The AAPM Research Seed Funding Grant 2027 provides US$25,000 for early career medical physics researchers to develop their own research ideas and build evidence for larger grant applications.
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) supports a range of medical physics research. Previous awards have funded oncology projects on FLASH radiotherapy, proton therapy and AI tools for breast cancer treatment planning.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be current AAPM members in any membership category. Pending membership does not qualify.
- Applicants must be eligible to serve as a principal investigator.
- Applicants must be within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or medical physics residency, whichever came later. AAPM considers extensions case by case.
- Postdoctoral fellows and research scientists may apply if they work under a mentor’s guidance.
- Applicants who have reached associate professor rank or higher are ineligible.
- Applicants cannot have previously received a grant of more than US$50,000 as principal investigator. This includes institutional start-up funds and industry awards.
- Previous AAPM Research Seed Grant recipients and previously funded projects are ineligible.
- Applicants cannot apply for the AAPM Global Health Research Seed Grant or the ASTRO–AAPM Research Seed Grant in the same cycle.
Funding Details
- Award: US$25,000 for 12 months.
- Eligible costs: Research expenses such as supplies, scientific meeting travel and partial salary support for project personnel.
- Excluded costs: Applicant salary and indirect costs.
Deadline
- Required letter of intent: March 22, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- Full application: April 19, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- Decision notices: On or around June 2, 2027.