WHAT TYPES OF RESEARCH PROJECTS RECEIVE GRANTS?
The primary purpose of the ASLMS Research Grant Program is to conduct research that can be applied to medical and surgical care of patients. Preference will be given to proposed research projects which have a direct implication for medical or surgical applications. While the best research projects will be given priority, a concerted effort will be made to award a balance of basic science and clinical research. Learn more about past research grants awarded.
WHICH GRANT SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
Standard Research Grant
To be eligible, applicants must presently be enrolled in or have completed post-doctoral and/or residency training after January 1, 2019. All non-ASLMS members will be required to apply for and be accepted into ASLMS membership.
Student Research Grant
For ASLMS Student Research Grant application purposes, a student is defined as an undergraduate student, graduate student (including residents and fellows), or any individual who is employed by an organization in a capacity or classification due primarily to their student status. Students cannot serve as the principal investigator for non-student research proposals.
No grant will be awarded to any person if the award would be contrary to any United States law, including but not limited to trade embargoes or sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
For questions regarding the grant submission process, please contact the Central Office via email or call (715) 845-9283 or toll-free (877) 258-6028.
Learn More About the Grant Writing Process
In this grant writing interview, ASLMS Early Career Student Board Representatives Bonnie Carney, PhD and Nitesh Katta, PhD speak with Melissa Harris, PhD to gain insight on grant applications.
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General Information
The following pertains to the 2026 grant applications.
Standard Research Grant
Student Research Grant
ASLMS Research Grants for Early Career Professionals
Edward C. Kuan, MD, MBA, former ASLMS Resident/Fellow Student Board Representative, talks about the benefits of receiving an ASLMS Research Grant.
2025 Research Grant Recipients
Yongli Li, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Supporting ASLMS Member: R. Rox Anderson, MD
“Enhancing Diabetic Wound Healing via Immune Modulation with a Bacterial Metabolite and Red Light”
2025 Student Research Grant Recipients
Janet Choi, BS
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Supporting ASLMS Member: Kseniya Kobets, MD, MHS
“1470 nm Non-Ablative Laser for the Treatment of Scarring Alopecia: A Clinical and Mechanistic Study”
Camile Delva, BS
University of Miami, Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Supporting ASLMS Member: Ariel Eber, MD
“The Effect of the 1726nm Laser Treatment on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesions”