Research Traveling Fellowship--Spine
The Research Traveling Fellowship spans at least five months at one medical center (other than the facility at which the applicant currently practices). The center selected by the applicant should have appropriate research facilities and agree in writing to accept the applicant if he/she receives the Fellowship. The Fellowship primarily covers the costs of travel and housing and typically ranges from $3,000- $5,000. If funding for the actual research project is needed, please apply for one of the research grants.
May 4, 2009: Deadline for Traveling Fellowships
North American Spine Society For more information, please call (815) 675-0021.
Clinical Traveling Fellowship
The Clinical Traveling Fellowship spans at least one month to be spent in three to five different medical centers studying spine techniques. The centers selected by the applicant should agree in writing to accept the applicant if he/she receives the Fellowship. The Fellowship primarily covers the costs of travel and housing and typically ranges from $3,000-$5,000.
Nontraditional, Nonsurgical Treatment Grants----Back and Neck Pain
The Nontraditional, Nonsurgical Treatment Grant is the result of a donation to research as part of the settlement of a class action lawsuit unrelated to NASS. This grant supports research of disc-related and/or neuropathic back pain by nonsurgical techniques. These funds must be used for new, nontraditional methods of nonsurgical treatment of such back and neck pain and radiculopathy. If TNF-inhibitors other than etanercept are used in research and/or treatment funded, comparison studies using perispinal etanercept in at least as many research subjects or patients should be done. Funding amount and number of grants are at the discretion of the NASS Research Project Management Committee based upon merit of applications and amount of funding available each year. It is recommended that approved grant budgets not exceed $50,000 per year.
February 2, 2009: Deadline for Letter of Proposal
North American Spine Society
For more information, please call (815) 675-0021.
Young Investigator Grants. One to two Young Investigator Grants will be awarded each year. Principal investigators may be any age, but must be within five years of completion of training at the time of application. Applicants may not have received previous grant funding from the NASS Research Project Management Committee. Up to $100,000 total may be awarded annually for all Young Investigator Grants.
Research Grants. General NASS research grants provide funding for promising research projects by qualified investigators in the field of spine. Funding amount and number of grants are at the discretion of the NASS Research Project Management Committee based upon merit of applications and amount of funding available each year. It is recommended that approved grant budgets not exceed $50,000 per year.
The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Macnab/Larocca Research Fellowship Award
The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine has established a Research Fellowship to promote and extend research activities into the cause and cure of low back pain. The fellowship is awarded annually based upon the merits of the applicant, as judged by the Fellowship Committee of the Society. Currently, a stipend of $15,000.00 US. will be granted to the recipient. A prospective applicant should have completed formal training in a medical or allied specialty and should be involved in an investigation of a specific problem which would be furthered by travel to a location other than his own. An applicant should be sponsored by a member, or must be a member of The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. The competition is open to all qualified investigators who may apply singly or as representative of a group. Application is to be made by a letter to a Committee, specifying the details of the topic to be pursued, the location to which the fellow would travel to further his study, and the expectations arising from the venture. Along with the letter of application, a prospective fellow should provide a curriculum vitae for each proposed investigator and a statement of sponsorship of the applicant from a member of the Society, as well as a letter from the Institution the applicant intends to visit confirming their acceptance of the visit. Also please include the curriculum vitae of the researcher you will visit. Four copies of each should be submitted. Applications for the 2009 competition must be received by March 1, 2009. Four copies of each should be submitted. The committee will announce its selection at the annual meeting in Miami, FL, USA, May 4-8, 2009. The recipient of this award should be prepared to present a report of his efforts to the 2010 annual meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. Please note we do not arrange this fellowship . You must do this on your own and we are not connected with any Hospital. We only have an office within the hospital. Applications should be submitted to: The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room MG 301 Toronto, Canada, M4N 3M5 Phone 416-480-4833 Fax 416-480-6055 E mail Shirley.Fitzgerald@sunnybrook.ca
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