American Head and Neck Society Pilot Grant
Open to Medical Students, residents, PhD, and junior faculty residing in the U.S. and Canada to support basic, translational, or clinical research projects in head and neck oncology. One year, $10,000, one available annually.
The purpose of this award is to support basic, translational, or clinical research projects in head and neck
oncology. Clinical or translational research studies are strongly encouraged and should be specifically
related to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, or pathophysiology of head and neck
neoplastic disease.
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates for this award should reside in the U.S. or Canada, be medical students, residents, Ph.D.s or
faculty members at the rank of associate professor or below. Previous AHNS or AAO-HNS Foundation
research grant recipients are eligible to compete for this grant. However, candidates who have
successfully obtained funding from a private or federal funding agency for the same research are
ineligible. Candidates who have applied for support of the same research from other funding sources, and
who are notified of an award from both another agency and from AHNS must choose only one of the
awards.
CONDITIONS
Research supported by this award should be specifically directed toward the pathogenesis,
pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of head and neck neoplastic disease, and may be
either basic or clinical/translational in approach. While not specifically required, proposals which aim to
introduce new knowledge and methodology from other disciplines to research in head and neck disease,
or which demonstrate collaborative effort with members of other related disciplines are encouraged.
Projects must be designed so as to yield useful information within the period of award, but priority will be
given to projects that are also innovative with promise to develop into new long-range or expanded
research programs capable of attracting funding from other sources.
The grant application must be accompanied by letters of support from the Chair of the candidate’s
academic department and from the principal scientific advisor or mentor. These letters are to indicate a
general level of support of the applicant, the fact that the Department will make time, space, and other
resources accessible for completion of the project, and that the applicant will have appropriate
supervision/support throughout the period of the grant. Applicants must obtain letters of
support/understanding from all key personnel on the project.
TERMS
1. Amount: $10,000 maximum
2. Period: One year, non-renewable
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.
