Rita Allen Foundation Award in PainOverviewSince 2009, the Rita Allen Foundation has awarded annually the Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain, recognizing emerging experts in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain. Each year, the Foundation typically awards two grants, in the amount of $50,000 per year over three years, to early-career investigators who are pursuing innovative research on mechanisms that initiate and propagate pain in the nervous system. In 2019, three additional pain awards and in 2020 two additional pain awards were awarded by The Rita Allen Foundation with support from the Open Philanthropy Foundation. Eligible candidates will have completed their training and provided persuasive evidence of distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise for a career in basic science research in pain. Candidates should be in the early stages of their career, with an appointment at the faculty level. 2021 Rita Allen Foundation Award In Pain RecipientsPast Rita Allen Foundation Award In Pain RecipientsResearch TopicsProposed research topics should be directed toward the molecular biology of pain and/or basic science topics related to the development of new analgesics for the management of pain due to terminal illness. The proposal should describe the proposed research in pain and why it is cutting edge. In addition, the candidate should describe their vision for a career in pain research and provide information or any examples of leadership in pain-related activities. The entire award is made available to the recipient; university overhead is not supported. Key Dates and DeadlinesApplications will be open from October 15 - December 15, 2022. Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME on December 15, 2022. Grant awards will be announced in early Spring 2023. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee that includes past Award in Pain recipients, as well as other leading pain basic researchers. The selection committee is, unfortunately, unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications. Subsequently, grant funds will be awarded for the initial twelve-month grant period upon satisfactory execution of a grant agreement between the Rita Allen Foundation and the grant recipient’s institution. Application RequirementsThe application requires the following documents written in English:
Click here for more information about the 2022 application cycleAssistance with ApplicationsFor technical support (including questions about trouble logging in and technical issues in completing an application) or questions regarding eligibility: Please contact [email protected] (the office is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am ET-5:00 pm ET). Emails received after hours and on weekends will be responded to on the next business day. More information about eligibility, the application process, and application deadlines can be found on the Award in Pain page. If you have questions, please contact [email protected] |