you will be required to write a synopsis article of your submission, including outcomes, to be highlighted in future AAAAI Allied Health Web Resources.

To apply for this award, please complete the online application below. Deadline for submission of the application and case/program is October 29, 2010. Note: We will only accept those applications submitted through the online system below. Awardees will be notified in Mid November 2010, if they have been selected to receive one of these awards.

We encourage all A/I allied health professionals to apply for this excellent professional development opportunity. Its just another way of everyone working in A/I to continue to provide optimal patient care.

You may contact John Augustyniak at (414) 272-6071 with any questions about this award.

NOTE: If you have received this award within the last three years (2008, 2009, 2010), you unfortunately are not eligible to reapply.

Research in Otolaryngology & Allergy Development Scholarship Program

The Research in Otolaryngology & Allergy Development (ROAD) Scholarship Program is a prestigious educational endeavor developed by the AAOA to recognize the academic, clinical, and professional excellence of medical residents and young investigators throughout the country who are being trained in otolaryngology and allergy. This program provides an opportunity for these scholars with an interest in otolaryngic allergy to submit a proposal describing an original research idea or case study.

The AAOA–ROAD Scholarship Committee, headed by Jim Stankiewicz, MD, reviews grant proposals based on a set of criteria that includes scientific merit and feasibility. The committee will award up to 10 applicants with the highest grant scores individual scholarships of up to $5,000, made payable to their affiliated institutions, to execute their research. The scholarship recipients will present their findings during the AAOA annual meeting to an audience of their peers, mentors, and other experts in otolaryngology and allergy and will submit their research to Allergy & Rhinology, the official AAOA journal.

Important Dates

Awarding of Grants: February
Deadline for grant proposal application: December 31
ROAD Scholarship Program Presentations (AAOA Annual Meeting): September

American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
1990 M. Street NW Suite 680
Washington, DC 20036

(202) 955-5010
(202) 955-5016
info@aaoaf.org

American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders 2011 APFED Junior Faculty HOPE Research Grant

Objective: To support the development of an academic research career in the specialties of
pediatric and internal medicine, gastroenterology, allergy/ immunology and pathology. The funding is to support eosinophil related research projects.

Sponsor: American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders - a non-profit advocacy organization
for those living with eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic colitis, hypereosinophilic syndrome, and other eosinophilic disorders.

Amount: $50,000 one time annual grant.

Funding: The grant may be used for the purchase of supplies and services directly related to the approved research endeavors. Funds may also be directed to the salaries of technical personnel and other direct expenses as necessary for the completion of the research project. Funds may not be used for institutional indirect costs or to acquire administrative or clerical support.

Funds will be distributed in two equal $25,000 payments.

This grant will include a travel grant of up to $1000 which must be used to attend a professional meeting to present research results.

Eligibility: Applicants must be all of the following to be eligible for Grant:
-- MD, DO, Nursing Doctorate, PhD, or MD/PhD
-- Faculty members with faculty appointments in aggregate not to exceed five years (at the time the application is due)
-- Full-time faculty as an instructor or assistant professor at a medical school in the US or abroad.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted in a single pdf file by November 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified regarding status of application by January, 2011.

American Partnership For Eosinophilic Disorders
PO Box 29545
Atlanta, GA 30359

Phone: (713)493-7749
8am-4pm Central Monday-Friday

Conference Student Scholarships: Immunity in the Respiratory Tract: Challenges of the Lung Environment

Scholarship Deadline: October 26, 2010 (Midnight US Mountain Standard Time)

Recently, there has been an explosion in information about the regulation of inflammation, immunity, and immunopathology in the lung. Despite these advances, we still have only a rudimentary understanding of how these responses relate to the lung environment or how and why they translate into beneficial or detrimental effects, health or disease. The goals of this meeting are to (i) bring together allergists, immunologists, microbiologists and vaccinologists to discuss pulmonary inflammation and immunity in the context of lung biology and (ii) to build on this understanding to develop improved vaccines and therapeutic interventions for inflammatory conditions and infectious diseases that affect the lungs. Expert talks in plenary sessions will present the latest research in the field. Workshops and additional talks will add late-breaking cutting-edge results. The meeting will considerably advance our understanding of respiratory immunity.

Keystone Symposia is offering scholarships to students and post-docs this conference season. These scholarships, of up to $1000 each, are to be used to help defray the expenses associated with conference attendance, including air (on a U.S. air carrier), ground transportation and lodging costs. Receipts will be required to receive reimbursement.

Abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be used as the basis for awarding the scholarships. Conference organizers will select the scholarship recipients based on the quality of science of the abstract and the relevance of the abstract to the conference topic. Only one application per abstract is accepted.

Keystone Symposia
221 Summit Place #272
PO Box 1630
Silverthorne, CO 80498
www.keystonesymposia.org

Financial Assistance / Student Scholarships
Phone: +1 (800) 253-0685 or
Ksenia Shambarger - +1 (970) 262-1230 extension 140
Fax: +1 (970) 262-0311