Applications open September 17, 2018 and close December 17, 2018.
The Rita Allen Foundation (RAF) and American Pain Society (APS) announce the 2019 Award in Pain. The RAF and APS may award two grants in the amount of $50,000 annually, for a period of up to three years to those research proposals demonstrating the greatest merit and potential for success.
Eligible candidates will have completed their training and provided persuasive evidence of distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise in basic science research in pain. Candidates should be in the early stages of their career with an appointment at faculty level. The entire award is to be allocated to projects specifically chosen by the recipient. Overhead is not supported.
Research Topics
Proposed research projects should be directed towards the molecular biology of pain and/or basic science topics related to the development of new analgesics for the management of pain due to terminal illness.
Deadlines
A complete application must be submitted via the proposalCENTRAL system by 11:59pm Midnight Eastern Time on DECEMBER 17, 2018. Grant awards will be announced in March 2019 and funds will be awarded for the initial twelve month grant period upon satisfactory execution of the grant agreement between the RAF and the grant recipient's institution. For any questions regarding the application, please download the grant guidelines for more information.
General Information
The application must include a written proposal in English of no more than six pages, including a page of no more than 20 references. A curriculum vitae is also required. The candidate's application must include a letter of support from the Department Chair or Institute Head demonstrating strong support for the candidate's proposed research and career development. Two other required letters of support are from the candidate's PhD advisor, and a mentor who has impacted the candidate's research. The candidate will provide the email contact information for the individuals requested to submit letters of support and each individual will be contacted by the online system requesting that their letters be uploaded directly into the candidate's application. The candidate should list current and pending research support from all sources.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain the applicant:
- Must have received committed start-up funds and independent laboratory space from their institution and this information must be clearly indicated in the Chair's letter of support for the candidate.
- Should be in the first three years of their appointment.
- Should be appointed to tenure track or equivalent position at their respective institution but not have received tenure at the time of the application.
- Must conduct the research and be appointed at an institution in the United States or Canada.
- Must indicate if an application has been submitted for another APS research award and the candidate may accept only one concurrent APS research award.
- A senior post-doc should not be an applicant.
- Associate professors should not be an applicant.
Grant Budget and Grantee Obligations:
- Eligible grant expenses may include Principal Investigator salary but not institutional overhead.
- Recipients are required to submit a 500-word annual progress report and a financial report to the RAF in accordance with the terms of the grant agreement.
- Investigators are required to present an abstract presentation of the sponsored research at the 2020 APS Scientific Meeting. Travel expense for attending the meeting must be included in the grant budget.
View previous Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain recipients.
For additional information contact APS at 847.375.4715 or info@americanpainsociety.org.