Allied Scientist Grant

The Allied Scientist Grant, offered by the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation, supports graduate-level trainees in non-clinical disciplines crucial to interventional radiology. With funding up to $40,000 over two years, this grant fosters collaboration between established scientists and IR professionals to innovate and enhance patient care. Eligible applicants include trainees and post-doctoral fellows, with a focus on multidisciplinary research. The program aims to advance groundbreaking studies that bridge scientific knowledge and clinical application.

Note: The Proposal Development Form deadline is represented by the Letter of Inquiry deadline. The Pre Review Application deadline is represented by the Pre Proposal deadline.
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation is a scientific nonprofit organization that was created for the purposes of advancing scientific knowledge in the field of interventional radiology, increasing the number of skilled investigators, and developing innovative therapies that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. It is critical to SIR Foundation that those serving in appointed leadership positions avoid conflicts of interest.
Program Overview
SIR and SIR Foundation believe in promoting a culture of inclusion and strengthening the specialty of interventional radiology (IR) through different perspectives.
The Allied Scientist Training Grant is designed to provide support to trainees enrolled in graduate-level training programs that are outside the clinical realm of interventional radiology but are still considered crucial to the future of IR. The goal is to create a collaborative research training environment that benefits from the unique perspectives of established scientists and interventional radiologists.
AWARD
Grant funding up to $40,000. ($20,000 a year for 2 years) Award Project Period: Maximum project period is 24 months (2 years)
*Please note the second year of funding is contingent on a satisfactory review of the first year’s progress report
NATURE OF PROJECTS
The mission of this grant mechanism is to fund research that will lead to the ongoing collaboration between basic or translational science laboratories and interventional radiology by funding graduate level trainees. Specifically, SIR Foundation seeks to promote highly innovative, groundbreaking research; high-impact research with nearterm clinical relevance; multidisciplinary, synergistic research; translational studies to support the fluid transfer of knowledge from bench to bedside; and the next generation of interventional radiology investigators through mentored research.

Eligibility

Applicants are encouraged to be SIR members, but it is not a requirement. However, the trainee’s advisor or co-advisor must be an active SIR member Note: The requirement of active membership status means that either the advisor or co-advisor must be an interventional radiologist. To become a member please click here.Candidate should be a trainee enrolled in a graduate-level, degree-seeking program (i.e., Masters, Doctor of Philosophy, or equivalent) or a post-doctoral fellow at an accredited educational institution in the United States or Canada.Students enrolled in a wide variety of disciplines such as engineering, informatics, cellular and molecular biology will also be considered.It is expected that the trainee will devote a minimum of 75% of their time to the proposed research project.Applicants must be citizens of the United States or Canada or those who have permanent resident status therein.Permanent residents must submit documentation of their status.An exception can be made if an applicant is at an institution in the U.S. or Canada and is on a visa, a letter will be required from the department chair guaranteeing completion of the project.Multi-PI applications are allowed. However, SIR Foundation’s ability to approve a multi-PI grant will be dependent upon the applicants’ institutional policy to execute a multi-PI agreement with SIR Foundation. A contact PI must also be established and identified at the time of application submission.Applicants are able to apply for more than one grant, but not in one grant cycle. Previous SIR Foundation grant awardees are also eligible and encouraged for the Reviewer-in-training Program.

Ineligibility

Institutional indirect costs, construction expenses, and secretarial or office expenses will not be funded.