Research is key for the anesthesiology specialty to successfully master the challenges of the future. IARS is pushing the ball with its Grants Program, supporting research and scientific advancement of the anesthesiology specialty. To date, the IARS has funded more than 225 projects, contributing more than $22 million to the anesthesia community.
“As anesthesiologists, it’s a challenge balancing between the clinical work and the research aspect of things. Having [the IARS Mentored Research Award] provides you with the necessary time to complete meaningful research.”
— Past Award Recipient
IARS Mentored Research Award (IMRA) – $175,000
This award is intended to support investigations that will further the understanding of clinical practice in anesthesiology and related sciences. Up to four research projects are selected annually, with a maximum award of $175,000 each, payable over two years. These grants help create future leaders and prepare applicants to apply for independent research funding.
IARS International Outreach Travel Grant – up to $5,000
Submission Deadline: Grant cycle currently closed
Travel grant awards range from $1,000 and up to $5,000 for abstract presenters to attend the IARS Annual Meetings, presented by IARS and SOCCA. The IARS International Outreach Travel Grant, developed by the IARS International Subcommittee, supports scientists globally to grow the richness and diversity of background, location and expertise at the IARS Annual Meeting. These IARS travel grants are designed specifically for individuals located in low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries who are involved in research related to anesthesia. The IARS travel grants make it possible for individuals, who would not otherwise be able to participate in the meeting, to access the wider global anesthesiology community through meaningful engagement at our leading-edge annual meeting.
Coming this year! IARS Global Scholars Award
New funding opportunity coming soon from IARS – The Global Scholars Award (GSA)! GSA is a two-year, up to $50,000 award to support a global mentored research initiative with the goal of providing meaningful, sustainable research initiatives for the awardee and their institution. The focus of the initiative is to support a well-defined project in perioperative anesthesiology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), while promoting research training and mentoring for the candidate.
- GSA is designed to foster innovation, creativity, and capacity building for an early career/young investigator interested in a career in academic research.
- Projects must have direct relevance to the practice of anesthesiology.
- Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to research and the potential for leadership within their home country.
- Eligible Organizations must be located in an LMIC, as defined by The World Bank.
“This award [IMRA] absolutely affected my professional trajectory, it offered me reassurance that my research was on the right track and the much-needed financial support to start my own research program. The award gave me the greatest privilege – protected time to focus on my research, to plan experiments and build relationships with other research teams. I felt incredibly lucky to be able to build a research career at the same time as being a clinician and an educator, which would have been impossible without this award.”
– 2013 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Sinziana Avramescu, MD, PhD, FRCPC
“This award [IMRA] will increase opportunities for collaborative and innovative research endeavors that may lead to a paradigm shift in managing hemostasis with the safest and most effective strategies in reducing bleeding and blood transfusions in pediatric cardiac patients.”
– 2021 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Laura Downey, MD
“The IMRA helped to not only develop and propel me through my translational research platform through creation of a biospecimen repository associated with a single center clinical trial that I designed and led, but also it helped me to acquire formal training in clinical research, epidemiology, and research operations that now is helpful in directing the CRU and in conducting broader, programmatic, multicenter investigations.”
– 2020 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHSc, FAHA
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