Radiologic Technology Grants

Seed Grant--Thoracic Radiology

The Society of Thoracic Radiology is offering seed grant support for young investigators to pursue novel research in thoracic imaging and related fields.

Eligibility
The principal investigator, or faculty mentor, should be a member of the STR. Preference will be given to Residents, Fellows, and Junior Faculty (within 5 years of completion of fellowship.)

Awards
Funding is $8,000 - $20,000 for a duration of one (1) year. Funds for computers and development of teaching models will not be considered. The grants will not pay for travel, overhead or indirect costs. Up to 50% of the seed grant amount could be used for salary support.

Application Deadline February 15
July 31

Society of Thoracic Radiology
c/o Matrix Meetings, Inc.
P.O. Box 7169
Rochester, MN 55903-1026
507-288-5620
Fax: 507-288-0014
e-mail: str@thoracicrad.org

Professional Research Grant Award Program for Registered Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals

The Professional Research Grant Award Program awards up to $10,000 to registered medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals. The award is for initiating a research project related to the radiologic sciences for completion of a dissertation or in affiliation with an academic or clinical institution.

The Foundation considers applications twice yearly on Feb. 15 and Aug. 15.

ASRT Education and Research Foundation
15000 Central Ave. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123-3909
Phone: 800-444-2778, Ext. 2541
Fax: 505-298-5063
E-mail: foundation@asrt.org.

Radiology Resident Research Grant

The Radiology Resident Research Grant is designed to foster an interest in research by funding a research project conducted by the resident in an area identified by SIR Foundation as important to the advancement of interventional radiology and patient care.

Application Deadline: February 1st

Please submit all grant applications electronically to grants@sirfoundation.org in PDF format

SIR Foundation
3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 400 North, Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone - 703.691.1805 Fax - 703.691.1855
info@SIRFoundation.org

Student Research Grant

The Student Research Grant is designed to foster an interest in research by funding a summer research project conducted by a medical student in an area identified by SIR Foundation as important to the advancement of interventional radiology and patient care.

Application Deadline: February 1st

Please submit all grant applications electronically to grants@sirfoundation.org in PDF format

SIR Foundation
3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 400 North, Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone - 703.691.1805 Fax - 703.691.1855
info@SIRFoundation.org

Pilot Research Grant Program

The Pilot Research Grant Program is designed to fund research in areas identified by the SIR Foundation as important to the advancement of interventional radiology and patient care. These grants generally address a specific hypothesis and generate preliminary data that could be used to justify or strengthen subsequent comprehensive applications to national peer-reviewed funding agencies. Grants may be issued to support the initial research efforts of faculty as well as those who have limited research experience.

Application Deadline: December 15th

Please submit all grant applications electronically to grants@sirfoundation.org in PDF format

SIR Foundation
3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 400 North, Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone - 703.691.1805 Fax - 703.691.1855
info@SIRFoundation.org

 

XORAN Technologies Inc./American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Resident Research Grant

Open to residents of an accredited otolaryngolgoy-head and neck surgery training program in the U.S. and Canada for projects that are well-conceived and scientifically valid, with potential to clarify the role of the head and neck computed tomography in diagnosis or treatment. One year, non renewable, $10,000 maximum, one available annually.

The purpose of this grant is to stimulate original resident research in otolaryngology projects that are wellconceived
and scientifically valid, with potential to clarify the role of head and neck computed tomography
in diagnosis or treatment.
ELIGIBILITY
Any resident of an accredited otolaryngology-head and neck surgery training program in the U.S. or
Canada is eligible to apply for the Xoran Technologies, Inc Resident Research Grant. All applicants must
be members in good standing of AAO-HNS. Special consideration will be made to those projects using
Computed tomography imaging as part of the method.
CONDITIONS
Proposed projects may be related to any area of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Applications
must be accompanied by a letter of support from the applicant’s Department Chair verifying that the
applicant will be permitted to devote an appropriate amount of time to the conduct and timely completion
of the proposed research project. Resident applicants must also work with a faculty member designated
as a co-investigator. A letter of support must also be obtained from the co-investigator. Applicants must
obtain letters of support/understanding from all key personnel on the project.
Projects which are clinical trials of unproven drugs or devices are outside the areas of Foundation interest
for purposes of resident research grants.
TERMS
1. Amount: $10,000 maximum total direct costs.
2. Period: 12 months, non-renewable
3. Funding: Confirmed for one 2008 award.

All applicants must submit a Letter of Intent online no later than midnight Eastern Standard Time
December 15. The letter of intent includes the title of the project, the principal investigator, and an
abstract of the work. This will facilitate planning review requirements.

Radiological Society of North America Research & Education Foundation Research Medical Student Grant
Deadline Date: February 1, 2009.

Purpose: to make radiology research opportunities possible for medical students and to encourage them, early in their medical careers, to consider academic radiology as an important option for their future. Students are expected to complete a 3-month, full-time research project under the guidance of a scientific advisor.

Nature of Projects: Any area of research related to the radiologic sciences is eligible for Research Medical Student Grant support.

Amount: $3,000, to be matched by the sponsoring department ($6,000 total), as a stipend for the medical student. Funds are intended to secure protected time for the recipient and may not be used for non-personnel research expenses.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be full-time medical students at an accredited North American medical school
The research project must take place in a department of radiology, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine in a North American, educational institution; however, it is not required that the research take place in the same institution where the student is enrolled
Applicants must not have received grant/contract amounts totaling $50,000 or more in a single calendar year as principal investigator

RSNA Research & Education Foundation
820 Jorie Blvd - Suite 200
Oak Brook, IL 60523

R&Efoundation@rsna.org
1.630.571.2670, Ph
1.630.571.7837, Fax

Society for Pediatric Radiology Research and Education Foundation John Dorst - Felix Fleischner Seed Grant in Pediatric Thoracic Radiology

The Society for Pediatric Radiology | 1891 Preston White Drive |Reston, VA 20191
703-648-0680 | SPR@acr.org

Residents in Radiology Awards
President’s Award — $2,000
Executive Council Awards — $1,000 each

The Deadline for applications is February 16, 2009.
Winners will be announced by March 16, 2009.

General Information

The awards are available to residents and fellows in radiology and radiological sciences. One of the three awards may be given to a fellow.

If not the sole author, it is expected that the resident or fellow has performed the majority of the work and is the first author.

The paper should not have been previously presented, published or submitted for publication.

Papers must be submitted on the clinical application of the discipline of radiology and radiological science.

Award-winning papers will be presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society’s 109th Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held April 26–May 1, 2009 in Boston, MA.

Submission Procedure

Each applicant must submit the following materials:

An electronic copy (PDF format preferred) of the manuscript and any illustrations.
A curriculum vitae.
A letter from the program director attesting that the author is a radiology resident or fellow, that the work is primarily the effort of the resident or fellow, that each co-author has contributed to the work, and that the manuscript has not been previously presented or submitted for publication and will not be submitted for publication while it is being considered for an award.
The manuscript format should follow the Guidelines for Authors published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). Award-winning papers will be submitted to the AJR for possible publication.
Materials must be submitted via e-mail to awards@arrs.org.

Melvin M. Figley Fellowship in Radiology Journalism
Funded by The Roentgen Fund®

The ARRS offers one-month annual fellowships in radiology journalism. Radiologists practicing in the U.S. and Canada are eligible for the Figley Fellowships every year. Figley Fellowships are announced in December of each year. *Due to recent editorial changes, the Figley Fellowship will be on hiatus for 2009 and will resume in 2010.

Purpose
1. To stimulate bright, promising radiologists to continue with an academic career, enhance their credentials, and stimulate interest in good radiology journalism.

2. To improve the quality of radiology journals by teaching the fundamentals of medical journalism, train manuscript reviewers and future editors, and provide core teachers of medical journalism in radiology departments around the country.

Curriculum
Through hands-on experience, the fellows will be taught the fundamentals of medical writing, manuscript preparation, peer review, manuscript editing, the ethics of scientific journalism, and journal publication and printing in personal tutorials given by the AJR editors and by the editorial and production staff.

Stipend
The successful candidates will each be awarded $12,000, which includes the cost of travel to the editorial and publications offices, living expenses for the month, and an honorarium.

Applications
Candidates should apply in writing to Thomas H. Berquist, MD, Editor in Chief, 44211 Slatestone Ct., Leesburg, VA 20176-5109. The letter must include a curriculum vitae and a description of the candidate's goals during the fellowship. Letters of recommendation from his or her department chair and one other senior person are required. Applications for the Figley Fellowship are due October 16, 2009.