Peripheral Nerve Disorders Grants

IFCN/AANEM Foundation Fellowship Funds Available

The International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN) and the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Foundation for Research and Education are providing fellowship money for AANEM members/nonmembers in economically disadvantaged regions to attend the AANEM Annual Meeting.

Cash fellowships of $1,000 will be awarded to each candidate accepted. The AANEM will also waive the annual meeting registration fee and provide some other educational assistance for the meeting. The number of awards is limited. Physicians who submit an abstract to present at the AANEM meeting will be given priority for these fellowships.

The fellowships have already been awarded for the 2008 meeting, but you can still plan ahead for 2009! The AANEM Annual Meeting will be held October 7-10, 2009, in San Diego, California. In order to receive the funds for 2009, the AANEM will request a letter stating:

* your background in detail
* the reasons for your interest in the AANEM Annual Meeting
* why you feel you deserve the award

Physicians that have received fellowship awards in previous years are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to those physicians who have not previously been awarded funds.

Deadline for abstract submission : March 1, 2009
Deadline for request submission for 2009: April 15, 2009

Submit letter via email to: espaulding@aanem.org

or fax to: 507-288-1225

2621 Superior Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Telephone: 507.288.0100
Fax: 507.288.1225
E-mail: foundation@aanem.org

American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Research & Fellowship Awards

DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS: December 1, 2008

FELLOWSHIP FUNDING:

Cahill Fellowship spine or peripheral nerve $30,000
Cloward Fellowship spine or peripheral nerve $30,000
Crockard International Fellowship spine $5,000
Sonntag International Fellowship spine $5,000 

For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Peter C. Gerszten, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, 200 Lothrop Street, STE B-400 PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 647-0958 or via email at gersztenpc@upmc.edu.

RESEARCH FUNDING:

Apfelbaum Award spine $15,000
Kline Award peripheral nerve $15,000
Larson Award spine or peripheral nerve $30,000

The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves has established three Research Grants. Depending upon the quality of the award submissions, there may be one award in each category annually.

These awards are intended for primary investigators with proposed research requiring national level funding, to support the preparation of grant proposals and external consultations and to assist in the development of the proposal, planning meetings, and the collection of pilot data. Work that can be completed without such support (such as literature review and preliminary protocol design) should be completed before applying for these awards.

The format of the proposal should follow that of the NIH grant package. The applicants should clearly define their specific aims, include a pertinent literature review, describe the proposed methodology and plan for analysis of data. This part of the proposal should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages. A detailed budget and budget justification should also be included. The budget should not include salary support for the primary investigator or co-investigators. Institutional indirect costs are also not to be met using the awards.

Application details for research grants may be downloaded here. For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Peter C. Gerszten, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, 200 Lothrop Street, STE B-400 PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 647-0958 or via email at gersztenpc@upmc.edu.

SPINE CLINICAL TRIAL PROPOSAL AND FELLOWSHIP AWARD:

Spine Clinical Trial Proposal - $500
Spine Clinical Fellowship Award - $50,000

The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves is pleased to announce the creation of a clinical trials fellowship award to promote clinical trials in spine. Neurosurgical residents/ fellows/ junior faculty are eligible to submit proposals ($500). Only junior faculty are eligible for the Fellowship Award ($50,000). The objective of this Fellowship is to foster the spirit of team-building necessary for executing multi-center studies, which are critically needed in neurosurgery in general, and spinal surgery in particular.

Please send all proposals and questions to Zoher Ghogawala, MD by email at zoher.ghogawala@yale.edu.

OUTCOMES COMMITTEE AWARD: The Outcomes Committee Award is presented annually by the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves to a neurosurgical resident or BC/BE neurosurgeon in North America who authors an outstanding abstract presenting the results of a clinical investigation in the area of spine or peripheral nerve disorders, that demonstrates sound methodological design and includes evaluation of patient-oriented outcomes as the primary endpoint. The recipient of the award will be selected by the members of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Outcomes Committee. The award is gift from The David and Jean Wallace Fund. The recipient will receive a $2,000 honorarium to help cover the expenses of attendance at the Joint Section annual meeting. Abstracts to be considered should be identified on the annual meeting abstract submission form and submitted prior to the deadline.

Deadline: same as abstract submission deadline.
RESIDENT AWARDS: The Mayfield Awards are presented annually by the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves to the neurosurgical residents or BC/BE fellows in North American training who author the outstanding manuscripts detailing a laboratory or clinical investigation in the area of spinal or peripheral nerve disorders. This award is also applicable to individuals in DO training programs. The manuscript for this award is presented by attaching to the related abstract in the call for abstract process. Two awards are available, one for clinical research and one for basic science research. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award and an honorarium up to $2,000 to cover the expenses of attendance at the annual meeting of the Section. Abstracts to be considered for the Mayfield Award should be identified as such on the annual meeting abstract submission form and submitted prior to deadline.

For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Peter C. Gerszten, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, 200 Lothrop Street, STE B-400 PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 647-0958 or via email at gersztenpc@upmc.edu.

Deadline: same as abstract submission deadline.