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Carl Koller Memorial Research Grant

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

ASRA Pain Medicine will support research related to Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain in the following areas:

Basic and Laboratory Sciences
Population Sciences
Outcomes Research
Clinical Sciences
Methodology Research
Drug/Protocol Development
Patient Safety
Education
Policy Research
Health Services Research

General Information

The applicant and co-investigators must be North American, physician members of ASRA Pain Medicine.
The amount of the award will not exceed $75,000.
All requests for funds will be considered, and the committee retains the right to divide the available funds in any manner it deems appropriate with agreement of the investigators involved.
The research proposal must be concerned with an original idea or concept (i.e., has not been done before). The research must be carried out primarily by the applicant. Assistance by or collaboration with other academic faculty or staff anesthesiologists is permitted; these secondary investigators must be identified in the application.
The grant requests can be for clinical research projects or research using laboratory animals.

Timeline and Process

July 1, 2025-October 1, 2025 - LOIs are due by 11:59 pm ET October 1, 2025 to asramembership@asra.com. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Complete the Narrative Requirements, and provide typed in 10 pt Times New Roman, no longer than 1 page, not including biosketch, and submitted as a single file only PDF format.
By mid-November 2025 – The ASRA Pain Medicine Committee on Research on Research will notify those selected to submit grant proposals. The Committee will also respond to those not selected to submit a full grant proposal.
February 1, 2026 – Invited grant proposals are due by 11:59 pm ET.
After the Spring Board of Directors meeting- ASRA research committee will notify awardee
April 18, 2026 - Announcement of Koller grant winner(s) at Regional Anesthesia Meeting

AI Based Application Success Predictor

Some key features of ASRA’s grant programs (and what recipients are asked to do):

They offer several types of grants: the Carl Koller Memorial Research Grant, Chronic Pain Medicine Research Grant, Early-Stage Investigator Award, Graduate Student Award, etc.

Grants cover both clinical and basic/lab studies related to regional anesthesia, acute pain, chronic pain medicine.

ASRA expects deliverables: annual reports, final report, presentations at meetings, and (strongly encouraged) publications.

For some grants (e.g., Graduate Student Award), the applicant must provide a mentor who provides environment, equipment, and time.

The research must often map onto ASRA’s strategic priorities; ASRA has published research priorities to guide applicants.

Predictors of Success Among Past Grant Recipients

From the above, plus how ASRA describes its “impact”, here are what tend to be the characteristics of projects / individuals that do well:

Predictor	Why It Matters & Evidence from ASRA
Early career status / new investigators	Projects for Early-Stage Investigators or Graduate Students are explicitly supported. Being at an early stage means needing smaller grants to build pilot data & a research track record.
Mentorship & institutional support	Having a senior mentor, lab or clinical infrastructure, and access to resources increases feasibility. For student grants, mentor support is required.
Clear and feasible project design with preliminary or supporting data	Even when preliminary data is not always required (especially for students), proposals that show some background work or strong rationale seem to have advantage. Projects must define their aims, methods, timeline, deliverables.
Alignment with ASRA’s strategic priorities (both topical and methodological)	In announcements ASRA publishes “research priorities” which guide what kind of proposals will be favored.
Plan for dissemination (publication, presentation)	ASRA asks recipients to present findings at meetings, report at annual meetings, and to aim for publication (often in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine) or another peer-reviewed journal.
Timely reporting and fulfilling obligations	Because they require annual reports, final reports, expense statements, etc., applicants who show good project management are more credible.
Original idea / novelty	Projects need to propose something not yet done—not just repetition. Original concepts tend to be more competitive, especially for student / graduate awards.
Scope matched to funding amount	Projects that are appropriately scaled (not over-ambitious for the budget or time) tend to succeed. For example, graduate student grants are smaller (~US$10,000) and project durations are shorter.

Examples that Illustrate These Predictors

Here are a few recent ASRA grant recipients/projects that reflect these success predictors:

The 2024 Early-Stage Investigator Award was awarded to a project testing whether a supra-zygomatic maxillary nerve (SZMN) block can reduce postoperative pain and opioid use in pediatric adenotonsillectomy. This is clinically relevant, has measurable outcomes, matches budget/time, etc.

A 2024 Carl Koller Memorial Research Grant: “Lidocaine Infusions in Pancreatic Cancer: Translational Studies in a Preclinical Model and Human Subjects” – combining basic and translational components. Shows novelty and translational ambition.

What to Watch Out For / What Can Improve Chances

If you are applying (or planning to), emphasize:

Your mentor’s track record and institutional capacity.

Pilot data or strong rationale; also realistic timeline.

Clear aims / specific measurable objectives.

Fit with ASRA’s current priority research areas.

Plan for publications, conference presentation, and data sharing.

Being early in career helps, but clarity of how this grant helps you move up matters.

Specialties

Anesthesiology

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Eligibility Requirements

The Carl Koller Memorial Research Grant supports clinical and laboratory studies related to any aspect of regional anesthesia and analgesia and their application to surgery. It is named for the Austrian ophthalmologist who first demonstrated the use of cocaine as a local anesthetic, which led to further discoveries in the field of local anesthetics.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 3 Penn Center West, Suite 121, Pittsburgh, PA 15276

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