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Women's Research Mentorship Grant

Supports women performing IR research and to expand the pipeline for medical students or residents to learn about IR research.

Pilot Research Grant

Funds research in areas that advance IR and patient care. These grants generally address a specific hypothesis and generate preliminary data to strengthen applications to peer-reviewed funding agencies. For faculty and those with limited research experience.

Academic Transition Grant

Facilitates independent research and academic success, this grant is for interventional radiologists over the age of 40 who’ve recently begun academic careers after years in non-academic practice.

Allied Scientist Grant

Provides support for trainees enrolled in graduate-level training programs outside the clinical realm of IR but still crucial to IR’s future. Goal: create collaborative research training environments.

Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Culp Student Research Grant

Designed to foster an interest in research by funding a summer research project conducted by a medical student in an area identified by SIR Foundation as important to the advancement of interventional radiology and patient care.

Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Grant

Supports junior IR faculty members early in their academic careers to allow time for research. The goal is for grant recipients to subsequently obtain additional funding from other sources, such as NIH.

Incubator Grant

Supports projects in clinical research areas important to the advancement of interventional radiology and patient care that align with SIR Foundation's clinical research goals.

Radiology Resident Research Grant

Fosters an interest in research by funding a project conducted by the resident to advance IR and patient care.

Dr. Barry T. Katzen Master Clinician Award

Honors an interventional radiologist who exemplifies dedication to clinical practice, patient care, diligence in their work, and continuous improvement within the field and who has made a demonstrable impact at their institution or practice as a result.

Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award

Introduces interested medical students to the greater interventional radiology community at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. Recognizes the student author of an accepted abstract that best honors the spirit of inventiveness and scientific purity.

Resident Research Award

Provides residents and fellows an opportunity to attend and present their scientific research at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. The intent is to expose young researchers who wish to further their careers in interventional radiology.

Research Scientist Award

Recognize the contributions and accomplishments of PhD scientists and engineers at all levels of training for their basic and preclinical research on the topic of interventional radiology.

Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award

Promotes excellence in academic research for members early in their careers. This award honors the founding editor of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) and recognizes the importance of the young investigator in developing interventional solutions for the future.

Excellence in Innovation Award

Fund compelling, novel ideas that lead to improved health outcomes in IR.

Reviewer-in-Training Program

Trains and mentors individuals to review grant proposals and learn the grant review process to be able to participate in various study sections ranging from society, foundation and government agencies (such as the National Institutes of Health).

Giving Circle for the Advancement of Women (GCAW) Award

Provide career development opportunities for women in interventional radiology. GCAW is dedicated to engaging all generations of women in interventional radiology through the power of community philanthropy.

Leader in Innovation Award

Recognizes and promotes innovation within interventional radiology, continuing IR’s historical innovative development that has revolutionized medicine over the last 40 years.

Grants for Education of Medical Students (GEMS) Program

This program provides first-generation medical students with scholarships to fund visiting clerkship rotations in interventional radiology and attendance at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting.

Summer Medical Internship Program (SMIP)

Fosters an interest in research by funding a summer research project conducted by a medical student. Students applying for the program must show strong potential for a career in IR with proven academic success.

Research Training Award

Provides the opportunity for investigators to visit a research lab at another educational institution to facilitate the transfer of research knowledge, skills and techniques, and new research methodologies in the following areas: 1) animal research studies and 2) basic science or bench research.