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American Association of Anatomists Outreach Grants

Applications due: August 1 (for program or meeting funding the next calendar year)

AAA’s Outreach Grant Program provides funding for workshops, symposia, and meetings organized by AAA members, either as stand-alone activities or under the umbrella of other national or international societies. Supported activities may either be educational—such as anatomy workshops for high school students—or scientific. Targeted audiences include researchers, educators, and students at all levels. Additionally, Outreach Grants may be used to help support an event for National Lab Network events.

For the AAA/Wiley Research Meetings Outreach Grants Program and the AAA/Wiley Three-Year Research Meetings Outreach Grants Program, some preference will be given to meetings that will use the funds for student/ postdoc/ young investigator travel fellowships.

AAA Education Outreach Grant

AAA offers grants for education programs designed to enhance teaching skills or interest educators and students at all academic levels in anatomy as a discipline. Proposals are judged by the AAA Education Outreach Awards Subcommittee.

AAA/Wiley Research Meetings Outreach Grant

Funding is available to support non-AAA workshops, symposia, or meetings organized by AAA members. Preference will be given to research areas viewed as AAA strategic priorities—imaging, cellular and molecular anatomy, neurobiology, systems biology, and vertebrate development. Some preference will be given to programs that use the funds for student/ postdoc/ young investigator travel fellowships. Proposals will be judged by a subcommittee of the AAA Program Committee, with the participation of the editors of The Anatomical Record and Developmental Dynamics.

AAA/Wiley Three-Year Research Meetings Outreach Grant

AAA may select one meeting each year as deserving of ongoing support over a three-year period.  AAA may choose one such meeting a year so that in a given year, up to three such meetings will be supported. Beyond fulfilling the regular criteria for Research Meetings Outreach Grants outlined here, three-year funded meetings will be encouraged to consider meeting with the AAA Annual Meeting/Experimental Biology as a guest society and encouraged to publish a special issue in one of AAA’s journals. With this in mind, AAA’s journal editors will be involved in the selection process and the meetings being considered for a three-year award will be ranked on the following criteria:

•Potential contribution to mission of an AAA journal (Anatomical Record, Anatomical Sciences Education, Developmental Dynamics)

•Potential to become a guest society at an AAA Annual Meeting

•Likelihood of future AAA involvement of attendees

The second and third year of a three-year grant will be contingent on receipt of a satisfactory progress report within 60 days following each meeting. All applications for three-year grants that are not accepted will automatically be considered within the pool of applications for a one-year Research Meetings Outreach Grant.

All three grant programs will follow the same application process and funding cycle, with proposals due August 1 for funding in the following calendar year.

Eligibility

Only AAA members are eligible to apply for a grant. No individual or project will be funded two years in a row for an Education Outreach Grant or regular Research Meetings Outreach Grant. Members submitting separate proposals for the same meeting will be asked to consolidate their requests.

Application Process

Any AAA member interested in receiving an Outreach Grant should submit a proposal, not to exceed two pages, stating the goals and particulars of the project and the expected audience. Sources of matching funds or contributions from other societies should be indicated, along with an itemized budget detailing expenses for speaker travel, housing, on-site fees, and ancillary supplies or equipment. Also include details on how AAA might benefit from your program and how AAA support will be acknowledged. If you have received an AAA Outreach Grant in the past, you must provide details about the success of your earlier meeting or project. AAA support generally will not exceed $3,000 a year. Travel and housing expenses of the proposer will generally not be covered by the grant. A follow-up report on the meeting will be required in the format of an article to be published in the AAA Newsletter. Recipients will be asked to provide AAA with an electronic list of participants and to distribute or display appropriate AAA and Wiley information at their event, as requested.

Deadline

The submission deadline for grant proposals is August 1 (for program or meeting funding the next calendar year).

Review Process

The primary criteria for evaluating proposals include visibility and scientific impact, quality of participants, potential value to AAA, and visibility of AAA support. Additional criteria are described above. Based on subcommittees’ recommendations and funds available, the Board will select proposals for support. Recipients will be notified by late November of the calendar year in which the application is submitted; funds are disbursed in January. Neither the subcommittees nor the Board are obligated to make awards if satisfactory proposals have not been submitted or to provide the full amount requested.

Call for Nominations: American Association of Anatomists Basmajian Award

Nomination deadline: October 15

Materials deadline: November 15

This award recognizes health science faculty who are in the formative stages of their career (within 10 years of their highest earned degree at time of nomination), teach human or veterinary gross anatomy, can document excellence in their contribution to the teaching of gross anatomy, and have outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research or scholarship in education. At the AAA Annual Banquet, the recipient is presented with a plaque and a $1,000 honorarium. The recipient also will receive two years free AAA membership and registration (at early registration rate) at the EB meeting will be waived for two years, including the year of the award.

AWARD NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Only AAA members may submit a nomination; however, the proposed award recipient need not be an AAA member. AAA members may nominate themselves, but must provide a letter of recommendation from someone else on the nomination form. Only complete nominations can be considered by the individual award committee. 

SELECTION PROCESS

By October 15th, a nominator must submit the nomination form and a letter of support outlining the qualifications of a nominee. Each nominee is then asked to submit the remaining documentation (see Submission Requirements below) by November 15. Each year, the AAA President or incoming President nominates and the Board of Directors approves members for the award committee. The committee requests electronic submission of all material by the final award deadline. Only nominations that are complete and received on time will be considered. The committee carefully considers the eligible nominations and selects the award recipient. Committees are not obligated to make an award each year.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Documents required for the Basmajian Award nomination should clearly reflect the nominee’s accomplishments in both research and teaching. Clear, concise information about the accomplishments of the nominee is more useful than extensive materials. The completed nomination package should include:

•Nomination form and letter of recommendation from the nominator (or other individual if self-nominated)

•Two (2) ADDITIONAL letters of recommendation At least one of the three (3) total letters of recommendation must be from the nominee's chair, chief, or dean (supervisor) and must document the quality of the nominee's contributions to the teaching of gross anatomy.

•Candidate's curriculum vitae (NIH biosketch format preferred) documenting:

•Research - CV must reflect the nominee's research portfolio, including publications, textbooks, patents, abstracts, chapters, and proceedings papers.

•Teaching - CV must reflect the nominee's teaching portfolio, such as experience, awards, and publications on teaching anatomy to students (i.e., undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, medical, or residents).

•Service - include departmental, school, university, journal, and society level service. Copies of letters documenting good performance in such service are helpful.

•At least one article/textbook sample (up to three may be submitted)

•At least one representative research paper (up to three may be submitted)

RENOMINATION

Any nominee not chosen for an award is automatically considered for the award by the next two consecutive award committees. It is the nominator’s responsibility to update or augment the nomination materials, if appropriate, prior to the next year’s deadline.

For further information or clarification regarding the process or the forms, you may call or email:

301-634-7910 (phone)
301-634-7965 (fax)
exec@anatomy.org

Call for Applications: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Senior Scientist Mentor Program

Deadline: September 11, 2013

Announcement: early November 2013

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation supports emeritus faculty who maintain active research programs with undergraduates in the chemical sciences. The Senior Scientist Mentor Program provides an award of $20,000 over two years for undergraduate stipends and modest research support.

Eligibility

The Senior Scientist Mentor Program is open to all academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's degree or higher in the chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering. Faculty with emeritus status on or before October 2012, and who maintain active research programs in the chemical sciences, may apply to the program. More than one application per department or institution is permitted.

Selection

Successful applicants are expected to be closely engaged in a mentoring relationship with undergraduate students. The evaluation will be based on both an assessment of the research proposed and the plans for undergraduate participation in the research. An applicant's history of mentoring undergraduates is favorably viewed. Current Senior Scientist Mentors.

Budget

The Senior Scientist Mentor Program provides a $20,000 award over two years, intended mostly for undergraduate stipends. Modest research support is also allowed. Funds are normally expended over a period of three years after notification of an award. Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed. Faculty salary and any expenses associated with graduate students are not permitted. Foundation approval is required for significant budgetary changes. If the awardee leaves the institution, the transfer of the remaining funds requires prior Foundation approval.

Application Procedure

All application materials and letters of support must be received at the Foundation office by the deadline. Applications recommended for approval are presented to the Foundation's Board of Directors in time for award announcements by early November 2013.

Required Information:

Application package: The original application should be formatted on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, using 12-point font size, and assembled as:

1. The online application form

2. In no more than four pages total, applicants should describe:

a. the specific projects or project types in which the undergraduates will participate

b. ongoing research with undergraduates

c. how they will interact with and mentor the undergraduates

3. A CV (limited to five pages) including a list of up to 15 relevant publications in which contributions by undergraduate coauthors are clearly identified

4. A letter from an institutional representative highlighting the applicant's achievements with undergraduates and confirming that the institutional facilities required for the proposed research are available

Please generate all above materials as a single PDF document and e-mail it to: programs@dreyfus.org.

Address all application materials to: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022-3301.

Questions may be directed to the Foundation office by e-mail at programs@dreyfus.org or by telephone at 212-753-1760.

Letter of support: A letter of support must be sent directly to the Foundation from a colleague, preferably from outside the institution, who is familiar with the applicant's research and teaching and who can speak to the applicant's experience in mentoring and advising undergraduates. The letter of support formatted on 8 1/2 x 11-inch letterhead, and use a 12-point font size. This letter should be sent via electronic mail as a PDF to programs@dreyfus.org. However, the letter should not be received with the nomination package.

Please have the letter of support generated as a single PDF document and e-mail it to: programs@dreyfus.org.

Reports

The second payment of $10,000 will be sent upon request, after completion of the first year. The request should be accompanied or preceded by a financial report and a concise progress report from the award recipient.

A final report is due at the end of the second year. The final report should be concise, formatted on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, using 12-point font size, and contain the following sections:

1. Highlights of research accomplishments during the award period

2. Future plans for the undergraduate researcher(s)

3. Categorical financial report

4. An optional statement of newsworthy stories concerning the student(s) and/or the Mentor during the period of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Senior Scientist Mentor Award

Please generate the report as a single PDF document and e-mail it to: programs@dreyfus.org.

Additional Information

1. Publications and presentations describing work supported by the award should acknowledge the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Senior Scientist Mentor Program.

2. The award recipient is designated a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Senior Scientist Mentor.

3. Procedural questions may be directed to the Foundation office by telephone at 212-753-1760 or e-mail at programs@dreyfus.org.

American Society for Microbiology Moselio Schaechter Distinguished Service Award

This award, named in honor of Professor Moselio Schaechter, former ASM President, honors an ASM member who has shown exemplary leadership and commitment towards the substantial furthering of the profession of microbiology in research, education or technology in the developing world.

Eligibility:
Individuals (for example: microbiologists who have been instrumental in setting up properly functioning clinical microbiology laboratories or successful biotechnology services based on microbiology; academicians who have developed high quality undergraduate or graduate training programs; researchers who have demonstrated leadership in the context of the region) from the upper-middle, lower-middle, and low-income countries as determined per World Bank’s classification. The nominee must be a national or a permanent resident of a qualifying country and have or have had a full-time professional appointment in the microbiological sciences or a related field for at least ten years in a country or region of the developing world. The nominees may not be currently serving on any ASM Board or Committee and can not be an ASM Ambassador or Country Liaison at the time of the nomination deadline. The nominee must be an active ASM member at the time of nomination deadline.

Award:
The award consists of a $4,000 cash prize to defray expenses associated with traveling to and attending the ASM General Meeting; an engraved plaque to be presented during the International Reception at the ASM General Meeting; publication of the awardee profile in the International Affairs section of Microbe.

Deadline for Applications: July 1

Nominations:
Nominations will be considered without updating for three years. Self-nominations and more than one nomination per nominee will not be accepted. Only one nominating form and two supporting forms are accepted per nomination. The two supporters must be persons other than the nominator who are familiar with the nominee's qualifications and accomplishments. Only one of the three individuals involved in the nomination may be employed at the nominee's institution. The nominator and supporters must not share employers. Nominations must consist of the following:

Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, emailed to awards@asmusa.org
Nominating form
Supporting form

ASM awards are granted at the discretion of award selection committees and may not be awarded every year.

Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award

Honors an educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students and for encouraging them to subsequent achievement.

Eligibility:
The nominee must be currently teaching microbiology in a recognized college or university, with a substantial portion of his or her time during the past five years devoted to teaching undergraduate students in microbiology, and a minimum of ten years total teaching experience. The nominee may have engaged in research or other concerns, provided that teaching undergraduates remained a substantial activity. International educators are also eligible.

Award:
A cash prize of $2,500, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate will deliver the Carski Award lecture.

Deadline: July 1.

Nominations:
Nominations will be considered without updating for three years. Self-nominations and more than one nomination per nominee will not be accepted. Only one nominating form and two supporting forms are accepted per nomination. The two supporters must be persons other than the nominator who are familiar with the nominee's qualifications and accomplishments. Only one of the three individuals involved in the nomination may be employed at the nominee's institution. The nominator and supporters must not share employers. Nominations must consist of the following:

Curriculum vitae, emailed to awards@asmusa.org
Nominating form
Supporting form

ASM awards are granted at the discretion of award selection committees and may not be awarded every year.