Funder: Society for Vascular Surgery
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Submission site available) | March 1, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Central Time (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $25,000 in direct costs for one year
Summary: Supports pilot clinical research in vascular disease that can develop into larger, externally funded studies.
Key Information: Principal investigators must be qualifying SVS Active or Early Active Members within their first 10 years of practice; residents and fellows are ineligible.
Description
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), through the SVS Foundation, supports pilot clinical projects with potential to grow into larger studies funded by industry or governmental sources. The program develops clinical investigators within the SVS membership, particularly junior members and those with limited experience as principal investigators, and promotes vascular surgeons’ roles in industry- and investigator-initiated trials.
The grant favors patient-oriented research involving human subjects or human-origin material with direct investigator interaction. Eligible work includes small clinical trials, ancillary studies within existing trials, vascular disease natural history and pathophysiology, and mechanisms behind vascular intervention success or failure. Projects may also assess quality of life, functional status and resource use; develop or validate risk-prediction models or diagnostic tools; or examine disparities in care and outcomes. Projects addressing SVS Clinical Research Priorities are particularly encouraged.
