Birth Defects Grants

Karlind T. Moller Cleft/Craniofacial Scholarship for Speech Pathology/Audiology Students

The Karlind T. Moller Cleft/Craniofacial Scholarship for Speech Pathology/Audiology Students is designed to help current undergraduate/graduate students in an accredited speech-language pathology and/or audiology degree program fund projects involving patients with cleft lip/palate and other craniofacial anomalies. The Moller Scholarship provides a one-year student membership in ACPA and $500.00 for research/project expenses. CPF can only award scholarships to students attending U.S. Accredited institutions.

Please complete the online application , submit it and the additional required information (resume/curriculum vitae, transcript, department chair letter of current student status, and project mentor letter) by February 1, 2011.

Scholarship funds must be used to cover expenses related to an undergraduate or graduate research project in cleft/craniofacial anomalies related to speech, language, hearing, psychosocial, or ethical/cultural considerations. The project must have an identified faculty mentor from the applicant’s educational institution and/or clinical mentor from the community (for example, mentor may be a cleft palate team speech-language pathologist).

Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to: master’s thesis, doctoral dissertations, undergraduate research projects, clinical projects (e.g. family educational materials), or family support initiatives. Funds may not be used for teaching assistant salaries or indirect costs. Funds may be used for project materials, subject compensation, software or minor equipment needs, and may also be used to offset travel expenses to attend and present project outcomes at the ACPA annual meeting.

Please call (800.242.5338) or email the National Office if you would like a hard copy of the application.

Cleft Palate Foundation
1504 East Franklin Street, Suite 102
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2820

(919) 933-9044
Fax: (919) 933-9604

James F. Mulick, DDS, MS, Orthodontic Scholarship

The James F. Mulick, DDS, MS Orthodontic Scholarship helps resident orthodontists attend the annual meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. The scholarship provides $500 towards travel expenses and $75 for a one year student membership in ACPA.

Applicants must be current residents. ACPA members are not eligible.

In order to be considered, applications must be postmarked or time and date stamped on or before November 1st.

Cleft Palate Foundation
1504 East Franklin Street, Suite 102
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2820

(919) 933-9044
Fax: (919) 933-9604

The David P. Kuehn Speech Scholarship for Students Enrolled in a Communication Sciences and Disorders Program or Related Field

The David P. Kuehn Speech Scholarship is designed to help current master's or doctoral students enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders or related program participate in the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association annual meeting. The Kuehn Scholarship provides a one-year student membership in ACPA, $500.00 for travel expenses related to the annual meeting, and fully paid for meeting registration including the pre-conference symposia, study sessions and eye-openers. Priority will be given to PhD student candidates conducting or planning to conduct research related to cleft lip/palate and craniofacial anomalies. Current ACPA members are ineligible.

Please complete the online application, submit it and the additional required information (resume/curriculum vitae, transcript, and department chair letter of current student status) by November 1, 2010.

Please call the National Office - 800.232.5338 with questions.

Please call or email the National Office if you would like a hard copy of the application.

Cleft Palate Foundation Research Grants

The Cleft Palate Foundation (CPF) currently offers five research grants, offered each year, in the area of cleft lip, cleft palate, and related craniofacial anomalies.

The following is a listing and description of the five grants:

* The Cleft Palate Foundation Junior Investigators Research Grants are sponsored by the Cleft Palate Foundation. The purpose of the grants is to (a) aid in the development of scientific investigators who are committed to problems related to the cleft lip and palate, and other craniofacial abnormalities, and (b) encourage scientific research on problems related to the diagnosis and treatment of cleft lip and palate, and other craniofacial abnormalities. The two grants are offered to new investigators (those enrolled in accredited graduate training programs related to the disciplines recognized by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association; those holding the academic rank of assistant professor or below; or investigators who are no more than 5 years past their PhD or specialty professional training) and have a maximum allocation of $5,000 per year.

* The Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies Grant is sponsored by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Rosemont, Illinois. The purpose of the grant is to encourage scientific research to evaluate developmental and therapeutic issues relating to cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies. This grant is available to junior and senior investigators in an amount of $10,000.

* The Etiology of Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies Research Grant is sponsored by the Cleft Palate Foundation. The purpose of the grant is to encourage scientific research on problems related to the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of cleft lip/palate and craniofacial anomalies. It is available to junior and senior investigators in an amount of $10,000.

* Please note: The 2010 funding for this grant has been reduced to $2,500. The CCA Research Grant is sponsored by the Children’s Craniofacial Association of Dallas, TX. The purpose of this grant is to promote scientific research about developmental and therapeutic issues related to cleft and craniofacial conditions. The grant is designated for clinical research projects only. It is available to junior and senior investigators.

Please mail your completed application and 11 copies by January 15th to:

Cleft Palate Foundation
1504 East Franklin Street, Suite 102
Chapel Hill, NC 27514; USA

Scoliosis Research Society Research Grant Program

Application deadline October 1, 2010

Faxed applications will not be accepted.

Applicants do not need to be members of the SRS.

Funds are for work to be performed, not works in progress or already completed.

All correspondence will be sent to the primary investigator. It is the responsibility of the primary investigator to provide information to co-investigators.

The SRS Research Grant program was not developed to support research for independent manufacturers, industry development or personal business financial gain. SRS will be sensitive to this issue and avoid funding these projects.

If grant is awarded, you must submit your findings as an abstract to the SRS Annual Meeting, with no guarantee of acceptance, before submitting to any other meeting.

SRS must be cited as the source of funding in any publication, presentation or in any publicity resulting from the award or its results.

The Research Grant Committee feels the following topics are important areas for research. This list is not all-inclusive and should not deter other areas of spinal pathology research.

-- Evidence Based Medicine
-- Idiopathic scoliosis
-- Etiology
-- Non-op and operative treatment
-- 3D deformity of the spine and thorax
-- Adult deformity
-- Treatment and outcomes

Osteoporosis
-- Osteoporotic spine fractures
-- how it impacts scoliosis kyphosis management
-- how it relates to spinal deformity and instrumentation

--Early onset scoliosis treatment
-- Sagittal imbalance
-- Congenital scoliosis
-- Neuromuscular spinal deformity
-- Deformity and reconstruction arising from spine and sacral tumor treatment
-- Thoracic insufficiency children associated with spinal deformity
--Pulmonary outcome sequeallae following common natural history of spine deformity and treatment history.

SRS is an International Association.
Our administrative office is located at:

555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 USA
Phone: 1-414-289-9107
Fax: 1-414-276-3349
Email: info@srs.org
Web site: www.srs.org