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About

Designed for neurology residents who are interested in a career as clinician scientists. This award is intended to be a springboard into the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s Research Program or other programs focused on early-career investigators. The research project is to be conducted at a US or Canadian hospital or clinic and jointly designed by the resident and a mentoring physician. The application process will be competitive and is intended to prepare the applicants for early-career grant applications. There will be five awards offered at $5,000 each. 

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is firmly committed to embracing the diversity among our members, applicants, and reviewers and affirms the importance of equity and inclusiveness within the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research program.

Timeline

• Applications open: June 19, 2025
• Applications close: September 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT

Benefits

Offers residents a stipend to conduct a project in a clinical setting where there are ongoing programs of research, service, or training, or in a private practice setting.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be in good standing in a neurology residency training program in the US or Canada.
• Applicant must be a member of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.
• Project must not be an already completed project.
• You are not eligible to apply if you are a previous recipient of the Resident Research Scholarship.

Application requirements

Project criteria:   

• The project is to be undertaken in a clinical setting that has ongoing research programs, service, or training, or in a private practice setting.
• The research being conducted MUST be based on or involve a topic relevant to neurology.
• A recommendation letter and committed guidance from a mentor.  A mentor CV is encouraged.  
• Mentor must confirm compliance with local IRB requirements regarding resident’s role in human subjects’ research.
• Applications in which the role of the resident is not clearly defined will not be considered.
• Application and reward process will occur in 2025, with completion of the research in 2026.
• Additional sources of funding for the proposed project are allowed; however, applicants must provide information regarding what funds have been received.  
• Grant funding must solely be used for direct research expenses only. 
• The awardee will be required to present results at a future Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Annual Meeting.

Resident will include in the project proposal: 

• Resident name and contact information, including phone and email address.  
• Supervising mentoring physician's name and contact information, including phone and email address.  
• Title of project.
• Specific aim(s) of the project: Clearly list the specific research objectives. If the project is part of a larger study, briefly explain the overall goals and how this research fits in. The resident should clearly outline their role and expected outcomes for each aim.
• Background and significance: Explain the importance to neurology of the problem motivating this research, here and elsewhere; indicate citations by number in parentheses, corresponding to their order of appearance in the references cited.
• Experimental design: Keyed to the specific aims, describe the experiments/studies intended and the experimental and analytical methods that will be used.
• References: List authors, titles of articles, journal, book, volume, pages, year; list citations numerically in the order in which they appear in the application.  
• Mentorship: Describe arrangements made with the mentor and associates for structured guidance.
• Budget and budget justification for research: Residents are encouraged to think practically and realistically about the cost of their proposal. The scholarship amount is $5,000 regardless of the size of the formal budget.

Note: 

• Project proposal, budget proposal, CV, and bibliography should be Arial, 11-point font or greater, and have at least 0.5-inch margins.  
• 2-page limit for research proposal, including bibliography
• ½ page budget and budget justification
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of recommendation from the preceptor / supervising attending physician
• Preceptor / supervising attending physician curriculum vitae 

Awardee expectations

Resident will return the following upon being notified of award: 

• A Statement of Intent form, signed by the resident and mentoring physician, supplied with award notification letter.  
•  W-9 or W-8BEN Tax form for Canadian citizens 

Resident will submit the following within 3 months after project completion: 

• A one-page abstract of the project
• Evaluation forms completed by the resident and mentoring physician, supplied with the winner notification letter

Award, presentation, and publication:

• Any publications resulting from the funded project must acknowledge the support of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­). Upon publication, copies should be forwarded to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.  
• Recipient will provide the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ with name, year of Resident Research Scholarship award received, hospital or clinic, publications, presentations, and/or awards related to the research project.
• Scholarship winners agree to submit their abstract to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ for the Annual Meeting Scientific Program. The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s acceptance of the abstract is not guaranteed.  

Questions?

For more information, contact Amy Linner, Senior Science & Academic Coordinator, at alinner@aan.com.