Funder: American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Sponsored travel and year-long virtual programming for up to two participants
Summary: Supports early-career imaging researchers through advocacy training, NIH funding workshops, networking, and sponsored participation in Washington, DC events.
Key Information: Applicants must be research-oriented AAPM members with an eligible Academy-affiliated appointment and NIH Early Stage Investigator status.
Description
This AAPM opportunity supports participation in the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research’s Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI²). Sponsored by AAPM’s Science Council through its Education & Research Fund and administered by the Research Committee, it combines a year of virtual meetings with sponsored attendance at the Academy’s Medical Imaging Technology Showcase, Congressional events, and NIH meetings in Washington, DC.
During the six to eight months before the showcase, participants join webinars, discussions, and workshops with academic chairs, NIH program staff, and industry and society partners. Topics include advocacy, NIH funding, mock NIH study sessions, grant applications and resubmissions, and career development. The program aims to encourage early-career achievement, strengthen advocacy for imaging research funding, and create cross-institutional educational and networking opportunities.
