Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation 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 14, 2010
AWARD
Grant funding of up to $25,000 will be made for pilot or seed grant-type projects that test a new idea or help support a new area or direction of research in interventional radiology.
ELIGIBILITY
Grants are available to full-time interventional radiology faculty and trainees with an MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree in educational institutions within the United States and Canada. Post-doctorate candidates are invited to apply.
Applications from non-Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) members will be considered, but such applications are required to have significant input and involvement by an SIR member.
Applications will be accepted from citizens of the United States or Canada or those who have permanent resident status therein. Permanent residents must submit documentation of their status. If an applicant is at an institution in the US or Canada and is on a visa, a letter from the department chair (for faculty applicants) or fellowship director (for trainee applicants) guaranteeing completion of the project will be required.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applicants should propose research that advances the field of interventional radiology. The application must contain a detailed research plan and a one-year budget for the planned research with all other funding sources indicated. All funds requested in the application must be fully justified. Insufficient justification or failure to describe completely the sources and use of other funds available to the investigator will result in deferral or disapproval of the application.
A letter from the department chair (for faculty applicants) or fellowship director (for trainee applicants) must be provided that indicates approval of application, comments on the merit of the project, and explains the extent to which the department is supporting the applicant’s research in terms of funding and/or available facilities. It is important that the letter indicate commitment to provide protected research time and support the salary of the applicant during the research period.
The application must be submitted electronically through the online application found at http://www.tfaforms.com/160158 by December 14. Applications must be submitted in PDF format. Incomplete applications and those submitted after the deadline of December 14 will not be reviewed.
