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Scott F. Nadler PASSOR Musculoskeletal Research Grant

PASSOR provided an endowment to the Foundation in support of research related to rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions. One grant of $30,000 will be made. Application deadline: May 1, 2012.

Foundation for Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue,
Suite 200, Rosemont, IL 60018

Email
Email the Foundation at: info@foundationforpmr.org

Phone
Call the Foundation at: (847) 737-6062

Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students

The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) and the Foundation for PM&R are excited to announce the annual Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS). This program offers first year medical students to experience the rewards of scholarly research within the specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation through an eight-week summer externship.

Deadline for Site Sponsors to apply for the 2012 Scholarship is March 9, 2012

Deadline for Medical Students to apply for the 2012 Scholarship is April 6, 2012

Significant strides have been made in recent years in increasing research capacity and academic leadership through programs such as the Rehabilitation Medical Scientist Training Program (RMSTP) and the Program for Academic Leadership (PAL) initiated by the Association of Academic Physiatrists and funded respectively by the National Institutes of Health and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Foundation. These programs aim to train highly qualified residents and junior faculty as academicians, researchers, and leaders in our field. Until now, there has been no equivalent program that targets medical students.

The RREMS has been developed for medical students with strong research interests. This program will provide an exciting and structured research experience while exposing the medical student to some of the most successful and respected faculty mentors in the field of PM&R. This program will also benefit institutions that sponsor students by attracting a more academically oriented cadre into the field and into additional leadership training pathways. RREMS will also serve to enhance visibility of PM&R in medical schools and provide sponsor institutions with a means of establishing relationships with highly motivated and academically oriented medical students who may be candidates for future residency programs, the RMSTP, or the PAL program.

The RREMS will entail a minimum of an eight-week summer externship following the first year of medical school with an attached stipend of $4,000. The program will fund up to six medical students each summer. Students will contact participating host institutions, establish a primary mentor, and submit a proposal project. Each student is expected to submit a research paper for entry into the AAP Best Medical Student Paper Competition after completion of the externship and will present on their work at the next Annual Assembly. The contribution by the hosting PM&R Department would be to agree to support the travel and registration of the trainee to the AAP Annual Meeting to allow students to present their research, observe scientific paper presentations, network with participants in the current PAL and RMSTP programs, and to meet additional mentors.

This program is generously supported by the Ernest W. Johnson Fund, the Foundation for PM&R, and the AAP.

Request for Applications: Richard S. Materson Education Research Fund New Investigator Research Grants

The Richard S. Materson Education Research Fund (ERF) of the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is requesting applications for its Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grants. In 2011, we are increasing the number of grants available to 3, to accommodate the many outstanding applications we receive. Each Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant is for $10,000 to be used as seed money for research. Application deadline is May 1, 2011.

About the Award

Award is a short-term seed grant for research in topics related to the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Award will be presented during the AAPM&R Annual Assembly and announced at the AAP Annual Meeting.
Information about the grant recipient and his/her paper may be published in the the Foundation UPDATE Newsletter and/or other publications. Additional items may be included in electronic and print materials produced by the Foundation for PM&R.

Application Criteria

Eligible applicants for grant include any resident in an ACGME- or OPTI-accredited residency training program in physical medicine and rehabilitation or a physiatrist within five years of completion of an accredited residency training program in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Applicant and/or at least one co-investigator must be members of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) and/or the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).

Application must be submitted on the ERF New Investigator Research Grant Application Form and must include a concise statement of the purpose of the research; anticipated outcomes; proposed budget (showing other sources of cash and in-kind support); and a letter of support from the sponsoring institution. Please also include your Curriculum Vitae. Indirect costs should comprise no more than 15% of the budget.

All applications must be typed. No hand-written applications will be accepted.

Application Process

Applications must be made using the Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant Application Form. Fully completed, typed applications and all required attachments must be postmarked no later than May 1.
Mail original application to the address below. Faxed or e-mailed copies will not be accepted.

Foundation for PM&R
Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue,
Suite 200, Rosemont, IL 60018

Applications will be reviewed by the Awards and Grants Review Committee. Their decisions shall be final. Winner(s) will be notified by September 1.

Grant Conditions

Awardee must commence his/her research project in a timely fashion. The awards of recipients who are unable to proceed with the proposed scope of work and/or with the terms and conditions of the award may be revoked.
Awardee must submit a complete programmatic and fiscal report of his/her seed grant research to the Foundation for PM&R within 24 months of the notification date for the award.

Awardee must submit his/her research findings to the Foundation for PM&R for review and possible presentation at an Annual Assembly of the AAPM&R or AAP.

Questions
Questions about the Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant can be directed to the Foundation at (847) 737-6062.

Request for Applications: Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mid-Career Investigator Research Grant Program

The Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is requesting applications for its new Mid-Career Investigator Research Grants program. Grant awards are to be used as seed money for new research projects that extend an experienced investigator's work in new directions. In 2012, we anticipate making one award in the amount of $30,000. Application deadline: May 1, 2012.

Award is a short-term grant for research in topics related to the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Award will be presented during the 2012 AAPM&R Annual Assembly and announced at the 2013 AAP Annual Meeting.

Information about the grant recipient and his/her paper may be published in the Foundation UPDATE Newsletter and/or other publications. Additional items may be included in electronic and print materials produced by the Foundation for PM&R.

Application Criteria

Eligible applicants for grant include any physiatrist or faculty member in a division or department of physical medicine and rehabilitation who is at least 5 and not more than 20 years post-completion of a terminal degree and subsequent training program. Applicant must be able to demonstrate a history of successful research experience.
Special consideration will be given to proposals that meet the Foundation's goal of driving the evidence base for cost-effective, results-oriented rehabilitative care.

Application Process

Applications must be made using the Mid-Career Investigator Research Grant Application Form.
Application must include a concise statement of the purpose of the research; anticipated outcomes; proposed budget (showing other sources of income and in-kind support); and a letter of support from the sponsoring institution. Please also include your Curriculum Vitae. Indirect costs should comprise no more than 10% of the budget. The proposed project period should be from 1-2 years.

Fully completed, typed applications and all required attachments must be postmarked no later than May 1.

Mail original application to the address below.

Foundation for PM&R
Mid-Career Investigator Research Grant
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue,
Suite 200, Rosemont, IL 60018

Applications may also be submitted via e-mail to panderson@foundationforpmr.org. Submissions via fax will not be accepted.

Applications will be reviewed by the Awards and Grants Review Committee. Their decisions shall be final. Winner(s) will be notified by September 1.

Grant Conditions

Awardee must commence his/her research project in a timely fashion. The awards of recipients who are unable to proceed with the proposed scope of work and/or with the terms and conditions of the award may be revoked.
Awardee must submit a complete programmatic and fiscal report of his/her seed grant research to the Foundation for PM&R within 24 months of the notification date for the award.

Awardee must submit his/her research findings to the Foundation for PM&R for review and possible presentation at an Annual Assembly of the AAPM&R or AAP.

Questions
Questions about the Mid-Career Investigator Research Grant can be directed to the Foundation at (847) 737-6062 or panderson@foundationforpmr.org.