Main Purpose: To honor and stimulate research careers in biomedical engineering. This award is based on a review of a single published paper of original work.
Benefits:
- $1,000 check
- Complementary registration for the BMES 2015 Annual Meeting
- The opportunity to present the 20-minute Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Lecture at the meeting and publish the text of the lecture in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering
- Travel Expenses up to $1,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be within 5 years of earning highest degree
- The recipient must be the senior author of the paper. If there are co-authors, a letter from the first or senior co-author attesting to the role of each contributor in design, execution and authoring of the manuscript must be included in the application packet.
Application Link and Additional Information: click here
- Will need two letters of support by “recognized authorities in the field (neither of whom may be associated with the institution at which the work was completed nor a co-author on the paper), attesting to the significance of the investigation described in the manuscript.”
Deadline: Check back early Spring 2016