IASP^® Early Career Research Grants Program

Grants: 12 grants of US$20,000 each (including 4 funded by the Scan|Design Foundation BY INGER & JENS BRUUN)

Application Deadline Extended: January 27

Purpose:

The IASP Early Career Research Grant supports a researcher who is starting his/her independent career.

Eligibility Requirements:

At the time of application applicants should be:

• IASP members.
• Within 6 years of having received their final degree.
• Applicant should not have been a recipient of a grant that provides support equal to or greater than the IASP Early Career Research grant.

The IASP Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Working Group will evaluate all proposals based on:

• The scientific merit of the proposed research.
• The qualifications of the investigator. Only work published in international refereed journals or periodicals will be considered.

Terms of the Awards:

• The awardee will be responsible for managing the funds to be administered by the institution.
• The awardee must acknowledge IASP as the source of funding in any publications arising from work supported by these grants.
• The awardee must agree to start the project within one year of the announcement of the award, submit interim progress report, and a detailed final scientific report within two years.

How to Apply:

All applications must be submitted in English and include all required documents per provided guidelines.

Click here to download and complete the pdf form.

Include with your application form:

• A description of the research project to be undertaken (4 pages max, 11 pt. font, ½ inch (1.27 cm) margins)
• A letter of recommendation.
• A letter from an institutional official that includes:
  • Evidence of professional independence (i.e., a faculty level academic appointment)
  • Evidence of institutional support (e.g. that  basic costs, such as associated salary, administrative support and the use of laboratory/office space)
  • Non-profit status of the institute
  • Acknowledgment that neither the IASP nor the Early Career Research Grant will be liable (i.e. charged) for any indirect costs (overhead and handling fees) associated with the execution of the work described in the application.
• The short version curriculum vitae of the applicant including a list of publications (4pages max). The CV form is available here.

IASP will not consider incomplete applications.

Grant Overview:

• IASP will award twelve grants per year to be used by eligible applicants who are starting their independent career.
• The IASP Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Working Group will make the final decisions on the awards.
• The grants are available internationally and are not related to any particular discipline.
• The committee will give consideration to a balance of all aspects of pain research projects including the clinical, social and basic sciences when considering the awards.

Email your completed application to: IASPDesk@iasp-pain.org The deadline for receipt of applications is January 20. Awards will be announced by March 30.

Please contact IASPdesk@iasp-pain.org if you have any questions.

IASP does not take responsibility for accidents or other legal issues occurring during the period a person is benefiting from an IASP grant.

View previous recipients of IASP Early Career Research Grants.