2026 ASPNR-ASNR Research Grant

To fund neuroradiology research that advances the understanding, diagnosis, and/or treatment of central nervous system pathologies in children.

This grant provides up to $20,000 for a 1-year project to support the pilot phase of a scientific project.
The grant period runs from February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027.
The application consists of a two-step process: submission of a one-page Letter of Intent followed by an invitation to submit a research grant application to those who have submitted the most promising projects.

The grant is open to MD and PhD in any medical specialty on a pediatric neuroradiology topic (Must include a neuroradiologist as part of the research team)
Radiologists with research proposal in pediatric neuroradiology
An applicant must be an ASPNR and ASNR member in good standing and remain so throughout the duration of the award. Not an ASPNR member? Join here.
Applicant(s) must not be agents of any for-profit or commercial company in the medical sciences.
The grant cannot be supplemental to external or internal funding from a single grant, combined grants, or contracts from any source greater than $25,000 secured within the past three years for the same or for a substantially similar project.
External or internal supplemental grant support <$20,000 must be detailed within the budget. Supplemental funding from other grant sources may be approved if the investigator submits a satisfactory plan to address any budgetary overlap.
Only one submission per applicant is permitted.

Applicants from sanctioned countries will be excluded
Former ASPNR research grant award recipients.
Members of the ASPNR Board of Directors and members of the ASPNR Research Grant Committee.

Deadline for Letters of Intent is June 30, 2025, 11:59 pm EST.
Complete grant applications (upon invitation) must be submitted by September 1, 20245, 11:59 pm EST.
The recipient of the 2026 ASPNR-ASNR Research Grant will be announced at the 8th Annual ASPNR Meeting in January 2026 in Tampa, FL.