National Endowment for Plastic Surgery
The NEPS Grant funds innovative translational research that moves scientific findings toward practical tools or advancements to improve patient care in plastic surgery.
Funder: Plastic Surgery Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Full application submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 per award; project duration up to 24 months.
Summary: Supports research that translates scientific findings into practical advancements to improve patient care in plastic surgery.
Description
The National Endowment for Plastic Surgery (NEPS) Grant supports research projects that move clinical or basic science findings into clinically relevant advancements or tools with strong potential to impact daily practice and patient care within a few years. Applications are evaluated on the importance of the study question, robustness of the design, presence of preliminary or pilot data, quality of the investigator team, and use of appropriate statistical and analytic methods. The grant aims to foster innovation and translational research that will directly benefit the field of plastic surgery.
