American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons Seed Grant Program
Funding Amount
$25,000 maximum for a 2-year award
Deadline
Expected ~November
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- November 15, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: November
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Other requirements
- Applicants must be pediatric neurosurgeons
- Must be ASPN members
- Must have completed their pediatric fellowship training less than 10 years ago at the time of the ASPN meeting
- Applicants may submit only one project
Overview
Goal: To provide "seed" funding to jumpstart promising projects conducted by early career pediatric neurosurgeons. Ideally, this funding will lead to substantial progress that transforms how we manage the care of individuals with pediatric neurosurgical issues and/or to additional extramural funding.
Project Scope
Projects may span the breadth of:
- Basic, translational, and clinical research
- Patient safety/quality improvement
- Global health
- Education
- Advocacy
Eligibility
- Applicants must be pediatric neurosurgeons
- Must be ASPN members
- Must have completed their pediatric fellowship training less than 10 years ago at the time of the ASPN meeting
- Applicants may submit only one project
Timeline
- Award Announcement: ASPN meeting, 2026
- Progress Report Due: January 1, 2027
- Completed Project Presentation: ASPN meeting 2028
Contact
Email completed application to the ASPN Secretary at [email protected]
How to Apply
Application Requirements
Format Specifications:
- 11 point Arial font
- 0.5 inch margins
- Single-spaced
- Compiled as one PDF
Application Components
Page 1 - Cover Page
- Contact information for grants office
- Assurance to abide by IRB, IACUC as appropriate
- Conflict of Interest attestation
Page 2 - Abstract/Summary
- 30 lines maximum
Pages 3-5 - Project Strategy (3 pages, including figures)
Must include:
- Hypothesis and Specific Aims/Goals
- Background and Pilot Data (if available)
- Approach/Methods/Expected Outcomes/Alternatives
- Power Analysis and Statistical Design
- Milestones
Page 6 - Additional Components
- Impact/Significance (~20 lines)
- Team/Environment composition (~15 lines)
- Budget and Budget Justification
- References (unlimited, full references)
- NIH Biosketch of applicant
Submission
Email completed application to the ASPN Secretary at [email protected]
What American Society actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $25K
- Median grant
- $25K
- By dollars: Connecticut 100%. Top recipient cities: Hartford, CT.
Example grants
Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc · Hartford, CT
Seed grant for research proposal "robot-assisted surgery for fetal repair of open…
$25K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
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