2026 AHNS Pilot Grant supports researchers conducting basic, translational, and clinical studies of head and neck neoplastic disease to generate useful findings and lay groundwork for expanded research.
Applications for the 2027 AHNS Pilot Grant are now open, replacing the previous announcement that they would open October 1, 2026. The funder also replaced the link to the 2027 application guidelines.
2027 AHNS Pilot Grant supports researchers conducting basic, translational, or clinical studies of head and neck neoplastic disease to generate useful findings and lay the groundwork for expanded research.
2027 AHNS Alando J. Ballantyne Trainee Research Pilot Grant supports trainees and researchers studying head and neck neoplastic disease to generate useful findings and build longer-term research programs.
2027 AHNS Trainee Pilot Research Award supports trainees’ basic, translational, or clinical research on head and neck neoplastic disease to generate useful findings and seed larger research programs.
2027 AHNS/AAO-HNSF Translational Innovator Combined Award supports early-career academic head and neck surgeons' research on neoplastic disease to build independent investigators in surgical oncology.
2027 AHNS Presidential Award: Advancing Surgical Innovation in Head and Neck Oncology supports researchers developing surgical innovations to improve outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer.