LSRS Research Grant Award Program:

The Lumbar Spine Research Society’s mission is to foster education and research in the field of diseases and treatment of the lumbar spine. We are currently soliciting letters of intent for the Research Grant and will be awarding up to $50,000 total to fund innovative projects. Funding amount and number of grants are at the discretion of the LSRS Research Committee based upon merit of applications and amount of funding available each year.

Submitters must select either grant, we will not accept submissions of one proposal to both. Multiple proposals are accepted provided they are each unique.

2025 $10,000.00 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANT

The LSRS is awarding a young investigator research grant up to $10,000. This award is available to qualified young investigators in the field of spine. A young investigator is eligible as outlined: MD/DO applicants must be within five years of completion of fellowship training at the time of application; PhD applicants must be within five years of their post-doc training. Letters of intent and subsequent applications will be reviewed by the LSRS Research Committee; the grant will be awarded based on merit. An LSRS member must be listed as an investigator on the grant project for consideration.

2025 $20,000.00 LSRS RESEARCH GRANT

The LSRS is awarding a research grant(s) up to $20,000 to fund future, innovative projects. This award is available to qualified principle investigators in the field of spine. Letters of intent and subsequent applications will be reviewed by the LSRS Research Committee; the grant will be awarded based on merit. The committee will be reviewing with the following criteria in mind: novelty, methodology, feasibility, and significance. An LSRS member must be listed as an investigator on the grant project for consideration.

Call for LETTERS OF INTENT for 2025 LSRS Research Grants: JULY 1, 2024 - OCTOBER 1, 2024

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Funding is for future research and not research already performed.

• Projects should be focused and capable of completion within 12 months.

• Grants are to be awarded for only one year.

• Multi-year grants will not be accepted.

• Priority will be given to proposals with the potential to lead to other sources of funding.

• Cost sharing is acceptable but detailed budgets must be submitted.

• Research awards cannot be used in collaboration for industry development or personal business financial gain.

• Submitters must select either grant, we will not accept submissions of one proposal to both.

• Multiple proposals are accepted provided they are each unique.

• At least one member of the LSRS must be listed as an investigator.

• Investigators may include medical student, resident or fellow. 

• Previous grant recipients will not be eligible for consideration for three years.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS:

1. All grant recipients are required to submit semiannual financial reporting to the LSRS.

2. The Principal Investigator is required to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting to accept the award in person.

3. The Principal Investigator is required to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting to formally present their findings as an update.

4. Grant recipients will be contacted to submit abstract of their research outcomes to subsequent LSRS Annual Meetings.

5. Any future publications of the research should include acknowledgement of funding from LSRS.

6. Research awards cannot be used for industry development or personal business financial gain.

7. The LSRS does not allow indirect costs to be included in the budget.

8. Principal Investigators and LSRS members cannot receive salaries from the grant award.

9. The award cannot be used for travel expenses.

10. If the research project is not completed within the allotted timeframe, the residual funds must be returned to the LSRS, some extensions have been granted upon request.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS

The investigator is required to submit a letter of intent. The letter of intent instructions are available above. The committee will conduct a critical review of letters of intent and invite specific groups to complete formal grant applications.  

CORRESPONDENCE

All other correspondence should be submitted to the LSRS at LSRS@LSRS.ORG. 

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