USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award
Forecasted
USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award supports early-career investigators conducting innovative clinical and translational studies to advance pain management and build careers in pain research.
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 second-year no-cost extension
Summary: Supports early-career investigators conducting innovative clinical and translational research related to pain management.
Key Information: Applicants must be USASP members within four years of their faculty appointment and not tenured.
Description
The USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award is administered by the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP). It supports early-career investigators pursuing innovative, cutting-edge clinical and translational research related to the management of pain. The award connects funding for a defined research project with the investigator’s commitment to building a career in pain research.
Competitive proposals describe both the proposed research and how it is innovative. Applicants also explain their broader vision for a career in pain research and provide examples of leadership in pain-related activities. Previously supported work includes metabolism in pain, brain stimulation for knee osteoarthritis and widespread pain, disparities in pain care, endometriosis pain in adolescents, and meditation and the gut-brain axis in older adults.
