USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award
Forecasted
USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award supports early-career investigators pursuing innovative clinical and translational research to advance pain management and build sustained research careers.
Funder: United States Association for the Study of Pain
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Letters of support) | March 2027 (Completed applications)
Funding Amounts: Two awards of $50,000 each for one year, with a possible no-cost extension into a second year
Summary: Supports early-career investigators pursuing innovative clinical and translational research related to pain management.
Key Information: Applicants must be USASP members within four years of their faculty appointment and must not have tenure.
Description
The USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award supports innovative, cutting-edge research related to the management of pain. Offered by the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), the program emphasizes both the proposed scientific work and the investigator’s development of a sustained career in pain research. Applicants are asked to explain their career vision and provide examples of leadership in pain-related activities.
The award’s clinical and translational scope spans different pain conditions, populations, and approaches to relief. Previous funded projects have investigated metabolism in pain, brain stimulation for knee osteoarthritis with widespread pain, place-based disparities in pain care, adolescent endometriosis pain, and meditation for older adults with low back pain and depression.
