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Published on November 17, 2020 by AHNS Webmaster

AHNS Grants– Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:59 ET

Dear AHNS members,

The American Head and Neck Society will sponsor nine research grants for 2021 which are available through American Academy of Otolaryngology CORE. The Letters of Intent (LOI) for the Grants are due by 11:59 EST on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.

  1. AHNS.AAO-HNSF Young Investigator Combined Award – Open to fellows and assistant professors. Must be AHNS member (may be candidate member). To support research in neoplastic disease of the head and neck. Up to two years, $20,000 per year. One award available per year.
  2. AHNS/AAO-HNSF Translational Innovator Award – Applicants must have completed residency or fellowship training in seven years or less prior to submitting application. Candidates need to have demonstrated the capacity or potential for a highly productive independent research career with an emphasis in head and neck surgical oncology. Two years, non-renewable, $80,000 maximum ($40,000 per year), one available annually.
  3. AHNS Pilot Grant – Open to Medical Students, residents, PhD, and Junior Faculty residing in the U.S. or Canada to support basic, translational, or clinical research projects in head and neck oncology. One year, $10,000.00. One award available this year.
  4. AHNS Ballantyne Resident Research Pilot Grant – for best grant application by a resident, this award utilizes the same forms and guidelines as the pilot grant (above). One year, non-renewable, $10,000 maximum total costs. One award available per year. The top ranked pilot award will be honored as the Ballantyne Award.
  5. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section Eisai Research Award – Open to medical students focusing in otolaryngology, otolaryngology residents, PhDs or faculty members in otolaryngology departments. Research topics must relate to endocrine surgery or disease. Preference will be given to early-stage investigators (10 years or less from a terminal degree or fellowship training) or more experienced researchers pursuing a new line of inquiry for which pilot data are needed. One year, $10,000.00. One award available this year.
  6. AHNS Endocrine Surgery Section Stryker Research Grant – Open to medical students focusing in otolaryngology, otolaryngology residents, PhDs or faculty members in otolaryngology departments. Research topics must relate to endocrine surgery or disease. Preference will be given to early-stage investigators (10 years or less from a terminal degree or fellowship training) or more experienced researchers pursuing a new line of inquiry for which pilot data are needed. One year, $10,000.00. One award available this year.
  7. AHNS Presidential Request for Application Pilot Award on Mucosal Head and Neck Cancer Research – Open to all otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents, fellows, and faculty. 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, institutional, 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. One year, $10,000. One award available.
  8. AHNS Presidential Request for Application Pilot Award on Salivary Gland Cancer Research – Open to active AHNS members, or trainees (ACGME-accredited otolaryngology residents or AHNS-accredited head and neck surgery fellows) sponsored by an AHNS member can apply. 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, institutional, 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. One year, $10,000. One award available.
  9. AHNS Presidential Request for Application Pilot Award on Basic and Translational Research – This high risk, high reward grant is open to early or mid-career investigators who are AHNS members in good standing. 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, institutional, 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. One year, $10,000. One award available.

You may find general information about the AHNS grants by visiting the website: https://www.ahns.info/research/grants/

Applicants interested in applying for the AHNS grants must submit their applications through the Academy CORE (combined otolaryngologic research evaluation) process. Letters of intent and applications are paperless and submitted through proposal Central.

Reminder: You must complete the Letter of Intent before submitting the full grant. You will not be penalized if you submit an LOI and decide not to complete a full grant.

 

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