Career Development Award in Liver Transplantation in Memory of the University of Michigan Transplant Team
Application Submission Deadline: October 15, 2010
Recipient Notification: February 2011
Award Period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2013
The AASLD Career Development Award in Liver Transplantation in Memory of the University of Michigan Transplant Team is intended to foster career development for an individual performing clinical and/or translational research in the field of liver transplantation and who has shown commitment to excellence in the field at an early stage of his or her career. The award is designed to support a junior faculty member in the development of liver transplant research so that further funding can be obtained.
The purpose of this award is to foster career development for an individual performing clinical and/or translational research in the field of liver transplantation and who has shown commitment to excellence in the field at an early stage of his or her career. The award is designed to support a junior faculty member in the development of liver transplant research so that further funding can be obtained.
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for this award, the applicant must meet the following criteria:
1. Applicant must be in the first five years of appointment as a junior faculty member (instructor or assistant professor) at a UNOS approved transplant center who spends 50% or more of his/her time in clinical transplantation or transplantation-related sciences.
2. Applicant must show commitment to making substantial contributions to the field of liver transplantation.
3. Applicant does not hold other similar research awards. Applicants who hold other similar research awards (including but not limited to NIH-K08, NIH-K23, Veterans Administration-Research Associate, Clinical Investigator, AGA Research Scholar Award, Glaxo Institute of Digestive Health Award, American Liver Foundation Liver Scholar Award, etc.) are not eligible.
4. Sponsor should be the applicant's research mentor and must be an AASLD member in good standing.
5. Applicant must be an AASLD member in good standing by the award start date and maintain active membership for the duration of the award period (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013). If the applicant is not a member at the time of application, a membership application should be submitted along with the award application.
6. Each sponsoring institution may submit only one application. Those institutions with more than one location may submit only one application per location.
AWARD AND REQUIREMENTS
One award of $90,000 will be provided over two years ($45,000 per year). Money may be used for salary support or for technical support/laboratory supplies for the investigator and no indirect costs are provided. It is expected that additional funds are available to the candidate in order to carry out the proposed research.
This award is intended to support the recipient’s continued research. Funds will be issued to the recipient’s institution and are not transferable from one recipient to another. The award cannot be transferred to another institution without prior written approval from AASLD.
Recipients must acknowledge the award in all publications resulting from research performed during the tenure of this award. Abstracts, manuscripts, or other articles that reflect research funded by this award must acknowledge support from AASLD, and copies must be forwarded to AASLD. In addition, a scientific progress and financial report must be sent to AASLD at the end of each award year and upon completion of the award. Funding of the second year of the award is contingent upon receipt of a first year progress report. All awardees are strongly encouraged to present their work at The Liver Meeting®.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be evaluated based upon their background, their commitment to a research career, the strength of their research project and the environment in which they will conduct this project.
The AASLD Awards Committee will review the applications and select recipients of the award. Applications will be reviewed based only on the written materials submitted. All decisions are final. Incomplete applications and applications that fail to adhere strictly to the instructions (including the submission deadline and page limitations) will not be reviewed. Selection decisions will be announced by February 2011.
DEADLINE
The application deadline for this award is 11:59 pm Eastern time, October 15, 2010. The completed application, letters of support or commitment and other documents as applicable must be combined into and submitted as one PDF document. The document must be titled by the applicant’s last name and first initial only. Hard copies are not permitted. Please email the application to awards@aasld.org.
NOTIFICATION DATE/START DATE
Notification date will be February 2011 for a July 2011 start date. The award period is July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013.
Questions? Contact Denise Seise or Kristin Hutcherson via email at awards@aasld.org.
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