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Grant opportunity: Developed-Developing Countries Collaborative Research Program: International Association for the Study of Pain

Deadline- 15 Mar 2013

International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is offering funding opportunity for Developed-Developing Countries Collaborative Research Grant program. This programme aims to  support international, interdisciplinary collaborations in pain research, specifically between laboratories in a developing country and in a developed country.

Two grants of up to US$15,000 will be awarded.

Eligibility & Criteria-

  • The principal investigators in both countries must have been members of IASP for the past year.
  • The principal investigator in charge of the overall project should be at a professional level of independence (i.e., a faculty level academic appointment).
  • The IASP Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Working Group will evaluate all proposals based on-
  1. The scientific merit
  2. The qualifications of the investigators
  3. The evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Benefits & Guidelines-

  • The grants cover travel and accommodation costs to support collaborative research by two or more research groups located in different countries, one of which must be located in a developed country and one of which must be located in a developing country.
  • Collaborations between basic science and clinical research groups will receive priority.
  • IASP sponsorship will be in the form of a grant to Institute on behalf of the principal investigator of the project, who is responsible for managing funds and must submit a detailed financial and scientific report within two years.
  • The principal investigator in charge of the overall project must submit a final scientific report that includes information on activities and products generated with the help of the collaborative research award. These include publications, presentations at conferences, colloquia, or symposia (or similar meetings) as well as the generation of additional extramural (external) support.
  • Publications and other products arising from work supported by these grants must acknowledge the source of funding.

How to apply?

  • All applications must be submitted in English and include all required documents per provided guidelines.
  • Include the following with application form-
  1. A description of the research project (4 pages max, 11 pt. font, ½ inch (1.27 cm) margins)
  2. Short version curriculum vitae form of the principal investigator from each collaborating institution
  3. The principal investigator in charge of the overall project must provide a letter from his/her institutional official that includes:
  • Evidence of professional independence (i.e., a faculty level academic appointment)
  • Non-profit status of the institute
  • Acknowledgment that neither the IASP nor the IASP Collaborative Research Grant will be liable (i.e. charged) for any indirect costs (overhead and handling fees) associated with the execution of the work described in the application.

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