RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ALERT! Issue 7: Volume 2 (Fellowships and Prizes) A Compilation by the Research Services Unit Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) January 2012 Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD European Society for Medical Oncology L Description: Website: http://www.esmo.org/career- The European Society for Medical Oncology grants/awards/lifetime-achievement.html invites nominations for its lifetime Application form: achievement award. This recognises work by http://www.esmo.org/index.php?id=1477 teams or individuals with a demonstrated commitment to cancer research treatment. Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Candidates must demonstrate an affiliation Nationality of applicant institution: Any to a major academic or cancer research or treatment institution, possess an international Disciplines reputation in this field and present a topic of ---------------------------------------------- high current interest. The award covers Ovarian Cancer, Blood Cancer, Lung Cancer, registration, accommodation and travel costs Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), for the 2012 ESMO congress, to be hold in Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Vienna from 28 September to 2 October, 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE where the findings will be presented. Unit 7), Oncology, Breast Cancer, Cancer & Nominations may be made by any ESMO full Carcinogenesis, Prostate Cancer, Cancer member. Candidates may not nominate Biology, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory themselves. Science, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology, Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Cancer Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ---------------------------------------------- Posted date: 20 Dec 11 ESMO Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, Via Luigi Taddei 4 meetings etc. 6962 Viganello-Lugano Award amount max: - Tel: +41 91 973 19 00 Award amount min: - Fax: +41 91 973 19 02 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AWARD International Pharmaceutical Federation L Description: years, contributed to the development of the The International Pharmaceutical Federation pharmaceutical sciences. invites nominations for its lifetime achievement in pharmaceutical sciences A person who is currently serving as an award. The purpose of the award is to officer of FIP is not eligible for nomination. recognise an individual who has, over many The scholar or group of scholars who will 2 A Compilation of the Research Services Unit of the Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes receive the award will be recognised during Website: the opening ceremony of the annual FIP http://www.fip.org/www2/subsections/inde congress and the FIP president will present x.php?page=menu_fipawards the award. The award consists of a commemorative gift, a return airfare based Eligibility profile on apex, free registration, hotel ---------------------------------------------- accommodation and a ticket to the closing Nationality of applicant institution: Any dinner at the congress. Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Pharmaceuticals Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Contact Details Posted date: 25 May 11 ---------------------------------------------- Award type: Prizes International Pharmaceutical Federation Award amount max: - PO Box 84200 Award amount min: - 2508 AE The Hague Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] ACHINE DESIGN AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H Engineers invites nominations for its machine onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc design award. This award recognizes eminent achievement or distinguished Eligibility profile service in the field of machine design which ---------------------------------------------- is considered to include application, research, Nationality of applicant institution: Any development, or teaching of machine design. The award includes $1,000. Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Engineering Deadline information: This call is repeated Design, Mechanical Engineering, Machine once a year. Design Posted date: 20 Oct 11 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: $1,000 ---------------------------------------------- Award amount min: - ASME International Award budget total: - Three Park Avenue Website: http://www.asme.org/about- New York, NY 10016-5990 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Tel: +1 212 591 7094 awards/machine-design-award Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Email: [email protected] 3 A Compilation of the Research Services Unit of the Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) ACNAB/LAROCCA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine M Description: Award amount max: $10,000 The International Society for the Study of the Award amount min: - Lumbar Spine invites applications for its Award budget total: - MacNab/LaRocca research fellowship. The Website: http://www.issls.org/awards-- aim of this fellowship is to promote and honors/mcnab-larocca-fellowship.aspx extend research activities into the cause and Application form: cure of low back pain. The competition is open to all qualified investigators who may Eligibility profile apply singly or as representatives of a group. ---------------------------------------------- Prospective applicants should have Nationality of applicant institution: Any completed formal training in a medical or allied specialty and should be involved in an Disciplines investigation of a specific problem which ---------------------------------------------- would be furthered by travel to a location Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit other than his own. Applicants should be 3), Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine & sponsored by a member, or must be a Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Hospital- member of the society. Currently, a stipend based Clinical Subject, Skeletal Diseases, Pain of $10,000 will be granted to the recipient. Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Closing date: 01 Feb 12 The International Society for the Study of the Deadline information: Lumbar Spine Posted date: 11 Oct 11 Department of Orthopaedics Award type: Travel for research purposes, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Directed grants for individual investigators, 413 45 Gothenburg Directed grants to institutions, research Tel: +46 3182 2915 groups etc, Mid-Career fellowships Email: [email protected] ARSHALL B PETERSON AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M Description: Closing date: 01 Feb 12 The American Society of Mechanical Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineers invites nominations for the every 2 years. Marshall B Peterson award. This award is Posted date: 15 Jun 10 given biennially in recognition of an early- Award type: Prizes career achievement and promise for pursuit Award amount max: $2,500 of research in tribology. At the time the Award amount min: - award is given, the nominee's age shall be Award budget total: - less than 30 years. The award includes $2,500. Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes Website: Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/S Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Friction & Wear ocietyAwards/Marshall_B_Peterson_Award. Lubrication, Tribology cfm Application form: Contact Details http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H ---------------------------------------------- onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc ASME International Three Park Avenue Eligibility profile New York, NY 10016-5990 ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Email: [email protected] Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- ARY WOODARD LASKER AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation M Description: Website: The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/in invites nominations for the Mary Woodard dex.htm Lasker award for public service. The award Application form: honors men and women who have helped http://www.laskerawardnomination.org/spl make possible the federal legislation and ash.cfm funding that supports research, and who have created public communication, public Eligibility profile health, and advocacy programs of major ---------------------------------------------- importance. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Both individuals and organizations are Disciplines eligible for nomination. ---------------------------------------------- Economics of Research & Development, Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Health & Safety, Biomedical Research, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Multidisciplinary, Health Care, Health Care been announced by sponsor but this is the Policy, Patient Care & Education, Public approximate deadline we expect. This call is Health, Disease Prevention, Health Planning repeated once a year. & Policy, Knowledge Acquisition, Science Posted date: 18 Nov 10 Planning & Policy, Clinical Laboratory Award type: Prizes Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Award amount max: - Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-