Quality Improvement Innovation Award
Quality Improvement Innovation Award supports people behind implemented quality improvement projects, recognizing work designed to improve patient safety, quality of care in practice, or both.
Funder: American Academy of Neurology
Due Dates: August 11, 2026 (Applications open) | October 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT (Applications close) | By end of January 2027 (Notifications)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 prize; up to two recipients each year
Summary: Recognizes implemented quality improvement projects designed to improve patient safety and/or quality of care in practice.
Key Information: Applications must describe a project already implemented, rather than a proposal for future work.
Description
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) sponsors this award to recognize quality improvement projects designed to improve patient safety, quality of care in practice, or both. The focus is on work that has been put into action, with applicants describing the project's objectives, approach, and results rather than proposing an initiative that has not yet been carried out.
Up to two recipients are selected each year. In addition to a monetary prize, recipients receive a certificate of recognition and recognition at the AAN Annual Meeting and in AAN member publications. The application provides an account of the implemented work through a short form and a two-page abstract.
