2010 RESEARCH GRANTS DEADLINE: 11:59pm EST, Monday, November 2, 2009

In keeping with the objectives of the Constitution of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, whereby the ACVS encourages its members to pursue original investigations and to contribute to the veterinary literature, the ACVS and the ACVS Foundation have established a research grant awards program. Surgically related clinical and basic research proposals will be considered for funding.

All proposals are submitted to an appropriate independent scientific or educational review committee, which forwards an evaluative ranking of the proposals to the ACVS Board of Regents. The ACVS Board of Regents forwards its recommendations for funding to the Foundation. 

Grants have been awarded for a number of years.  View information on past grants awarded.

A description of each grant follows. Forms for all three grants are at the bottom of this page.

Surgeon-In-Training Research Grants are available to candidates in ACVS residency programs. It is expected that the Resident will substantially participate in developing and writing the proposal. Residents should apply during their first two years as the project should be completed by the end of their training. The amount to be awarded is determined annually.

Diplomate Clinical Research Grants are designed to fund clinically oriented projects that utilize either clinical case material or experimental subjects to address a clinically-oriented surgical problem. This program is not designed to fund basic or fundamental research. The major goal of this program will be to fund small 'stand alone' projects or pilot studies specifically designed to target larger granting agencies. Only ACVS Diplomates are eligible to apply as Principal Investigators. Grants up to $10,000 will be considered with the total amount to be awarded determined annually.

The Minimally Invasive/Minimal Access Surgical Research Grant is intended to support the development of creative new procedures and applications in veterinary surgery that improve clinical outcomes and minimize soft tissue and orthopedic trauma and pain. It is designed to fund clinically oriented projects that utilize either clinical case or experimental subjects to evaluate minimally invasive surgical approaches and techniques or technologies. ACVS Diplomates and residents are eligible to apply. Grants up to $15,000 will be considered with the total amount to be awarded determined annually. The grant may be used to fund 'stand alone' projects or pilot studies designed to target larger granting agencies including Ethicon Endo-Surgery.

Surgeon-In-Training Research Grant Form 

Diplomate Clinical Research Grant Form

Minimally Invasive/Minimal Access Surgical Research Grant Form

View helpful grant writing resources. 

If you are a grant recipient as of 2008, Annual Progress Reports are no longer required. If you would like to submit a progress report to the Research Committee, Download and complete a copy of the online Annual Progress Report. You must fill in the fields electronically and submit the report form as an attachment to acvs@acvs.org. Please see the form for full instructions.