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2008 TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
We welcome dues-paying members of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) to sponsor nominees for a FUN Undergraduate Student Travel Award. The award offers aid for expenses associated with attending the Society for Neuroscience 2008 meeting for an undergraduate student who is presenting a poster. All student award travel award applications must have a faculty sponsor who is a dues paying member of FUN.

The student should be an author on the abstract and present research results from studies conducted while an undergraduate. It is not necessary that the student be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time of the SFN fall meeting. Students are eligible if the work was done as a graduating senior the previous year.

A panel of FUN members judges the award applications. The judging criteria focus on the student’s contribution to the project, the importance and originality of the project, and the candidate’s potential in science. Preference is given to students who are first author on an abstract. Only one award is given to students from a single institution.

The student’s sponsor must submit an email containing the application document as an attachment to Dr. Chris Korey (koreyc@cofc.edu) by May 21, 2008. When submitting the application, put “FUN Travel Award” in the subject line.

Please address any questions to:

Christopher Korey
Chair, FUN Student Travel Award Committee
College of Charleston
Department of Biology
Charleston, SC 29424 USA
ph: (843)-953-7178
mailto:koreyc@cofc.edu

2008 APPLICATION DEADLINE: E-mail to koreyc@cofc.edu by May 21, 2008.

Scholarships

We are pleased to announce that this is the fourteenth year of the American Psychological Foundation (APF)/ Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) Graduate Research Scholarship in Psychology program. Several scholarships will be awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year, including the $3,000 Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship, the $2,000 Clarence J. Rosecrans Scholarship, and a number of $1,000 scholarships. These scholarships represent APF's continuing commitment to advancing the science and the practice of psychology for the understanding of behavior and the benefit of human welfare. The scholarships will be given directly to individual students enrolled in a doctoral program or interim master's program (student is completing the master’s along the way to the doctorate). If a student is currently enrolled in a terminal master’s program, the student must intend to enroll in a PhD program the following academic year. Several fellowships have been reserved for students who, at the time of application, are within the first two years of graduate study in psychology. The purpose of the scholarship program is to assist graduate students of psychology with research costs. The primary focus of the review criteria will be related to the research proposal (see the Review Criteria section of the enclosed flyer for further information). The American Psychological Association (APA) Science Directorate will administer the review of the applications.

Each graduate department of psychology that is a member of COGDOP may submit nominations for the APF/COGDOP Research Graduate Scholarships. The number of candidates each member department is allowed to nominate depends upon the total number of students enrolled in the graduate program. Departments that have 100 or fewer students enrolled in their graduate programs may nominate one (1) candidate.

Departments that have 101-200 graduate students enrolled may nominate up to two (2) candidates, and departments that have more than 200 graduate students enrolled may nominate up to three (3) candidates. We also encourage nominations of students who are enrolled in an interim master's program. Please refer to the enclosed flyer for details outlining the application process.

We look forward to receiving nominations from your department. Should you have any questions, please contact staff in the APA Science Directorate at 202-336-6000 or science@apa.org. More information can be found at the award website, http://www.apa.org/science/apf-cogdop.html.

President's New Researcher Award
ABCT's President, Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., invites submissions for the 30th Annual President's New Researcher Award. The winner will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $500. Submissions will be accepted on any topic relevant to behavior therapy, but submissions consistent with the conference theme emphasizing advancing the dissemination of CBT are particularly encouraged. Eligible papers must (a) be authored by an individual with five years or less posttraining experience (e.g., post-Ph.D. or postresidency); and (b) have been published in the last two years or currently be in press. Submissions can consist of one's own or any eligible candidate's paper. Papers will be judged by a review committee consisting of Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., Ray DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., ABCT's Immediate Past-President; and Robert Leahy, the ABCT President-Elect. Submissions must be received by Monday, August 13, 2008, and must include four copies of both the paper and the author's vita. Send submissions to ABCT President's New Researcher Award, 305 Seventh Ave., 16th floor, New York, NY 10001.
Submission Deadline: August 13, 2008

SPP Routh Student Research Grant

Call for Award Nominations

The Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54, has established an annual research scholar grant program for student members of the Society. Eligibility is restricted to current student members of SPP. The research project for which funding is requested must be conducted under the supervision of a faculty advisor and may include work leading to a masters or doctoral degree or may be an independent study.

Research proposals should address areas consistent with the field of pediatric psychology. Topic examples might include relationships between psychological and physical well-being of children and adolescents, including behavioral and emotional components of disease and treatment, the role of pediatric psychology in pediatric medical settings, or the promotion of health and the prevention of illness among children and youth. Please see a copy of our rating form for more information on the criteria the grant will be judged on.

Funding is available up to $1000. Funds are not provided for convention and meeting travel, indirect costs of the University, stipends of principal investigators, or costs associated with manuscript preparation.

Interested applicants should submit by email the following:

A single Word document to include:

An abstract of 100 words or less, summarizing the proposed research.

A maximum 7-page, single-spaced proposal that describes the project objectives, theoretical rationale (including relevant literature review), hypotheses, design, method and procedures, data analytic plan, and references. The project's relevance to pediatric psychology should be specifically addressed.
A detailed budget that includes specific item amounts and budget justification for each item. If the project will require more than the $1000 requested, please include an explanation of the expected sources of the remaining funds necessary to complete the project.
A statement regarding the qualifications of the student investigator, past relevant research/training, and a statement regarding membership in Division 54.
The faculty supervisor must write a letter of recommendation to accompany the student's application.
Applications are due each year by October 1

Applications should be emailed in word format to:

Tonya Palermo, PhD
palermot@ohsu.edu

Society of Pediatric Psychology Student Research Award Competition

The Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54, announces its Annual Student Research Competition to encourage and reward quality research on issues related to pediatric psychology and health care of children. An award of $500 will be made to the winner of the competition. Applications are due each year by October 1.

All of the research work must have been completed while the candidate was a student. The student must be the primary (first) author. A cover letter describing the candidate's status at the time the research was conducted should accompany the entry as well as a statement regarding student membership in Division 54. A letter from the student's faculty advisor is required that describes the degree to which the project objectives, design, data collection, data analysis, and manuscript preparation are the responsibility of the applicant. Thus, studies that are fully student initiated, as well as those that are part of a larger funded project but for which the student assumes primary responsibility from beginning to end, may be submitted for consideration for the competitive award. Only empirical (data-based) studies will be considered. Please see an example of our rating form for more information on the criteria the paper will be judged on.

Papers should be written following the guidelines outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). The paper should not have been published already, but will be considered for the award if only submitted or under review. There is a limit of 20 double-spaced pages including tables, figures, and references. Papers that exceed this limit will not be reviewed. Please email the manuscript in word format (not PDF) and supporting materials to the address below. Supporting materials should include information confirming membership in Division 54 and a letter of support from your faculty supervisor.

Submissions for this award should be emailed to:

Tonya Palermo, PhD
palermot@ohsu.edu
Phone 503-494-0848
Fax 503-494-5945

The Martin P. Levin Mentorship Award

Call for Award Nominations

The Society of Pediatric Psychology is pleased to call for nominations for the 2008 Martin P. Levin Mentorship Award sponsored by the Levin Foundation. The award honors faculty in pediatric psychology who mentor students in an exemplary way, providing professional advice and guidance through various phases of the graduate program. Any current or past graduate student may nominate a member from SPP. The faculty member will receive a cash award and a plaque.

Nominations may be made by sending a current curriculum vitae and letter describing the nominee's qualifying characteristics. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2008. Send nominations to:

Alan Delamater, PhD
Mailman Center for Child Development (D-820),
PO Box 016820
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL 33101
Email: adelamater@med.miami.edu

Call for Proposals for
Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants

Proposals are being sought for Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants. These grants, each up to $500, are awarded to doctoral psychology students to support feminist research. The grants are made possible through the generosity of Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, who donates the royalties from her book, "Half the Human Experience," to this fund. Past recipients of Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants are not eligible to apply. Because the purpose of this award is to facilitate research that otherwise might not be possible, projects that are beyond the data analysis stage are not eligible.

Requirements:
1. Cover-sheet with project title, investigator's name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address.
2. A 100-word abstract
3. A proposal (5-pages maximum, double-spaced) addressing the project's purpose, theoretical rationale, and procedures, including how the method and data analysis stem from the proposed theory and purpose
4. A one-page statement articulating the study's relevance to feminist goals and importance to feminist research
5. The expected timeline for progress and completion of the project (including the date of the research proposal committee meeting). The project timeline should not exceed two years.
6. A faculty sponsor's recommendation, including why the research cannot be funded by other sources. This letter (5 copies) should be included with the proposal materials. Please do not send it separately.
7. Status of human research review process, including expected date of human research committee submission and approval. Preference will be given to proposals that have received human research approval
8. An itemized budget (if additional funds are needed to ensure completion of the project, please specify sources).
9. The applicant's curriculum vitae
10. Two self-addressed, stamped envelopes
11. All sections of the proposal should be typed and prepared according to APA style (e.g., please use 12-point font)

Proposals that fail to meet the guidelines set forth above will not be reviewed.

Review Process
A panel of psychologists will evaluate the proposals for theoretical and methodological soundness, relevance to feminist goals, applicant's training and qualifications to conduct the research, and feasibility of completing the project.

Other Requirements
Within 24 months of receipt of the grant, recipients are expected to submit to the Hyde committee chair a complete and final copy of the research document (e.g., a copy of the thesis, dissertation or journal manuscript based on the sponsored research), along with an 500-word abstract for publication in Division 35 newsletter. In addition, grant recipients shall acknowledge the funding source in the author's notes in all publications.
Hyde award winners will be announced at the APA convention during Division 35 Social Hour. The names of the Hyde award winners may also be posted in Division 35 newsletter as well as on Division 35 web page and listserv.

Proposals (5 copies of all documents) should be submitted to the committee chair:

Silvia Sara Canetto
Chair, Hyde Research Award Committee
Department of Psychology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1876.
Phone: (970) 491-5415, FAX: (970) 491-1032.
E-mail: scanetto@lamar.colostate.edu

To be considered, proposals should be postmarked by either of these deadlines: March 15th or September 15th.

Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award
The Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award was established to recognize young investigators who are committed to pursuing research in the field of Bioengineering and have demonstrated significant potential to make substantial contributions to the field of Bioengineering. Such accomplishments may take the form of, but are not limited to, design or development of new methods, equipment or instrumentation in bioengineering; and research publications in peer-reviewed journals.

The award was established by the Bioengineering Division in 1985 and operated as a division award until 1998 when it was elevated to a Society award.

Form of Award: $1000, Bronze Medal, Certificate and Travel expense supplement to attend the meeting of presentation.
Eligibility: Nominations packets will be held and considered for two years. The nominee must satisfy the age and degree limitations for the first year nomination.
Limitation(s): Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in any field of engineering, physics, medicine or life sciences. Candidates must have received their terminal degree within seven years of their nomination for this award and must be under 36 years of age on June 1st of the year in which they are nominated. Candiate must be an active member of the Bioengineering Division.
Administrative Responsibility: Bioengineering Division
Nomination Deadline: September 1 to Awards Chair
Nomination Sent To: Special Awards Committee Chair
Special Award Committee Chair: B.R. Simon
Phone Number: 404-894-2849
Email: simon@ame.arizona.edu
Submission To: Committee on Honors (COH) - October 15

Contacts
Catherine Mervyn
ASME
Three Park Ave
New York, NY 10016-5990
Telephone: (212) 591-7736

ALA Innovation Award

…recognizing laboratory innovation and technology advancement

Mission Statement
The ALA Innovation Award recognizes the work of those unique and special podium presentations at the LabAutomation conference and exhibition that are exceedingly innovative, contributes to the exploration of technologies in the laboratory, and comprises independence of thought, clarity of vision, extraordinary technical originality, and seminal integration and automation strategies. The ALA Innovation Award program also is in furtherance of the mission of the organization — which is to support the advancement and education of laboratory automation technologies worldwide.

What are we looking for?
The ALA is searching for podium presentations from academia, government and industry broadly consisting of innovative advances such as:
a fundamental study to develop new technology for the laboratory,
a new application of technology to laboratory automation, or
a use of technology to solve a unique problem.

Award
The award consists of a $10,000 check presentation to the winning presenting author (see rules and regulations: monetary disbursement). Subject to ALA requirements and the Board of Director's approval, the winning presenting author also (1) becomes a member of the judging panel for the next year, and (2) is invited to participate on the Scientific Committee for the following year's LabAutomation Conference. The award winning work will be featured in an issue of JALA following the conference. From this point forward, the presenting author may also be referred to as the "candidate."
Participation/Presentation at ACHEMA 2009
New for LabAutomation2009, DECHEMA, The Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology of Frankfurt, Germany, will participate in the ALA Innovation Award Program. Qualifying LabAutomation2009 Innovation Award Finalists will travel to Frankfurt, Germany, May 11-15, 2009 to present their work at ACHEMA 2009. Expenses for those finalists (Up to 10 presenters) will be paid for by ALA and DECHEMA.2

The Panel of Judges
The panel of judges comprises individuals approved by the Board of Directors and represents the various technologies and applications within the LabAutomation Conference curriculum.
The ALA President only votes to break any ties when all scoring is final. Judges may not have or have had any formal association with the candidates - either direct or indirect. Judges must recuse themselves from evaluating any candidate wherein there exists a relationship such as family, business, financial or other, e.g. academic, student/profession association. Judges must sign a non-conflict of interest certification form ensuring no improper purposes. It is expected that any issues are declared by the judges. The Chairman makes the final determination on any questionable issues.

Presentation Evaluation
Selecting the winner of the ALA Innovation Award is based on a three-tiered evaluation system:
Selection of the LabAutomation Podium Presentations
In assembling the program for LabAutomation, the Scientific Committee selects qualifying podium presentations from the abstracts received in response to the Call for Papers. To qualify for entry into the ALA Innovation Award contest, an abstract must be received prior to the Call for Papers deadline.

Preliminary Screening
Working from the conference's selected abstracts, the panel of judge's scores all the abstracts thereby identifying the ALA Innovation Award Finalists for evaluation at LabAutomation. The panel of judges' reviews only those podium presentations selected and slotted for the conference by the ALA Scientific Committee. Short course instructors, poster presenters, and plenary speakers are not eligible. All candidates must adhere to the ALA Abstract Submission policies, timelines, rules and regulations1.
Here's how the preliminary screening works:
The Scientific Committee selects podium presentations for LabAutomation. The judges (not including the ALA President) are assigned to review and score the abstracts. (See "Scoring" below). The Chairman assigns all abstracts for evaluation to the panel of judges. Each of the podium presentations will be scored by a minimum of two judges. Upon completion of the first scoring phase, the Judging Panel will convene by teleconference to select the Top 20 to 25 Candidate presentations. These Top Candidates will be offered the opportunity to submit an extended abstract for review by the panel. An extended abstract is strongly encouraged by the Judging Panel to allow better differentiation of the leading candidates. Failure to submit information in time for the next selection phase will jeopardize the author's chances for inclusion in the finalists.
Upon completion of this second phase the ALA Innovation Award Panel of Judges will announce the Innovation Award Finalists to compete for the award at the LabAutomation Conference.

Request for Additional Information:
As part of the preliminary screening process, and in coordination with Chairman and panel, a candidate author may be contacted to ask further questions.

Judging of Presentations at LabAutomation
The judging panel will attend and evaluate each of the candidate's presentations and will collectively select the winner of the ALA Innovation Award. In scoring the presentations the judges will consider the following:

Impact on Laboratory Automation
Will this work make a noticeable contribution to the field of Laboratory Automation; will it substantially reduce the cost, change the workflow, or improve the quality of laboratory processes? Is the method robust enough to allow routine implementation? Will it have widespread adoption over the next 10 years? Did the presenter explain why he/she was doing the research and who will benefit from this research/technology? Would this advancement only benefit a small group of people, or could it have far reaching/global impact and change laboratory automation as we know it?

Originality/Creativity
How novel is the approach or solution? Is this work a creative solution to a new problem or a new twist on an old theme? Can this approach be applied to a range of problems or is it limited to one particular case? Did the instrumentation or sample force a clever solution to the problem? Is this "me too" science applied to a slightly different problem?

Quality of the Science
Was the experiment performed properly? Can improvements be made either with the science or the technology? Do the data reflect reaching a fundamental limit? What is the confidence that the result is correct? Are the results repeatable and were the results repeated? Are there better methods to solve the same problem? Did the presenter appropriately report any limitations of the methods? If this work is early in development, are there any major hurdles to overcome prior to widespread success? Does the presenter understand the uncertainty of the measurements/methods?

Oral Presentation
Was the oral presentation in alignment with the written abstract? Did the presenter explain the key concept(s) well enough so that a well-educated listener could follow his/her main train of thought? Was the presenter able to keep the audience's attention throughout the presentation? Was the presentation well organized with respect to its look-and-feel (e.g., large enough fonts, suitable colors, readable graphics, etc.)? Was the presentation's content organized in a logical manner? Did the presenter answer questions from the audience in a satisfactory manner? Did the presenter provide the correct amount of background material so that the general ALA audience can understand the subject? Did the audience seem excited by the presentation?
ALA Innovation Award
Judge Scoring System:
5-to-1 Rating Scale


5 — Brilliant, Extraordinary, Outstanding
4 — Very Good, Solid, Sound
3 — Acceptable, Satisfactory, Up-to-Standard
2 — Needs Improvement, Development, Expansion
1 — Inadequate, Poor, Substandard
0 — Unacceptable; Not Applicable


Scoring
Each candidate presentation will be judged on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the best possible score; integers only). There is a maximum of 20 points possible. The scores of all judges will be consolidated for the final decision. The categories and definition statements are as follows.

Rules & Regulations
The ALA Innovation Award Timeline Cycle:
The ALA Innovation Award panel is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the ALA Board of Directors. The ALA Innovation Award panel of judges will commence activities following the annual timeline below:
Late-September — Review of submitted abstracts
Late-October — Selection of the Top 20 to 25 ALA Innovation Award Candidates

November-December — ALA announces up to the top 10 ALA Innovation Award Finalists

LabAutomation Conference — Top Finalist's Presentations are judged and the selection of the Innovation Award winner is complete

February — Media announcements, JALA follow-up

May — Manuscripts due to JALA for publication

Candidates are encouraged to be members of the association to participate in the contest and/or win the ALA Innovation Award, however membership is not required.

Once selected, each of the Top 20 to 25 Candidates will have the opportunity to submit an extended abstract by October 24th, 2008. The extended abstract will be comprised of no more than two pages, including 2-3 figures of supporting documentation. Upon review of these extended abstracts, the panel will narrow the field to the Innovation Award Finalists, who will compete for the 2009 Innovation Award at LabAutomation2009 in Palm Springs, CA.

All of the Innovation Award Finalists will be required to submit a manuscript to JALA for publication by May 1, 2009. These requirements will be outlined in the Letter of Intent allowing ALA to use the abstracts for press releases and other media announcements.

The panel of judges' reviews only those podium presentations selected and slotted for the conference by the ALA Scientific Committee (not short courses, posters, or plenary presentations). All candidates must adhere to the ALA Abstract Submission policies, timelines, rules and regulations1.

The following list of individuals is not eligible to participate in the ALA Innovation Award program: ALA Board of Directors, officers, the LabAutomation Scientific Committee*, contractors, employees, members of the Judging Panel, family members, and/or those considered to be "insiders." Candidates affiliated with anyone on the Judging Panel are permitted to participate, but the Judge must recuse him or herself from evaluating that particular candidate.

* The LabAutomation Scientific Committee comprises a Chairman, Associate Chairman, Track Chairs and Associate Track Chairs. Session Chairs are not members of the LabAutomation Scientific Committee, and therefore are eligible to participate.

Monetary disbursement — the $10,000 cash prize will be awarded on the final day of the LabAutomation conference and exhibition during the final plenary session. The following rules apply:

The candidate presentation author, a co-author, or a representative must be present to accept the award at the final plenary session.
The $10,000 cash prize is awarded solely to the winning presenting author
Once selected, the Innovation Award Finalists must sign the ALA Letter of Intent recognizing sole responsibility for the cash award and releasing ALA of liability, taxes, candidate employer policies, and any other obligations.
In recognition of the varying employer policies governing employee acceptance of monetary prizes, those employer policies will be recognized and honored by ALA to the extent they are not inconsistent with and do not conflict with ALA policy and/or GAAP. However, ALA will not be responsible or liable for said policies. Winners have the option to decline the monetary award.
The monetary award is not to be considered an obligation of ALA.

Non-Discrimination Statement
Discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, national origin, ethnicity, veterans status, or disability in regard to the ALA Innovation Award is prohibited. Each candidate shall be evaluated based on the award's criteria which are tied to ALA's exempt purpose of advancing the science and education of technologies in the laboratory.

1Abstract Submission Policy
ALA invites academicians, scientists, and post doctoral and graduate students to submit abstracts for scientific talks and poster presentations for this international educational forum by August 11, 2008. Presentations will be hand-picked by the ALA's scientific committee. Abstracts must include author contact information and must not exceed 250 words. Please do not include references, diagrams, charts, or photographs in your abstract. Use any common font, such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier. For complete instructions on abstract submission, see our format instructions page.
Indicate your abstract presentation preference:

Podium
Poster Presentation
Either
All abstracts will be considered for the Innovation Award contest unless otherwise noted by the author.

Please submit the following information:

Presenting author
Organization
Address
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Co-author(s) and their affiliation(s), if different
Abstract Title
Abstract (see format instructions)
Online abstract updating (Login to the ALA web and update your abstract, add or delete co-authors and more)
Those authors whose abstracts are accepted are responsible for their own travel, lodging and conference registration expenses. Waiver of registration fees will be considered upon request for those requiring financial assistance. Contact Brenda Dreier, ALA's Director of Event Management, at bdreier@labautomation.org for the Financial Assistance Form.

1. Rules, regulations and guidelines are subject to change at the discretion of the ALA Board of Directors in accordance with bylaws, polices, and procedures.

2. ALA reserves the right to select, de-select and/or restrict participation of the Innovation Award Finalists at ACHEMA 2009, May 11-15, Frankfurt, Germany. Financial considerations are not to be considered an obligation of ALA.

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