Competitive Grant Awards

Junior Faculty Research Award (JFRA)

ASB Junior Faculty Research Award (JFRA)

The purpose of this program is to support early career ASB regular members pursuing biomechanics research by offering a source of research funding. The grants are distributed on a competitive basis and are intended to offset the costs directly associated with conducting research. Funds may be used for small equipment items, materials and supplies, and animal or participant costs, and $1000 can be used to support graduate student stipends or hourly pay (as of 2018), but no indirect costs of research. ASB anticipates awarding one grant of $5000 for a one-year period beginning in July each year.

The deadline for submission of ASB Junior Faculty Award applications is February 28 of each year. Complete information about this award can be found at this link. Applications should be submitted electronically to the ASB Awards Chair.

Graduate Student Grant-In-Aid Program

The purpose of this program is to support ASB student members pursuing biomechanics research by offering a source of research funding. The grants are distributed on a competitive basis and are intended to offset the costs directly associated with conducting research. Funds may be used for small equipment items, materials and supplies, animal or participant costs (including participant travel), and statistical consulting services or other research services. Funds cannot be used to support researcher travel costs, salaries or indirect costs of research. ASB anticipates awarding 3-5 grants of $2000 each for a one-year period beginning in May each year.

Eligibility

 
To be eligible, an applicant must be a student member of ASB in good standing. This means that existing student members of ASB must renew their membership by January 15th. New members should submit their application in time to be processed and accepted as a new member by January 15th (please allow 4 – 6 weeks). In addition, the student’s academic advisor must be a member in good standing, having also renewed their membership by January 15th. Although students with the same academic advisor may apply, only one GIA per academic advisor will be granted each year.

Collaborative proposals (proposals submitted by a team of graduate students) are allowable, however only $2,000 total can be requested and all applicants must submit CVs. One letter of recommendation, commenting on the student team, should be submitted.

Applications

The application for a GIA must include the following information:

The GIA applications will be evaluated using the attached rubric.

Pages of 8.5” x 11” are to be used, with margins of no less than 1 inch and a font size no less than 11 point (9 point font and single-spacing is permitted for figure captions, tables and references). Not respecting the above guidelines may warrant disqualification.

Application components should be collected into a single PDF file (including recommendation letter) for transmission. Please name the PDF file GIA####_LastnameFM where #### is the current year and FM are the first and middle name initials.

GIA awards are not intended to support specific research needs which have already been financially supported through other funding mechanisms. Applicants are encouraged to describe current funding in their budget justification to make it clear that funding is still needed to support the project and does not duplicate funds that have already been allocated. At the time of award, applicants will confirm this and if budgeted items are no longer needed may be asked to alter their budget accordingly.

Expectations

It is expected that recipients will attend and present their research at the annual ASB meeting in the year following receipt of GIA funding.

Deadline for submission of ASB Graduate Student Grant-In-Aid applications is January 15 of each year. Submissions must be received by 11:59pm based on the submitting institution’s time zone.

Questions and applications can be submitted electronically to the ASB Education Chair. An evaluation committee selected by the ASB Education Chair will review applications, with funding to be distributed in April.

Research Travel Grant

A Research Travel Grant is offered to foster collaborative research and interaction among scientists by helping to offset the cost of travel to a host institution. All ASB regular members are eligible to apply.  Travel and lodging costs are covered.  Budget requests may be up to $1000.  Matching funds from the candidate’s or host’s institution are desirable, but not required. This grant is not for travel to the annual ASB meeting.

Applications must include:

• a cover letter
• current curriculum vitae
• letter from host indicating support for the travel
• a synopsis (2 pages maximum) describing the purpose of the travel, and a detailed budget with justification

A short report (1 page maximum) explaining the significant outcomes of the travel must be submitted following the completion of the travel (to be published in the ASB newsletter). Applications are sent electronically to the ASB Awards Chair.

Deadline for submission: March 1

Student Travel Awards

Student Travel Awards are offered to help students attend the ASB annual meeting. To be eligible, one must be an ASB student member and must have authored an abstract for presentation at the annual meeting.  If more than one application is received by students of the same advisor, only one will be funded.  Each award will be for $250.

Applications must include:

• a cover letter
• a current curriculum vitae
• a letter from advisor discussing both need and merit

Abstracts ultimately must be accepted for presentation (podium or poster) at the annual meeting for students to be eligible and funding is contingent upon attendance at the annual meeting. The application deadline is the abstract submission deadline for ASB annual meeting. The application should be sent electronically as a single pdf to the ASB Awards Chair.

ASB Diversity Travel Award

The American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Diversity Travel award is being offered again for the 2020 meeting. The goal of the ASB is to support attendance of individuals from diverse backgrounds at the annual meeting in Atlanta, GA (August 4 – August 7, 2020). These awards are intended to offset the cost of attendance and a portion of the costs of travel to the annual meeting. The award will include free registration (which includes lunches and several student events) and up to a $500 reimbursement (paid as a check) for travel expenses. Deadline for submission of ASB Diversity Travel award applications is May 1, 2021. Questions and applications can be submitted electronically to the ASB Diversity Committee Chair. An evaluation committee selected by the ASB Diversity Committee Chair will review applications, with announcements of awards expected by June 1, 2021.