February 20, 2008 - SIIM Announces New Grant Opportunities - Application deadline: August 1, 2008

Feb. 20, 2008 – Leesburg, VA – The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the 2009 grant season. The deadline is August 1, 2008.

SIIM offers two $50,000 grants for one year to support original hypothesis-driven research in the field of imaging informatics for residents, fellows, graduate students, and junior faculty.

The expanded SIIM Grant Program includes four additional grant initiatives: a small grant for imaging informatics training, a small grant for product support development, an emeritus mentor grant, and a micro grant. The SIIM Grant Program emphasizes an increased commitment to supporting and expanding imaging informatics research.

The SIIM Small Grant Program is targeted at students and imaging informatics professionals. It consists of two grants, one focused on career development/training opportunities to support hands-on training or experience with a designated mentor or sponsor in the imaging informatics arena, providing $20,000 of support for three to 12 months; the other to support the development of a tool or product for use in the field of imaging informatics, providing $20,000 support for 1 year.

The Emeritus Mentor Grant provides limited funds ($20,000 of support for one year) for a retired, or semi-retired, expert in imaging informatics to act as a mentor for a trainee (student, resident, fellow) or junior faculty member for hypothesis-driven research. The application must be made jointly by the trainee or junior faculty member and the proposed mentor.

SIIM Micro Grants are to support projects that may need resources that fall between what a researcher is willing to fund personally and what is typically requested in grant applications. A micro grant would support hypothesis-driven experiments of short duration and high risk; prior preliminary data would not be required. Micro grants are for total amounts of $5,000 or less providing support for up to six months.

The deadline for all grant applications is August 1, 2008, and applicants will be notified of the decision of the committee in January 2009. The award period will begin July 1, 2009. At the conclusion of their projects, recipients are to submit a paper to be considered for presentation at the SIIM 2010 Annual Meeting and publication in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Preference is given to projects at SIIM member institutions, projects that contribute to the careers of new or prospective researchers, and projects that have data and software sharing plans.

Complete details on the SIIM Grant Program, including prior recipients, are available on our website.

About SIIM
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) aspires to be the leading health care professional organization representing interests and goals of those who work with and whose work is affected by the rapidly changing world of information and imaging technologies. SIIM seeks to spearhead research, education, and discovery of innovative solutions, and to explore new technologies and applications to improve the delivery of medical imaging services and the quality and safety of patient care. SIIM provides an open environment for imaging information professionals to access expert and cutting-edge resources in a collegial, practical atmosphere.