Nuclear Medicine Grants

Radiological Society of North America Research Resident/Fellow Grant

Deadline Date: January 15, 2011. Note: Research Fellow Grant applicants may apply 6 months or 18 months before the scheduled start date.

Purpose: To provide young investigators an opportunity to gain further insight into scientific investigation and to gain competence in research techniques and methods in anticipation of establishing a career in academic radiologic science. Recipients will devote a minimum of 50% of their time in the approved research project under the guidance of a scientific advisor/mentor.

Nature of Projects:

* Any area of research related to the radiologic sciences.
* Applications should describe the unique nature of the research effort independent of existing research efforts, and should have well-defined goals for the funding period of the grant. Participation of the recipient in established funded research is encouraged, but the responsibility and project of the recipient should be clearly described in the application.
* Projects focused on advancing imaging science, developing or evaluating medical imaging technology, or making innovative use of imaging science to answer important biologic or clinical questions are encouraged.
* This program is not intended to support those whose primary aim is to obtain practical experience in clinical radiology.
* This program is not intended to fund PhD post-doc projects.

Amount: $30,000 for a 1-year Research Resident project or $50,000 for a 1-year Research Fellow project. Residents may opt for a 6-month, full-time research project. Funds may be used for salary and/or non-personnel research expenses.

Eligibility:

* NEW REQUIREMENT: Applicant must be an RSNA Member (at any level) at the time of application. If the applicant’s membership category is Member-in-Training or any other non dues-paying category, the scientific advisor or one of the co-investigators must be a dues-paying member. Check your membership status, or become a member today - visit the RSNA Membership Web site for details.
* Applicant must be a resident or fellow in a department of radiology, radiation oncology or nuclear medicine within a North American educational institution at the time of application.

Resident Grant: Applicant must have completed the internship year (PGY-1) and at least 6-months of specialty training in the radiologic sciences (PGY-2).
Fellow Grant: Applicant should be in the last year of, or have completed, the prescribed residency training. If awarded, applicant must be in a fellowship position during the period of grant support.

* Applicant must be certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent, or on track for certification. See the American Board of Radiology Website for details, TheABR.org.
* Applicant must not have been principal investigator on grant/contract amounts totaling more than $60,000 in a single calendar year. The restriction on prior funding includes support from single or combined grants or contracts from any source including government, private or industrial/commercial sources.
* Applicant/co-principal investigator(s) must not be agents of any for-profit, commercial company in the radiologic sciences.
* Applicant may not submit more than one research or education grant application to the RSNA R&E Foundation per year.
* Recipients may not have concurrent RSNA grants.
* Acceptance of an award from another source for the same project is prohibited unless one source provides only salary support and the other source provides only support for non-personnel research expenses.

Application Process: Applications are completed online using the Online Grant Application System. A printed, signed copy must be received in the Foundation office on or before the posted deadline date.

Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
820 Jorie Blvd
Oak Brook, IL 60523-2251

Tel. 1-630-571-2670
Fax 1-630-571-7837
U.S. and Canada: Main 1-800-381-6660

Radiological Society of North America Research Seed Grant

Deadline Date: January 15, 2011

Purpose: To enable all levels of investigators throughout the world in defining objectives and testing hypotheses in preparation of major grant applications to corporations, foundations, and governmental agencies. The seed data from these projects will indicate feasibility and appropriateness of the research prior to applying for funds from other agencies.

Nature of Projects:

* Any area of research related to the radiologic sciences.
* This grant mechanism will be open to all levels of radiologic investigators, with an established academic appointment.
* Applications should describe the unique nature of the research effort independent of existing research efforts. Greater emphasis will be placed on the likelihood of this research to attract future funding given the nature and extent of the preliminary data collected within the cycle of the grant.
* Projects focused on advancing imaging science, developing or evaluating medical imaging technology, or making innovative use of imaging science to answer important biologic or clinical questions are encouraged.

Amount: Up to $40,000 United States Dollars (USD) for a 1-year project to support the preliminary or pilot phase of scientific projects, not to supplement major funding already secured. No salary support for the principal investigator will be provided.

Eligibility:

* Applications are accepted from individuals throughout the world.
* NEW REQUIREMENT: Applicant must be an RSNA Member (at any level) at the time of application. If the applicant’s membership category is Member-in-Training or any other non dues-paying category, the scientific advisor or one of the co-investigators must be a dues-paying member. Check your membership status, or become a member today - visit the RSNA Membership Web site for details.
* Applicant must hold a full-time faculty position in a department of radiology, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine within an educational institution. If an applicant is not a full-time faculty member at the time of application but will become a full-time faculty member when the award commences, a letter from the department chair attesting to this appointment must be included.
* Board Certification:
o North American applicants must have completed advanced training and be certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent, or on track for certification. See the American Board of Radiology Website for details, TheABR.org.
o International applicants must have completed advanced training and be certified by the radiology board in their country (where applicable).
* Applicant must not have been principal investigator on grant/contract amounts totaling more than $60,000 USD in a single calendar. The restriction on prior funding includes support from single or combined grants or contracts from any source including government, private or industrial/commercial sources.
* Applicant/co-principal investigators must not be agents of any for-profit, commercial company in the radiologic sciences.
* Applicant may not submit more than one research or education grant application to the RSNA R&E Foundation per year.
* Recipients may not have concurrent RSNA grants.
* Acceptance of an award from another source for the same project is prohibited unless one source provides only salary support and the other source provides only support for non-personnel research expenses.

Application Process: Applications are completed online using the Online Grant Application System. A printed, signed copy must be received in the Foundation office on or before the posted deadline date.

Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
820 Jorie Blvd
Oak Brook, IL 60523-2251

Tel. 1-630-571-2670
Fax 1-630-571-7837
U.S. and Canada: Main 1-800-381-6660

Cassen Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award

The Education and Research Foundation of the Society of Nuclear Medicine has established the Benedict Cassen Postdoctoral Fellowship award. The fellowship will be awarded to recent doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Ph.D. plus M.D.) recipients demonstrating an excellent academic record and exceptional research ability. Its purpose is to broaden recipients' basic exposure to nuclear medicine research at an institution different from that conferring the doctoral degree. The award, amounting to $25,000 per year, is for two years, contingent upon satisfactory performance the first year.

Applicants may obtain the Cassen Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal format guidelines and selection criteria from SNM at the address below. The deadline for receipt of complete application packages is November 15.

For further information, contact Susan C. Weiss, CNMT, The Education and Research Foundation for the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 6500 Appaloosa Ave. N., Forest Lake, MN 55025

Selection Criteria

1. Applicants must be recent doctoral degree (PhD or PhD+MD) recipients who have achieved an excellent academic record and demonstrated exceptional research ability.
2. The sponsoring institution must be different from that conferring the doctoral degree.
3. The research sponsored by this award should not be an extension of the applicant's doctoral research.
4. No more than five (5) years can have passed from the date the doctoral degree was granted to the starting date of the appointment. In exceptional circumstances and based on proper justification, the Board of Directors of the Education and Research Foundation may waive this requirement (e.g., for scientists proposing a major change in their career direction or a second career).
5. The period between the conferring of this award and the start date of the applicant?s appointment cannot exceed nine (9) months. Beyond that time, the award lapses, but the applicant may reapply.
6. The award is made to an individual through the sponsoring institution. Expenditure of award funds is limited to the candidate?s salary plus fringe benefits and under no circumstances will the award include any payment for institutional overhead charges. The sponsoring institution is expected to provide all other required support.
7. This award is intended to provide an opportunity to broaden the applicant?s basic science research experience and exposure to nuclear medicine research. Therefore, it is deemed improper to request Cassen Fellows to divert research efforts to work not directly associated with their own research, or to work that does not broaden their training or experience.
8. The foremost criterion for an applicant?s selection is the candidate?s record of achievement as evidenced undergraduate and graduate transcripts, lists of publications and letters of recommendation.
9. While any qualified candidate can be considered for research at a US/Canadian institution, for research proposed to be carried out at a non-US/Canadian institution, candidates must be US citizens.
10. The purpose of this award is to attract exceptional new scientific talent into nuclear medicine. Each applicant is required to provide the Cassen Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee with no more than a one page statement of his/her short-term and long-term plans and goals.
11. The award, amounting to $25,000 per year, is for two years, contingent upon satisfactory performance the first year.
12. Application deadline is November 15.
13. Awards will be granted only when outstanding candidates, as determined by the Cassen Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee, have applied.

Proposal Format

* A cover letter addressed to the Basic Scientist Committee from the sponsor, with approval signature of the appropriate Department Chairman, containing (in tabular form) the proposal?s basic data as follows:
1. The candidate?s name
2. The candidate?s Social Security Number
3. The candidate?s citizenship
4. The sponsor?s name and degree
5. Date of receipt of Ph.D. degree
6. Awarding institution
7. Graduate GPA
8. Undergraduate Institution
9. Undergraduate GPA
10. Proposed date of appointment
* A nominating letter from the sponsor only (one page limit)
* Optional internal references limited to a one-page total
* A typed one-page research proposal written by the candidate
* Three written external references covering graduate and postgraduate records and research experience
* Undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official only)
* Candidate's curriculum vitae, including list of publications
* Candidate's short-term and long-term plans and goals, limited to one page
* Optional addenda supporting candidate's nomination (limited to 3 pages)

Applications should be submitted to:

The Education and Research Foundation
c/o Sue Weiss, CNMT Executive Director
6500 Appaloosa Ave. N
Forest Lake, MN 55025

Cassen Prize

This prestigious prize is named in honor of the late physicist Benedict Cassen, whose invention, the rectilinear scanner, first brought the ability to image patients to nuclear medicine. His widow, Mary Wylie Cassen, made a bequest to the Foundation to establish a major award. The awarding of this prize is in recognition of outstanding achievement is essential to encourage development and growth in nuclear medicine. The Cassen Prize has been called the Nobel Prize of nuclear medicine and currently carries an award of $25,000.

The Cassen Prize: Information and Requirements

1. A letter nominating an individual or group, should be sent to the ERF, providing a concise summary of the nominee's work that has led to a major advance in nuclear medicine science. It is advisable that the nominee not be made aware of the nomination. All nominations are kept confidential by the Foundation.
2. Also provide a biography, not to exceed two pages, including past positions and prior awards or recognition received by the nominee.
3. On an additional page, list no more than six peer-reviewed journal references which substantiate the statements made in your nomination. Do not send reprints or a bibliography.
4. Submit letters of support (no more than three) from persons who are qualified to appreciate the nominee's contributions to nuclear medicine science.
5. Submit an original and five copies of all the information and documentation requested above.

The nomination letter and supporting documents must be postmarked not later than November 1.

MAIL NOMINATION LETTER AND ALL DOCUMENTATION (ORIGINAL PLUS FIVE COPIES) TO:

The Education and Research Foundation
c/o Sue Weiss, CNMT Executive Director
6500 Appaloosa Ave. N
Forest Lake, MN 55025

American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Scholarship Program

Funded by The Roentgen Fund®

The American Roentgen Ray Society Scholarship is intended to support study in a field selected by the scholar that will enable the scholar to attain his or her professional career goal.

By giving both recognition and financial support to the activities and studies of young investigators, educators, and administrators, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) helps to prepare them for positions of leadership in academic radiology. This purpose is in accordance with the definition of scholar as one who attends a school or studies under a teacher. The ARRS scholarship may be used for study outside the parent institution. The ARRS scholarship is not intended for investigators seeking support for a specific research project or as seed money for research.

Medical schools, affiliated hospitals and clinical research institutions with interests in training and research in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, the basic sciences or professions fundamental to imaging techniques are invited to submit one nomination annually. The candidate must be a member of the ARRS the time the application is submitted.

The ARRS Research Committee may select up to two scholars. A maximum of two scholarships of $140,000 will be funded. Scholars may choose a one-year program requiring a minimum 80 percent time commitment, or a two-year program requiring a minimum 50 percent time commitment. The funds may be used for salary support, toward the support of the scholar's study or in a way that will contribute to the scholars development and advancement as an academic faculty member. The money may not be spent for the purchase of equipment. Indirect costs may not be paid from this fund.

The ARRS scholarships are funded through a grant from The Roentgen Fund. One scholarship is supported by a donation from Bracco Diagnostics and is known as the ARRS/Elio Bracco Scholarship. The scholarship funds will be paid to the scholar's radiology department for funding to the recipient. In this way, the ARRS shares the responsibility with the medical institution for development of these individuals.

General Qualifications

1. Earned MD or DO from an accredited institution.
2. Completion of all required residency or fellowship training or equivalent.
3. A full-time faculty appointment as a lecturer, instructor, assistant professor or equivalent for no more than five years beyond completion of training. The appointment must be in a department of radiology, nuclear medicine, or an associated department in the radiological sciences of a medical school teaching hospital in the United States or Canada.
4. Certification by the American Board of Radiology or equivalent.
5. Letter of nomination by the department chair, including a commitment of a minimum of 80% of the nominee's time to the scholarship program for a one-year program, or minimum of 50% of the nominee's time for a two-year program.
6. The candidate must be a member of the ARRS at the time the application is submitted and for the duration of the award.

Selection Criteria

Selection of the ARRS scholar will be based on:

1. The competence and promise of the candidate in research, education or administration related to medical imaging, as indicated by the institution making the nomination.
2. Evidence that an environment will be provided that is conducive to well-rounded professional development.
3. Personal qualities of the candidate that indicate that he or she is a true scholar and leader with exceptional potential.

Acceptance of one of the following grant awards precludes any eligibility to accept any of the other grant awards during the same or subsequent years: ARRS Scholar Award, AUR GE-Radiology Research Academic Fellowship (GERRAF), RSNA Research Grant.

Nomination Procedure

Departments are invited to nominate one candidate per year.

1. The nominated candidates will submit the required documents as e-mail attachments to awards@arrs.org.
2. The Deadline for receipt of applications is November 19, 2010.
3. Selected applicants will be invited to meet with the the ARRS Research Committee and ARRS Officers to discuss the details of their application. Interviews will be held in February, 2010.
4. The candidates will be notified of funding shortly after the interview date. Once the candidates have accepted the ARRS Scholar Award, the RSNA and the AUR will be notified. It is expected that any pending applications to the RSNA Research Scholar Grant and/or the AUR GE-Radiology Research Academic Fellowship (GERRAF) will be promptly withdrawn. New ARRS scholars will be announced at the annual meeting of the ARRS, and are expected to be present for the announcement at the Scholars and Awards session.

Submission Procedure

Applicants must submit the following materials. The entire application should not exceed 20 pages.

1. A cover letter from the applicant stating his or her address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address, for use by the ARRS administrative office.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. A three-page summary of the applicant's qualifications, goals and purpose of study.
4. Statements from the department and applicant regarding present interests in a specific area related to radiological sciences or education, and long-term scientific and professional objectives or aspirations as they may relate to his or her future career.
5. A statement from the department chair as to the department's commitment to provide time for the scholar to study, and a commitment ensuring his or her return to the faculty at the completion of the scholarship
6. An estimated budget covering the scholar's program over the one- or two-year period. A simple balance sheet should include:
a. estimated yearly income from all sources including the budget of the institution or outside agencies.
b. estimated expenditures for salary, travel and other expenses.

Please submit your application materials electronically to lmishler@acr-arrs.org.

Administration of Scholarship

1. Responsibility: The cooperating institution is expected to assume the same full responsibility for the detailed administration of the scholarship for an ARRS scholar as for any other member of the faculty supported totally within its own budget.
2. Title and rank: The title “American Roentgen Ray Society Scholar”, if used, should only supplement the scholar's regular faculty title and rank.
3. Salary: The salary of the ARRS Scholar as well as all other budgetary matters will be determined by the cooperating institution. Indirect costs will not be paid.
4. Payments: Will be made to the cooperating institution semi-annually on July 1 and January 1 for one-year scholarships, and annually on July 1 for two-year scholarships.
5. Final Report: A report to the ARRS will be required upon completion of the scholarship, and a short presentation will be given by the scholar at the ARRS annual meeting.
6. Formal acknowledgment for publications: “American Roentgen Ray Society Scholar” should be added to any scientific publications that are a direct result of the scholarship proposal or prepared during the course of the scholarship. A reprint of any publications of work in which the scholar is involved should be sent to the Research Committee.
7. Termination of scholarship: Circumstances may arise in which the institution or the ARRS scholar may wish to bring the grant to an end before the completion of the study. This may be arranged at any time by agreement between the sponsoring department of radiology, the scholar, and the ARRS. Termination will be made with the understanding that all unexpended funds will be returned to the ARRS and that all unpaid balances of the scholarship will be canceled.
8. Transfer of scholarship: Requests for transfer of scholarships from one institution to another will be considered individually on their merits by the ARRS Research Subcommittee and special members appointed to implement the scholarships. It should be noted that the scholarship does not automatically accompany the scholar if he or she accepts a new post, and that a transfer will not be considered until he or she actually begins work in a new position.

For additional information please email us at awards@arrs.org.