Annual Research Grant

 Description |   Deadline |   Guidelines |   Application 

Description

Annual Research Awards will be made by the Research Committee of the American Association for Hand Surgery. These awards were established to further the purpose of the Association as stated in its Bylaws and to foster creativity and innovation in basic and/or clinical research in all areas pertinent to hand surgery.

A maximum of three (3) grants for up to $5,000.00 USD each will be made for a one (1) year period. Grants are available to residents, fellows, therapists and AAHS members. One (1) of the up to three (3) co-investigators must be an active or affiliate AAHS member.

Deadline

The deadline for grant application is November 1.

Guidelines

• Applications may be obtained from the Central Office or you can use the application form provided below.
• Complete applications and seven (7) copies must be received no later than November 1 in order for judging to be completed for announcement at the Annual Meeting in the following January.
• Up to three (3) investigators may be included on a single application, one (1) investigator must be an Active or Affiliate AAHS member.
• Facility for research must coincide with Principal Investigator's location for one (1) year following receipt of the Award.
• The AAHS and the Research Committee are required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to document disbursement of funds, as well as to maintain annual reports on the funded programs.
• The AAHS must be acknowledged as the source of funding in any presentation or publication.
• It is expected that research supported by this grant be submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting within two (2) years of receipt of the Award.
• Funds must be returned to the AAHS if the research is not undertaken within twelve (12) months of receipt of the Award.
• A final progress report should list publications which resulted from this initial seed funding.
• Failure to follow these guidelines will disqualify the recipient from any further grant applications and from presenting any papers at AAHS meetings for three (3) years following such default.    Top

Application

The application consists of three (3) parts:

• investigator(s) demographic information
• description of research
• Curriculum Vitae for each investigator

Original application plus seven (7) copies should be forwarded to the Research Committee chair. Complete applications and copies must be received no later than November 1 in order for judging to be completed for announcement at the Annual Meeting in the following January.

Click here to view the electronic version of the application, click here for a pdf version of the application or contact the Central Office to receive the application by mail.
Top