Applicants do not need to be NASS members. All qualified applicants in any specialty will be considered. Proposals can involve any spine-related research and there is no limit to funding requests. There are five proposal types:
• Research grants
• Young investigator grants
• Nontraditional, nonsurgical treatment grants
• Clinical traveling fellowship
• Research traveling fellowship
Through these research-funding grants, NASS supports basic, clinical and translational science performed with integrity. The goal of the grants is to improve quality spine care for patients and understanding of underlying disorders.
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