24 funding opportunities are listed in this category
Excellence in Surgical Oncology Award
Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.Purpose: To recognize and support excellence of nursing contributions to surgical oncology.Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:The candidate must meet the following criteria: * Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member * Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience * Be a recognized expert in the field of surgical oncology (e.g., through publications, presentations, research, and peer review) * Made a significant contribution to one or more of the following related to surgical oncology: professional/patient education, clinical practice, and/or nursing research * Serve as a role model for other nurses.Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows: * ONS involvement: Participation should include involvement at the local or national level. o Includes membership on committees, holding office, or task force participation. * Recognized expert in the field of surgical oncology nursing, contributing to the development of surgical oncology nursing practice. o Includes articles in newsletters, journals, reports, video, multimedia, computer assisted instruction, chapters in books (do not include research here, include research in last criteria point) * Significant contribution to the following areas: o Patient/professional education related to surgical oncology nursing o Presentations o Examples in letters of role modeling o Specific educational interventions o Program development o Adjunct faculty to preceptor for students * Clinical practice related to surgical oncology: o Theoretical concepts used o Nursing process used o Professional development of self and others o Multidisciplinary collaboration o Quality assurance o Ethical decision-making used o Reviews/applies nursing research * Surgical oncology research o Independent or collaborative researchApplication deadline: August 16, 2010, 5pm (ET).
For more information on any of the ONS awards, contact ONS at customer.service@ons.org. Both nominees and nominators will be notified once an application is received.Oncology Nursing Society 125 Enterprise Drive Pittsburgh, PA15275866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667) 412-859-6100 877-369-5497 (toll free fax)412-859-6162 (fax)
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Cecelia Gatson Grindel Evidenced-Based Practice Research Grant
The purpose of the AMSN Evidence-based (EBP) Project Proposal Program is to support medical-surgical nursing investigations to evaluate practice changes that have been developed using an evidence-based practice approach conducted by beginning and experienced researchers.Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care. It is a problem solving approach to clinical practice and administrative issues that integrates a systematic search for and critical appraisal of the most relevant evidence, one’s own clinical expertise, and patient preferences and values to answer a significant clinical question. The proposed practice change is then be evaluated in the practice setting to determine its effectiveness.The steps in EBP are: 1. State the practice question specifically 2. Collect the most relevant & best practice information available including research, expert panel, benchmarking, etc 3. Critically appraise evidence 4. Integrate evidence with clinical expertise & patient preferences & values in making practice change, 5. Evaluate practice decision or changeAwardOne (1) $5,000 Cecelia Gatson Grindel Evidence-Based Project GrantDeadlineApplications must be received in the AMSN National Office by March 15 annually. Submissions received after the application deadline will not be considered.EligibilityThe principal investigator must be actively involved in some aspect of medical-surgical patient care, education, or research and an active member of AMSN. Preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the evidence-based practice project.
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) East Holly Avenue Box 56Pitman NJ 08071 866-877-2676amsn@ajj.com
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Leon Goldman, MD Lectureship Award
Award: $1,000
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery2100 Stewart AvenueSuite 240Wausau, WI 54401Phone: 715.845.9283Fax: 715.848.2493Email: information@aslms.org
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Ellet H.Drake Lectureship Award
Nomination Deadline August 31, 2010
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Scholarships to Annual Meeting for Qualified Residents-in-Training, Fellows-in-Training, Nurses, or Affiliated Medical Personnel
Qualified Residents-in-Training, Fellows-in-Training, Nurses, or Affiliated Medical Personnel will receive: A scholarship of $300 toward the full registration fee of $595 to the fall Annual Meeting and Endo Expo. Acknowledgement as a scholarship award recipient in the conference Syllabus or final conference issue of JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
This four-day conference will greatly expand your knowledge of the development and use of new minimally invasive technologies and techniques. Sessions will concentrate on the latest advancements in minimally invasive, image-guided surgical techniques and procedures presented by world-renowned experts. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to see the latest products and equipment for minimally invasive surgery on display during Endo Expo. SLS Resident Members also receive one Master's Class FREE with conference registration. Under the tutelage of skilled and world-renowned surgeons, course attendees will be guided through comprehensive study during one of six full and half-day Master's Classes offered. Residents may also participate in the competition for the Best Resident Paper Award, presented at the annual meeting, with a cash prize of $1000! DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION for ENDO EXPO 2010: MAY 7, 2010 To qualify for a scholarship to the annual meeting: Applicant must currently be a Resident-in-Training, Fellow-in-Training, Nurse, or Affiliated Medical Personnel. To qualify as a Resident, you must be in training in a U.S. accredited training program or, if outside the U.S., you must be a Resident-in-Training within the first five years after medical school degree. Applicant must submit a Scholarship Application Form. Click here to download the Scholarship Application Form (PDF). Applicant must fax or mail a statement from your Department Chairman or Program Director (50 words or less) stating that you are enrolled in their program and why he/she is selecting you to attend this conference. The Scholarship Application Form and statement from Department Chairman or Program Director must be received by the scholarship deadline date of May 7, 2010.
Once your scholarship has been approved, you will be sent a coupon code to enter when completing your online registration form. This coupon code will apply the appropriate discount to your registration fees. If paying by check, you must download a PDF registration form from the SLS web site, complete the registration form, enter your coupon code where indicated, and mail with your check. SLS MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: SLS Resident-in-Training, Fellow-in-Training, Nurse, and Affiliated Medical Personnel Members are automatically qualified for the scholarship. To submit your application, send the completed Scholarship Application Form, the Chairman or Program Director's statement, and the Applicant's statement via fax or mail to:
Flor Tilden Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 7330 SW 62 Place, Suite 410 Miami, FL 33143 Fax: (305) 667-4123 You will receive an email message stating that your application was received. Notification regarding your scholarship will be sent within two weeks of SLS's receipt of your request for scholarship.
Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Award Deadline for Nomination Submission: May 7, 2010 Each year residency training program department heads are asked to nominate one Resident surgeon from their program to receive the SLS Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Award. Nominees receive:An Award Certificate honoring their selection as an SLS Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident. Inclusion in the listing of Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Residents to appear in JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. Free membership with the Society for the year of nomination, which includes... A Subscription to JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Discounts on SLS conference registration, including automatic $300 scholarship toward registration for the SLS Annual Meeting and Endo Expo.
Additionally, all Residents are invited to participate in SLS's Annual Meeting and compete with surgeons from around the world for the $1000 Resident Paper Award!
Make your nomination by providing SLS with the following information by completing our online nomination form.
http://www.sls.org/i4a/ams/forms/form.cfm?id=162&pageid=3451&showTitle=1
The online nomination form is to be completed by department personnel for the Residency Program Director or Chairman. A link to this form will be emailed to Residency Program Directors and Chairmen before the end of March. If they have not received the link by that date, please contact us via email with the name of the Residency Program Chairman or Director who will be nominating the Resident, his or her title, the name of the program, the residency specialty, mailing address, telephone, fax, and email. If your institution has an awards ceremony, SLS will send the nomination packet in time for you to make your presentation to your Outstanding Resident, or the packet can be sent to the Resident's address. Please let us know to whom and where you want the packet delivered and the date of the awards banquet. PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for nomination submission is May 7, 2010, however nominations will not be accepted within 30 days of your banquet date.
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 7330 SW 62nd Place, Suite 410 Miami, FL 33143-4825 Telephone: (305) 665-9959 Fax: (305) 667-4123
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Research Grant in Innovative Surgical Technologies
The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Research Grant in Innovative Surgical Technologies is available for a one-year duration at a funding level of up to $25,000.
Purpose: To promote and underwrite objective investigative projects that evaluate innovative surgical techniques, procedures and instruments including surgical training processes and associated clinical outcomes. Application Deadline: October 1st Review/Notification Date: Winter/Spring
Research project applications to the Research Foundation of ASCRS are made on Public Health Service grant application form PHS 398. The PHS grant application process has had a long history of satisfactory operation. By using PHS 398 the process of renewal or extension to subsequent Research Foundation or NIH funding, if applicable, will be facilitated. The Research Committee of the Research Foundation will make every effort to perform a comprehensive review of your application in an expeditious manner. This review may require assignment of appropriate expertise from the scientific community outside of the colon and rectal surgical field.
The Innovative Surgical Technologies Grant is a one-year award. However, a competing continuation for one (1) year may be submitted four (4) months prior to the end of the award year. It is important to recognize that the initial application should stand on its own merit. If a competing continuation is anticipated, the research plan on the initial application should specifically and separately outline what work would be performed during a possible continuation year.
Colorectal surgical techniques and procedures are going through a revolution driven by newer instrument designs, health care fiscal constraints and the desire by patients and caregivers to minimize the stress and disfigurement of major surgical procedures. The practicing colorectal surgeon is at the center of this changing surgical environment and is therefore the individual best positioned to investigate issues related to these newer surgical techniques and instruments.
The purpose of the present funding opportunity is to promote and underwrite objective investigative projects that evaluate innovative surgical techniques, procedures and instruments including surgical training processes and associated clinical outcomes.
Eligibility Requirements: Prior to submission of a formal application, a letter of intent must be provided.
After review of the letter of intent, if the proposed research project is viewed as an area of research appropriate for funding under this program, the PI will be invited to submit a full research proposal.
--PI or Co-PI must be a member of the ASCRS. --A Fellow of the ASCRS must be a Co-PI or provide a letter of support for the PI. --Project must be investigator initiated, hypothesis driven. --Project must be performed in the United States or Canada. --Projects involving animals must be done at facilities accredited and licensed by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International. --Projects will be reviewed by the Research Committee of the ASCRS RF and recommendations for funding made to the Research Foundation President and Board of Trustees, who will make the final award determination.
A mandatory written and possibly verbal report will be necessary within 3 months of the completion of the project. Public presentation of data must acknowledge the granting and underwriting agencies.
Subjects considered valid for potential funding include: --Development/design/evaluation of novel surgical instruments for use in minimally invasive, hand assisted, open or natural orifice colorectal operative procedures --Evaluation of existing instruments in new or different colorectal surgical applications --Development/design/evaluation of new operative techniques of colorectal surgical care, including minimally invasive, hand assisted or natural orifice surgery. --Study, development or evaluation of techniques or models of colorectal surgical education and training especially as it relates to minimally invasive or novel methods of surgical care. --Development/design/evaluation of new diagnostic technologies using noninvasive or minimally invasive body imaging for the purpose of colorectal surgical planning and care. --Development/design/evaluation of new methods of intracorporeal energy delivery that could be used in colorectal surgical procedures.
--Development/design/evaluation of novel techniques of anastomotic creation, vessel ligation and tissue dissection. --Studies of the physiological or metabolic consequences of newer techniques of surgical care including that associated with minimally invasive or natural orifice surgery.
--Studies evaluating cost effectiveness, patient satisfaction, indications/patient selection, quality of living (QOL) and clinical outcomes (morbidity, performance) of newer colorectal surgical techniques of care.
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 85 W. Algonquin Rd., Suite 550 Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Phone: 847-290-9184 Fax: 847-290-9203 Email: ascrs@fascrs.org
Society of Family Planning Request for Proposals
The Society of Family Planning (SFP) was founded in 2004 to bring together professionals committed to the scientific study of family planning, focusing in the areas of contraception and abortion. The activities of the organization are conducted for scientific purposes, for the advancement and promulgation of knowledge regarding family planning, and for the facilitation of personal relationships among scientific investigators of family planning and related topics. SFP is one of the few organizations in the United States that provides research grants for interdisciplinary research in the biological, medical, epidemiological, behavioral and social sciences related to family planning.
Go to www.societyfp.org/research/default.asp to apply. Application submission opens February 1, 2010 and closes at 11:59 pm EST, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. No late materials or changes to your application will be allowed after the cut-off date.
SFP is pleased to announce its fourth competitive grant funding cycle. SFP’s grant program is intended to generate knowledge in the field of family planning through scientific research and strengthen family planning policies, services and programs. Proposals are requested that cover a wide range of research areas—from improvements in underlying conceptual or biomedical knowledge that advance fundamental understanding in the field of family planning, to knowledge of improved programs or policies that will provide family planning more safely, effectively, efficiently, and to wider groups of people in need. The research program will also provide support for research that focuses on social and psychological dimensions of family planning services and programs.
High-priority research areasSFP’s primary goal is to support the best scientific research that contributes to the greater understanding and advancement of family planning; therefore, we will fund the top merit-based proposals that fall within SFP’s guidelines. Secondarily, we are interested in the following topic areas:
Post-abortion infectionPost-abortion contraceptionCervical preparation for second trimester abortionPain management in surgical abortionFactors associated with decision-making between medical and surgical abortionsMulti-center tabulations of second-trimester abortion complicationsAbortion stigma, including perspectives of patients, providers, and the public
Abortion providers—factors that determine providers’ surgical limits in terms of gestational ageContraceptive decision-making and the impact of a recent unplanned pregnancyManagement of breakthrough bleeding in continuous hormonal contraceptionIntrauterine, implantable and injectable contraceptionHealth care providers—how their personal contraceptive choices impact patient decision-making
Small research grants
The purpose of the small research grants is to provide start-up or supplemental funds to support the initial phase of a project, including solidifying collaborations, identifying research questions, negotiating roles and responsibilities, detailing the research plan and methods, and collecting pilot data. Such a study may be designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger and more expensive research project, test a new method or approach, or to collect data on a sample of subjects to document the practicality of a project.
Funds can be used for a variety of purposes: to hire a research assistant or statistical consultant; to acquire special data sets; meet unusual computer processing or programming needs; or cover costs associated with the collection or processing of primary or secondary data; or for other similar purposes.
SFP prefers not to pay institutional indirect costs for this very modest award; if the institution is unwilling to waive such costs, they are limited to no more than 10% of the total direct costs. The total costs (direct and indirect) may not exceed $15,000. These awards are designated for Society of Family Planning Junior Fellows.
Maximum duration: 12 monthsBudget cap: $15,000 per grant (including direct and indirect costs)
Large research grants
These awards provide support for projects representing the investigator’s specific interest and competencies. The project must be original research relevant to the field of family planning and abortion. Research proposals responding to SFP’s high priority research areas or those difficult to fund from other sources will be given priority. Indirect costs up to 20% of total direct costs are allowed. The total costs (direct and indirect) may not exceed $120,000.
Duration: 12 or 24 monthsBudget cap: $120,000 per grant (including direct and indirect costs)
EligibilityThe principal investigator of any proposed large research project must be an SFP Fellow, Candidate Fellow, or Junior Fellow and a faculty or staff member of the applicant institution. Small grants are reserved for SFP Junior Fellows.
Grants will be made to institutions on behalf of a named principal investigator, not to individuals. Eligible organizations employing SFP members include but are not limited to universities, independent non-profit agencies, community-based organizations, and hospitals. Investigator(s) must have principal investigator status at a non-profit institution with at least 10% of effort contributed to the proposed study.
For questions regarding grant requirements:Marlo Polonsky, Grants OfficerMPolonsky@societyfp.org
Society of Family Planning255 South 17th StreetSuite 1102Philadelphia, PA 19103866.584.6758, ext. 301
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scientific Essay Contest
The Scientific Essay Contest recognizes the authors of essays that address timely and important plastic surgery topics. To encourage general understanding of issues impacting the practice of plastic surgery, the essays submitted to the Scientific Essay Contest are written to communicate to a broad audience. The Contest is comprised of four categories which include: basic science research, clinical research, investigator and the theory, history, ethics or socioeconomic issues in the art and science of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Essays must be submitted in .pdf format to research@plasticsurgery.org no later than 11:59 pm (Eastern) on March 15, 2010.
2010 Essay CategoriesBASIC SCIENCE ESSAYS $3,000This category encompasses the spectrum of basic science research as it relates to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, e.g., anatomy, biology and physiology. Junior and Senior award winners in the Basic Science Category will each receive a cash award of $3,000.
The Annual Bernard G. Sarnat, MDBasic Science Award – JUNIORThe applicant is a plastic surgery resident now, or a plastic surgeon who has completed an accredited residency in plastic surgery less than five years prior to the submission of the essay.
The Annual Bernard G. Sarnat, MDBasic Science Award – SENIORThe applicant is a plastic surgeon who has completed an accredited plastic surgery residency more than five years prior to the submission of the essay.
ART AND SCIENCE ESSAYOne prize will be awarded in the Art and Science Category. The author is a plastic surgery resident or a junior or senior level plastic surgeon at the time of submission of the essay. Essays submitted in the Art and ScienceCategory will focus on theory, history, ethics, socio-economic issues related to the art and science of plastic and reconstructive surgery. A single prize will be awarded in the Art and Science Category and the recipient will receive a plaque.
CLINICAL RESEARCH ESSAYSThis category pertains to the study of patient-related conditions relative to plastic surgery practice, e.g., new techniques, treatment algorithm or surgical outcomes. Junior and Senior award winners in theClinical Research Category will receive a plaque.
Clinical Research – JUNIORThe author is a plastic surgery resident or a plastic surgeon who will have completed an accredited plastic surgery residency less than five years prior to the submission of the essay.
Clinical Research – SENIORThe author is a plastic surgeon who has completed an accredited plastic surgery residency more than five years prior to the submission of the essay.
INVESTIGATOR ESSAYS$1,500, $1,000 and $500First, second and third prizes will be offered in the Investigator Category. This category is open to medical students, nurses, therapists, and PhDs, as well as non-plastic surgery physicians doing medical research that has cross-over applicability to plastic surgery.
Essays in this category can focus on any basic science or clinical research work related to cosmetic and econstructive surgery. The first, second and third prize winners will each receive a cash award. These awards areunderwritten by the D. Ralph Millard Plastic Surgical Society.
If you need additional information, please contact the ASPS/PSEF Research and Grants Associate at the ASPS Executive Office at 847-228-9900 or email research@plasticsurgery.org.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation847-228-9900444 E. Algonquin Rd.Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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