Grants
The AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section offers a comprehensive array of grant and funding opportunities across multiple career stages. These include prestigious awards from major institutions like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and American Heart Association, as well as specialized foundations such as the Brain Aneurysm Foundation and Joe Niekro Foundation. Funding options are available for medical students, residents, fellows, and established neurosurgeons, ranging from research fellowships and travel scholarships to substantial career development awards and transformational project grants. These opportunities support various aspects of cerebrovascular research, from clinical trials to basic science investigations.
Grant Opportunities
National Institutes of Health
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
- K12 Neurosurgeon Research Career Development Program (NRCDP)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08)
- AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
- Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NINDS Exploratory Clinical Trials for Small Business (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Required)
- NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials and Biomarker Studies for Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIH Grant Writing Resources
- NINDS Bioengineering Research Grants
American Heart Association
For Neurosurgeons
- Transformational Project Award
- Collaborative Sciences Award
- Established Investigator Award
- Career Development Award
For Residents/Fellows
For Medical Students
Societies
For Neurosurgeons
- Joint Cerebrovascular Section/CNS Foundation Young Investigator’s Award
- AANS/CNS Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research
- AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship
- SNIS Foundation Fellow/Young Investigator Research Grant
- SNIS Joe Niekro Research Grant
- NREF Young Clinician Investigator Award
- Academy Emerging Investigator Mentoring Program
For Residents/Fellows
- REF Research Fellowship Grant
- AANS/CNS Robert J. Dempsey, MD, Cerebrovascular Research Award
- AANS William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship
- WINS Sherry Apple Resident Travel Scholarship
- WINS Louise Eisenhardt Resident Travel Scholarship
- AANS Donald O. Quest Award