Goal: To recognize the scientific contributions of outstanding young investigators in the field of Endocrinology. This is a non-monetary Excellence Award for junior faculty or trainees who recently presented abstracts at the 2021 Endocrine Society meeting.
Application Opens: April 12, 2021
Application Closes: April 30, 2021
- Candidate Eligibility:
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- New faculty within the first three years of appointment
- Postdoctoral trainees
- Graduate students
- Fellowship trainees
- Medical interns or residents
- Medical students or other medical specialty students
- Candidate must be a presenting (first) author on an abstract accepted for presentation at the Endocrine Society Meeting 2021.
- Student/trainee (non-faculty) applicants must have a sponsoring Mentor.
- Each Sponsor/Mentor may nominate only one candidate per year.
- Candidate must be a current member of WE or have a Mentor who is a current member of WE.
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- Prior WE Junior Investigator Awardees are welcome to apply if they otherwise meet eligibility criteria.
- Awards are given to both women and men.
- Applicants from all
over the word are welcome to apply!
How to apply:
The following material is required as a single PDF file, in the following order:
- Completed application form – Young Investigator Award Face Page
- A biosketch or CV that includes publications
- Copy of the abstract presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society
- A brief description (250 words or less) outlining the merits of the application including the importance of the work to the field of Endocrinology and strength of the applicant as a young investigator.
- Trainee applicants should include a sentence of Sponsor / Mentor in support of the application.
PDFs should be named as follows “[your last name], [your first name], YIA 2021”. Please do not send the application in a password protected email. Applications that are not in the correct format will not be accepted.
Submission:
E–mail the single PDF of the completed application form and supporting documentation by April 30, 2021 (5pm EST) to the general Women in Endocrinology email: WIE@wildapricot.org
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