Spine Grants

American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors/BrainLAB International Research Fellowship

The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors is pleased to announce the establishment of a new international research fellowship program called Section on Tumors /BrainLAB International Research Fellowship.

This name recognizes the partnering of the Tumor Section with BrainLAB AG, who has generously provided the funding for this new fellowship program.

Purpose of Fellowship: To provide a program for neurosurgeons from outside the United States or Canada to perform clinical, translational or basic research in the field of neurosurgical oncology in a clinical and/or laboratory setting within the United States.

Eligibility: The fellowship is open to foreign neurosurgeons or graduating residents from outside the United States or Canada.

Stipend: $50,000 salary support & travel expenses for a period of one year

Important Dates:

* Annual application submission is November 17th
* The fellowship will be awarded on January 15th
* Commencement of the fellowship is July 1 of each year.

Application: The application includes a formal proposal (not to exceed 5 pages) that outlines the aims of the project, the background/rationale for the work, any preliminary results or supporting data for the project, and a detailed study design. The applicant must also submit a personal biographical sketch, a description of future academic plans, and a statement of why studying in the U.S.A. will be important for the completion of the work.

The Sponsoring Investigator of the accepting laboratory/program will be required to submit a letter in support of the applicant, verifying the investigator’s willingness to mentor the applicant and provide necessary space and supplies for the applicant during the project/study period. Two letters of recommendation are also required. Sponsor must be a member of the AANS/CNS Tumor Section.

Host institutions: The Tumor Section has established a list of investigators in the U.S.A. who are interested in sponsoring a foreign neurosurgeon:

Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic/Brain Tumor Institute-Center for Translational Therapeutics
Johns Hopkins
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Ohio State University
Penn State University
Stanford University Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, David Gaffen School of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of Toronto

Review Process: Fellows will be chosen through a competitive application process open to all foreign neurosurgeons or graduating residents from outside the United States or Canada. A review committee, consisting of the chairman of the AANS/CNS Tumor Section and five others appointed by the chairman, will examine all submissions. Applications will be judged based on the novelty and scientific merit of the proposed study, the credentials of the applicant, and the support provided by the accepting program/laboratory.

Investigative Categories: Although the focus must be on neurosurgical oncology, all categories of investigative studies will be considered eligible for this fellowship, including (but not limited to) basic science, epidemiology, anatomic studies, preclinical or translational studies, and clinical trials. Areas of study may be within any subspecialty of neurosurgical oncology, including (but not limited to) primary brain tumors, metastatic brain tumors, spine and spinal cord tumors, peripheral nerve tumors, and skull base tumors. Preference will be given to proposals undertaking hypothesis-driven research.

Awarded Fellows: The winning fellow will be required to submit a written Mid-Year Progress Report and, at the completion of the project, a written Summary Report describing the results of the study. The applicant may also present an oral summary of the project at the AANS or CNS Annual Meeting upon completion of the fellowship.

It is hoped that this fellowship will become a source of education and collaboration between centers in the US and foreign countries. The Section on Tumors thanks all those who have worked so hard to make this fellowship possible. The Section is particularly grateful to BrainLAB AG who have provide the financial support for this program through an educational grant.

For more information please contact the Development Department of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) at 847-378-0500 or jaq@aans.org.

Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Grants, Awards and Fellowships

As a premier funder of neurosurgical studies, the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) of the American Association of Neurosurgeons (ANS) focuses on providing fellowship funding in basic neuroscience and neurosurgical programs in North America.

The NREF strongly encourages research projects from all fields of neurosurgery. The more research that is conducted, the better chance we have to SAVE LIVES in the future.

The NREF sponsors two neurosurgical research grant programs annually:

* Research Fellowship – Open to residents only, the Research Fellowship is offered as a one-year research project grant of $40,000.

* Young Clinician Investigator Award – Designed to support young neurosurgeons pursuing careers as clinician investigators, the Young Clinician Investigator Award is open to junior faculty for a one-year grant of $40,000.

The NREF endorses the submission of applications for both patient-orientated clinical research and basic science research. Applications from all neurosurgical areas of focused practice are encouraged. Application submission deadline for 2011 research opportunities is October 31, 2010.

These focus areas include...

* Head trauma and brain injury
* Tumors
* Spine-related conditions mechanics, diseases, tumors, injury, repair techniques, etc.
* Cerebrovascular disease
* Pain management
* Stroke

For additional information on the NREF research grant programs, contact the Development department at (847) 378-0500 or nref@aans.org .

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL
60008-3852

P 847.378.0500 or 888.566.AANS (2267)
F 847.378.0600

Spine Clinical Trial Proposal and Fellowship Award

Deadline for 2011 Clinical Trials: January 1, 2011

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.

The objective of this award is to create an infrastructure necessary for executing well-designed multi-center studies, to promote the advancement of evidence-based neurosurgical practices, with an emphasis on spine.

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

American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Research Grants

Deadline for 2011 Research Submissions: December 1, 2010

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 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 who are neurosurgeons or neurosurgery residents 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.

The application should include:
Application checklist
Cover sheet 
Proposal
Name of award you are applying for
Specific aims and summary of proposed study
Background and literature review
Methods and plan for data analysis, power calculation
Implications of research
Budget: must fit within limits of award funding (a)
Budget justification
NIH biosketch for the principal investigator
Mentor(s)
The proposal is limited to 10 double-spaced pages, not including the budget, budget justification, references, and mentor list.

Each page should have the applicant name, name of the award, running title, and page number.

Applications with biostatistical mentorship or assistance will be given preferential ranking. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, innovation, methodology, and feasibility.

Salary support and institutional direct costs are not allowed as part of these awards.

Recipients of the research grants are required to provide a 6 month progress report and an oral presentation at the Section meeting 1 year after the receipt of the grant.

Attendance at the Section meeting to receive the grant is also strongly suggested.

For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Marjorie Wang, MD MPH, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226, Phone: (414) 805-5400 (research), Fax (414) 955-0115 or via email at mwang@mcw.edu

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

Deadline for 2011 Fellowship Submissions: December 1, 2010

Name Awarded For Amount
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

The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves has four Fellowships.

The Cahill and Cloward Fellowships provide supplemental funding for a US- or Canadian-trained resident to obtain advanced education and do research in disorders of the spine or peripheral nerves in the form of fellowship training away from the parent institution.

The Crockard and Sonntag International Fellowships provide supplemental funding for a neurosurgical resident or neurosurgeon from outside the US or Canada to obtain advanced education and research in disorders of the spine in the form of fellowship experience in the US or Canada.

Applicants must provide:

1. Application checklist
2. Cover sheet
3. Description of the proposed fellowship with education and/or research goals
4. Letter of support from the designated mentor and program
5. Letter of support from the training program director, if applicable
6. Current CV
7. Applicants for the Cahill and Cloward Fellowships must also be residents in training or ABNS eligible fellows

Attendance at the Section meeting to receive the grant is also strongly suggested.

For further information and submission of forms, please contact: Marjorie Wang, MD MPH, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226, Phone: (414) 805-5400 (research), Fax (414) 955-0115 or via email at mwang@mcw.edu

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

International Bone Research Association Grants and Stipends

IBRA is a young non-profit organization, which aspires to support, promote and educate in the field of bone research. But currently, the IBRA Association has only limited funds available, and is thus able to consider only small grant applications.

At present and until further notice to the contrary, the IBRA Association will consider only proposals that focus on the use, application and further development of internal-fixation or prosthetic-replacement devices in hand, maxillofacial and spine surgery.

In the long term future it is planned to establish the following types of Grants and stipends:

A - Small Grant Application (SGA):
These grants are primarily intended for those research proposals submitted by young clinicians who are doing initial clinical research (preliminary studies).
The grants should not exceed the sum of CHF 50'000.--. Annual reports, either intermediate or final, must be provided. The goal of the project is directed towards publication in an international peer-reviewed journal. Clear hypothesis testing is a prerequisite.

B - Research Proposal for Clinical or Laboratory Research (RCL):
These grants will be awarded to researchers or research groups with an established reputation for credibility and thoroughness in the field, as demonstrated by a continuous publication record in peer-reviewed journals. The grant amount may exceed CHF 100'000.--, but should not be higher than CHF 200'000.--. A detailed description of the research plan and the various methods to be used must be provided. Funding from other sources (universities, Associations or third parties) must be disclosed. Results from such granted project proposals are to be published in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals. Annual reports, either intermediate or final, must be provided.

C - Research Program Projects (RPP):
These grant proposals may contain several single research projects (RCL's) or several single aspects within a major line of research, and are usually granted for several (3 - 5) years. RPP's are awarded only to well-established research teams of international repute. A single annual sum of CHF 200'000.-- should not be exceeded. As with RCL's, the format for such grant applications should follow the guidelines stated in the application form. The proposal must contain the specific aims and delineations of the various single research projects or aspects within the program. Annual reports and a final report must be provided.

Deadline for all Grants:
The deadlines for all grant applications are January 10th and September 1st.

IBRA Administration Office
St. Alban-Anlage 68
CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0)61 319 05 05
Fax: +41 (0)61 319 05 19

For general information
info@ibra.ch

Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program

The Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program offers grants to nonprofit organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis, particularly spinal cord injury, their families and caregivers. Proof of nonprofit status is required to be submitted with the application.

Grants are not made to individuals. Individuals seeking information on resources or financial assistance should contact the Paralysis Resource Center, a program of the Reeve Foundation, at www.Paralysis.org or call toll-free 800-539-7309 and ask to speak with an Information Specialist.

Funding is awarded in three broad categories; namely Actively Achieving, Bridging Barriers, and Caring and Coping. Applicants do not need to choose the category -- that is done by the Committee.

The Quality of Life Grants Program is focused on paralysis-related disabilities. While successful applicants may serve people with developmental disabilities, we do not, given the Reeve Foundation's mission and purpose, award funding to nonprofit organizations that do not serve individuals with paralysis.

Funding

Funding is awarded in amounts up to $25,000 per grant. The level of funding needed for a proposed project or program should determine the amount of the grant request. As a general rule, grants are not awarded for operating costs (i.e., rent, utilities, etc.), nor are they awarded for start-up organizations. Only one request per grant cycle will be accepted from a non-profit organization. Multiple-year grants are not awarded. Grant applicants need not choose the funding category; this is determined by the Committee. The Committee may elect not to award funding in every category in a particular funding cycle.

Application Submission Periods and Deadlines

Grants are awarded in two cycles per year. The 1st cycle opens on or about January 2 and the 2nd cycle opens on or about July 1st, and the application deadlines are March 1st and September 1st , respectively (application submission periods and deadlines are subject to change when necessary. Please check website to confirm deadline). Applications should be submitted online by 11:59 pm EST on the appropriate deadline. All supporting materials should be submitted online or received at the address below by the submission deadline. The Quality of Life Grants Committee will review each request and make specific recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval. The Board meets in June and December of each calendar year to authorize Quality of Life grant awards. All notifications, both of awards and declinations, will be mailed out after the Board has met.

If you would like to contact the Foundation, please call toll-free at 1-800-225-0292, or contact us by regular mail at the following address:

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
636 Morris Turnpike
Suite 3A
Short Hills, NJ 07078