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Engineering, Biomedical

Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award

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