The Society for Pediatric Sedation® (SPS) is pleased to offer Research Grants to support pediatric sedation-related quality improvement projects, research activities, or educational (teaching) initiatives that aim to advance the mission of SPS.
SPS Mission
Setting the standard for evidence-based pediatric sedation through research, multidisciplinary education, and high-quality care.
PSCR RESEARCH SUPPORT GRANT DESCRIPTION:
The PSRC Research Support Grant provides funding to investigators who require support to conduct research using data from the PSRC database. This support will be provided through a collaboration with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Clinical Research Unit (CRU). The funding will allow the investigator to work with PhD and MSc statisticians from CRU to design and carry out the study conceived and initiated by the investigator.
The role of the CRU team members will be to work with the investigator to refine the proposed research question, select statistical methods, prepare the study protocol, formulate a statistical analysis plan, and perform the statistical analysis. They will assist with data cleaning and wrangling, prepare and maintain documentation such as analysis plans, project reports and other technical documents. They will also participate in writing/reviewing manuscripts for publication in partnership with the investigator.
Eligibility: All SPS members (individual and institutional members) are eligible to apply for the PSRC Research Support Grant. The primary investigator is required to be a SPS member. At least one member of the research team needs to be part of a service that contributes data to the PSRC database.
Available Funding: $12,500** (entire amount covers CRY team, no other expenses covered)
**The Society for Pediatric Sedation® reserves the right to reallocate the $12,500 for the PSRC Research Support Grant towards the Scholarly Grant or other SPS endeavors if the quality of PSRC Grant Applications in any given year does not merit awarding a PSRC Research Support Grant.
Duration of Funding: 1 year
EXPECTATIONS:
- Once the grant has been awarded to the investigator, the grantee will meet with the CRU team to prepare the PSRC Research Study Proposal. The proposal must be submitted to the SPS Research Committee within two months of the grant being awarded and approved prior to receipt of any data.
- Applicants should apply for non-human subjects research designation and include a draft of the IRB proposal with the application. Awardee must obtain IRB approval/waiver prior to receipt of any data.
- The grantee will submit a progress report to the SPS Research Committee once every 4 months after the grant is awarded. The progress report should include work completed to date, anticipated next steps and timeline for completion of proposed next steps.
- The grantee will be assigned a liaison from the SPS Research Committee who will assist with maintaining timelines and information regarding the PSRC database.
- Awardees are expected to present their results 1 year after awarded the grant at the annual SPS Annual Conference (i.e., 2026 awardees are expected to present at the 2027 conference).
- The awardee must submit a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal within one year of when the award was granted. The manuscript does not have to be accepted within this time frame. Prior to submission for publication, the manuscript must be submitted to the SPS Research Committee for review and approval. Please remember to take into account the time required for the SPS Research Committee to review and approve your study prior to journal submission as per standard PSRC policy (est. 4-6 weeks).
- Investigators who do not meet these expectations and timeline (unable to present at SPS 1 year after award, unable to submit manuscript within 1 year of grant being awarded) are required to meet with the Chair and/or Vice-Chair of the Research Committee to formulate a plan to complete these milestones.
Deadline for applications: January 16, 2026 (5pm EST)
Application Review: January to March, 2026
Grant award recipients notified: April 2026 (via email) and at the September 2026 SPS Annual Conference
Presentation at SPS Annual Conference: September 2027
Please direct any questions to Dr. Becky Burger, SPS Research Committee Vice Chair ([email protected]) and Dr. Juan Boriosi, SPS Research Committee Chair ([email protected]).