Mitzi & William Blahd, MD, Pilot Research Grant

Overview

The pilot research grant is designed to help a basic or clinical scientist in the early stages of their career conduct research that may lead to further funding.
This grant may be used for salary support of the principal investigator, as well as direct costs of supplies and equipment.
Support is not provided for salaries of other research personnel, or for indirect costs
This award is made possible through a grant from the Education and Research Foundation.

Basic or clinical scientists with an advanced degree, such as MD, PhD, or equivalent.
The research may be done in any country.
Awardee must hold a full-time position in an educational institution when the award starts.
Applicant must be no more than five years post training (most recent training; training includes residency, MD/PhD training, professional school, graduate school, post doc, or fellowship).
Applicant must not have served as the principal investigator of a peer-reviewed grant for more than $50,000 in a single calendar year.
Preference will be given to individuals who have demonstrated great potential for a research career in the field of nuclear medicine/molecular imaging and whose research focuses on translational in vivo studies that include radionuclide imaging or therapy.

Principal investigator's current curriculum vitae
A research abstract and a detailed research proposal not to exceed 10 pages, excluding references.
One letter of recommendation from the program director or research supervisor.
One letter of recommendation from a professional colleague.
Applicant must be a member of SNMMI at the time of award. If you are not a member, please visit: www.snmmi.org/membership