Funding Amount

$25,000

Deadline

March 1, 2027

155 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Current deadline
March 1, 2027
Tracked since
April 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: March

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

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Eligible organizations

  • Particularly junior members with limited prior experience as principal investigators

Other requirements

  • SVS members
  • Geographic Scope: Not specified (appears to be open to SVS members)

Overview

Clinical Research Seed Grant

Overview: The SVS Foundation's Clinical Research Seed Grant program is designed to spur interest and development of clinical investigators among SVS members, particularly junior members with limited prior experience as principal investigators.

Focus Areas: Supports pilot projects with the potential to become larger studies funded from either industry or government sources.

Award Amount: $25,000 grant for direct costs for one year

Eligibility:

  • SVS members

  • Particularly junior members with limited prior experience as principal investigators
  • Geographic Scope: Not specified (appears to be open to SVS members)

    Contact & Additional Information:

  • Visit: vsweb.org/ClinicalResearchSeedGrant

  • Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation

  • Address: 9400 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 315, Rosemont, IL 60018-4975

  • Phone: 312-334-2300 or 800-258-7188
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Deadline: March 1 (annual)

    Application Details:

  • One awardee will be selected in the spring

  • Award amount: $25,000 for direct costs for one year

  • Applications submitted through vsweb.org/ClinicalResearchSeedGrant
  • Additional Information: A second recipient will be selected for the Clinical Research Seed Grant Challenge during the Vascular Annual Meeting. This is a competitive 90-minute challenge competition.

    Past recipients of this program

    Recent awards under this program (from Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation's IRS filings)

    • $25K

    • University Health Network

      2024

      $25K

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

      $25K

    • Yale University

      New Haven, CT · 2022

      $25K

    • The Research Foundation for Suny

      Amherst, NY · 2020

      $25K

    9 grants in Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation's 2019–2025 filings reference “Clinical Research Seed Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

    What Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    3
    Total given
    $195K
    Median grant
    $25K
    Range
    $20K–$150K
    • By dollars: North Carolina 77%, Massachusetts 13%, Georgia 10%. Top recipient cities: Durham, NC; Cambridge, MA; Atlanta, GA.

    Example grants

    • Duke University · Durham, NC

      K08 research award

      $150K

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Cambridge, MA

      Clinical research seed grant

      $25K

    • Emory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, GA

      Vc4u award

      $20K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    science-researchhealthcare

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