The Rita Allen Foundation and the American Pain Society are accepting applications for the 2015 Rita Allen Award in Pain.
Proposed research projects should be directed toward 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.
Eligible candidates must have completed their training and be able to provide persuasive evidence of distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise in basic science research in pain. In addition, candidates must be in the early stages of their career with an appointment at the faculty level.
To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate the strong support of the appropriate administrators and department chair or institute head; have been on a tenure track for no more than three years (support will be reconsidered if a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar is awarded tenure); and conduct his or her research at an institution in the United States or Canada.
The program will award two grants in the amount of $50,000 a year, for a period of up to three years. The entire award must be allocated to projects specifically chosen by the recipient. Institutional overhead is not supported, but eligible grant expenses may include the principal investigator’s salary.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 16, 2015
For more information, please refer to Link to Complete RFP