Aim
The grant is intended to support all or part of a Research Project to be undertaken in Great Britain or Ireland in a subject related to vascular anaesthesia. The application must explain how the research is relevant to vascular anaesthesia.

Eligibility
The grant will be awarded in open competition across Great Britain and Ireland. Membership of VASGBI is not required. The research funded must have a clear benefit to the NHS and must take into account Department of Health and NHS priorities.

The support
The grant can be used to cover all or part of the costs of research projects in the field of vascular anaesthesia, up to a limit of £10,000. Owing to the limited funds available, we are not usually able to fund salaries, although each individual application will be considered on is own merits.

Report
If a grant is awarded the recipient commits to provide an annual report of the funded research over the term of the study. The report must be returned to the VASGBI grants officer. Failure to do so without due reason will result in cancellation of the grant. In addition, on completion of the project the researchers may be requested to present their work at the annual VASGBI meeting.

1. Complete the application form.
2. Use sheets of plain A4 paper to provide the following information. Head each page with the applicant's name and page number (starting with Page 2).
   1. A description of the research project in 1500 to 2000 words using 12pt Times Roman font. Use the following headings:
      Title
      Aims
      Background
      Experimental design and methods including statistical considerations and power analysis where appropriate
      References

   2. A list of the resources which will be required and which will be provided by the Host Institution. Use the following headings:
      Equipment
      Laboratory space (if relevant)
      Estimated running costs
      Ethics committee approval
      Animal facilities, including licence number and project number (if relevant)
      Any resources still to be obtained and not yet funded

   3. Justification for support requested.
   4. Details of grant requested (Appendix 1).
   5. Brief CV of applicant

3. Ask the Head of Department to complete the Statement in Appendix 2 to the application form. Ensure that the appropriate financial administrative officer of the Host Institution has signed the confirmation section of the application form.

   Submission
   Please upload your application to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/niaa-grants

   Send ORIGINAL AND SIX hard copies of the complete SIGNED application to the NIAA Grants Officer:

   Professor D G Lambert
   NIAA Grants Officer
   Churchill House
   35 Red Lion Square
   London WC1R 4SG
   

   email: info@niaa.org.uk

   Please be advised that, incomplete, unsigned or late applications will NOT be considered.

   Download the application form here »