“IARS awards help to bridge the gap between department funds and NIH funding, in a very unique way that allows funding for pioneering, or novel fields that otherwise would not be fundable, or are too big to be funded by department resources.”

— Past Award Recipient

B.B. Sankey Anesthesia Advancement Award

The B.B. Sankey Anesthesia Advancement Awards distributed more than $1 million from 1983 to 1993. There were 45 awardees for projects in clinical care, education, and administration, as well as laboratory and clinical research.

Ben Covino Memorial Award

Funded with a grant from AstraZeneca, the Ben Covino Memorial Awards were given to seven awardees, sponsoring almost $150,000 in regional anesthesia research from 1993 until 2004.

Chinese Research Prize

At the Chinese Society of Anesthesia (CSA) meeting, the Chinese Research Prize of $1,000 was awarded to promote and to share the IARS/CSA mission of best research advancement in the field of anesthesiology. This prize was awarded to ten Chinese scholars each year from 2008 until 2010.

Clinical Scholar Research Award

The Clinical Scholar Research Award was created to further the understanding of anesthesiology and related sciences in clinical practice through clinical investigations. After awarding almost $5 million to 62 recipients from 1994 until 2011, this award became the IARS Mentored Research Award.

Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award (FARA)

The IARS Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award (FARA) fostered innovation, creativity and scientific excellence by exceptional mid-career physician scientists. The award supported many distinguished investigators during their progression to leadership roles in the anesthesiology specialty and scientific community. After nearly 30 years, 12 award cycles and $7,000,000 in funding the IARS concluded the Frontiers Award to refocus its awards program on other funding priorities.

Initiative for Multicenter Pragmatic Anesthesiology Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Award

This award was developed by a consortium of academic anesthesiology organizations with the goal of supporting the development of proposals for pragmatic clinical trials by anesthesiology investigators for submission to external funding sources, such as the NIH. Awards of $50,000 USD were made to enable a pilot or feasibility trials in preparation for the design of a multicenter pragmatic clinical trial.

SCA-IARS Research Grant

In 2009, the IARS pledged a gift of $1 million to the SCA Foundation to support the SCA-IARS Starter and Mid-Career Grants, and continued to fund through 2018.

SmartTots Research Award

For over a decade IARS sponsored the SmartTots initiative and worked with multiple international stakeholders to address the scientific and clinical gaps regarding the safe use of anesthetics and sedatives in children. Research funded through SmartTots investigated various aspects of existing anesthetics and their administration, including dosage and exposure.

Teaching Recognition Award

These awards were designed to recognize individuals with outstanding teaching skills and career contributions to the academic community. From 1997 to 2014, 24 individuals were acknowledged in two areas of achievement, Innovation in Education and Achievement in Education.