The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Education and Research Fund administers the I. Dean Spradling Graduate Research Grant, designed to support graduate student Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science research. The grant is sponsored by Scott and Sumner Spradling in memory of  I. Dean Spradling, founder of Infolab, Inc..

Presentation

Each winner is awarded up to $3,000 in support of their research investigation.

Eligibility

  • Student member or professional member of ASCLS.
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
  • Graduate student at the time the research award is presented.
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Scientist or Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician accepted to or presently enrolled in an accredited Master of Science or Doctoral program in or related to Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science.
  • One graduate faculty reference on institutional letterhead must accompany this application and proposal. The faculty person must provide full contact information and evaluate the investigator’s ability to complete the project.
  • Document from the applicant’s organization’s Institution Review Board (IRB) stating that the research project has been approved.

Exclusions

  • Educational tuition.
  • Stipends for investigators or assistants.
  • Manuscript preparation and publication costs.
  • Purchasing standard equipment and supplies customarily available in a clinical or research laboratory.
  • Travel
  • Indirect cost recovery. Funds are for direct support of the proposed investigation.

Requirements

  • A written report regarding the status of your grant, detailing the outcomes, manuscripts/posters generated and expenditure of funds must be emailed to the grants@ascls.org email box by December 31 of the following year. This report is due regardless of whether you have completed the project by then. Awardees who do not submit a final report are ineligible for further awards.
  • Awardees seeking an extension or additional support for continuation of a previously supported project must submit a new application accompanied by a progress report. Up to two extensions may be granted.
  • Applicants are encouraged to submit their work for presentation at the ASCLS Annual Meeting and for publication in Clinical Laboratory Science.

Application deadline: April 1st of each year.

Please complete and forward your application form with your research proposal and additional documentation by email addressed to the ASCLS Education and Research Fund grants@ascls.org email box.

Download the Grant Application (last updated February 2025)

Download the ASCLS Grant Application Coversheet (last updated February 2024)