Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Educational Seed Grant Applications are now being accepted!
- Up to $8000 per project
- Submission deadline: May 1, 2020
Purpose
Each year, departmental funds (a total of $16,000) are made available to support new educational projects. This Educational Grant provides up to $8,000 (maximum amount per project) and is open to medical students from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and residents, fellows, and faculty members of the Pitt/UPP Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine. The purpose of the grant is to inspire and assist aspiring department-related anesthesiology investigators who have no current funding to start an educational project. Both curriculum development projects and educational research projects are eligible. Basic, translational, and clinical research projects are NOT eligible.
Application Cycle and Timeline
- For the next fiscal year July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021, for funding commencing on July 1, 2020, the submission deadline is May 1, 2020.
- Direct submission and questions to Dr. Tetsuro Sakai & Barb Chismar
Eligibility
- Must be a current member of the Pitt/UPP Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine or a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Must not have received any prior non-departmental extramural research funding for the proposed project
- Medical students or trainees (residents or fellows) submitting projects as principal investigator must have a mentor with a primary academic or clinical faculty appointment in the Pitt/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine.
- Awardees must agree to present the completed study at one or more of the following meetings: UPMC GME Leadership Conference, the annual Safar Symposium and Multi-Departmental Trainees Research Day, the Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference (PARRC), or national meetings (ASA, SEA, IARS, and others) following the award.
- Awardees must agree to submit a financial report detailing how the grant funds were used.
- Awardees must agree to submit a manuscript on the funded work to a peer-reviewed journal for publication with acknowledgment of Educational Grant funding.