Young Investigators must be NASS members and have completed their doctoral program training within the past five years, at the time of application. Acceptable doctoral programs include: MD, DO, PhD, DPT, etc. PhD applicants must be within five years of their post-doc training. Applicants may not have received previous grant funding from the NASS Research Funding Committee.

The result of a donation to research as part of the settlement of a class action lawsuit unrelated to NASS. This grant supports research of discrelated and/or neuropathic back pain by nonsurgical techniques. These funds must be used for new, nontraditional methods of nonsurgical treatment of such back and neck pain and radiculopathy. If TNF-inhibitors other than etanercept are used in research and/or treatment funded, comparison studies using perispinal etanercept in at least as many research subjects or patients should be done.

The Clinical Traveling Fellowship spans at least one month to be spent in three to five different medical centers studying spine techniques. The centers selected by the applicant should agree in writing to accept the applicant if they receive the Fellowship. The Fellowship primarily covers the costs of travel and housing and typically ranges from $3,000-$7,000.

Spans at least five months at one medical center (other than the facility at which the applicant currently practices). The center selected by the applicant should have appropriate research facilities and agree in writing to accept the applicant if they receive the Fellowship. The Fellowship primarily covers the costs of travel and housing and typically ranges from $3,000-$7,000. If funding for the actual research project is needed, please apply for one of the research grants.