AGA - Horizon Pharma Student Abstract Prizes
Award Resources: [ Application.doc ] [ Criteria.doc ]At a Glance
| Eligibility: | High school, college, graduate and medical students |
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| Amount/year: | $500.00 (Three best student abstracts submitted will receive a $1,000 prize) |
| Duration: | N/A |
| Deadline: | February 25 |
| Start Date: | N/A |
DESCRIPTION
Eight travel awards of $500 each will be given to high school, undergraduate, graduate and medical students who have submitted abstracts chosen by the AGA to be presented during Digestive Disease Week®. Medical residents up to and including postgraduate year three are also eligible for the award. The three best student abstracts submitted will receive a $1,000 prize. Prize recipients will be acknowledged at the NIH/PhD/Investigators Research Symposium during DDW.
OBJECTIVE
The overall objective of this award is to stimulate interest in gastroenterology/hepatology research careers through competition and recognition.
ELIGIBILITY
- Candidates for this award must be a high school, undergraduate, graduate or medical student or medical resident (up to and including postgraduate year three) who has performed original research related to diseases, structure or functioning of the digestive system.
- Post doctoral fellows, technicians, visiting scientists and MD research fellows are not eligible for this award.
- Applicants may only submit one abstract for consideration and must be the designated presenter or first author of the abstract.
- The applicant’s sponsor must be an AGA member at the time of application submission.
- Women and minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.
REQUIREMENTS
- The award recipient must present the abstract. No exceptions are allowed.
- Abstracts must have been selected by the AGA for presentation at DDW.
- The applicant is expected to have a faculty sponsor, who is typically the mentor for the project.
- A letter of recommendation from the sponsor is required including a description of the student’s role in the project.
- Recipients and their mentor will be expected to be present at the NIH/PhD/Investigators Research Symposium during DDW where they will be recognized.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Awardees will be selected based on novelty; significance of the proposal; clarity of the abstract; and contribution of the student.
REVIEW PROCESS
A selection committee composed of members of the AGA Research Awards Panel will review the abstracts and select the award recipients.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The deadline for receipt of applications is February 25. The typed application, copy of accepted DDW abstract, copy of AGA acceptance notification and letter of support must be combined into and submitted as one PDF file. The file must be titled by the applicant's last name and first initial only. Hard copies will not be accepted. Please email the application document to awards@fdhn.org. Direct all questions to the Research Awards Manager via telephone at 301-222-4012 or email at awards@fdhn.org. For more information about this award and other AGA Foundation research funding opportunities, visit the AGA Foundation Web site at www.fdhn.org.
Support for this program by Horizon Pharma is gratefully acknowledged.
