SLEEP 2012 – APSS Annual Meeting, Boston

Awards

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society offer awards in the following areas:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Award

All students, postdoctoral fellows and residents who are members of the AASM and under 40 years of age are eligible to apply for the AASM Young Investigator Award. The AASM Research Committee will evaluate Young Investigator abstract submissions based on scientific merit. It is expected that the Young Investigator will have first author status on the abstract and will have played an important role in conducting the research. The Research Committee will provide recommendations to the AASM Board of Directors for final selection of the award winner. The winner and up to four honorable mentions will be recognized and honored at SLEEP 2012.

AASM members can apply for the AASM Young Investigator Award by following the instructions below:

  1. Indicate your interest in applying for the AASM Young Investigator Award by selecting "apply" on the awards submission step when you submit your abstract for SLEEP 2012.
  2. Provide your AASM membership ID number, date of birth and the name of the senior investigator involved with the project.
  3. Submit your abstract before Thursday, December 15, 2011.

Sleep Research Society Trainee Travel Award Based on Merit

All eligible applicants must be undergraduate, pre-doctoral students or postdoctoral fellow members of the Sleep Research Society at the time of application, and must be actively engaged in sleep research. Recipients must register for and attend SLEEP 2012 and the SRS Trainee Symposia Series on Saturday, June 9, 2012 - Sunday, June 10, 2012, and submit a program evaluate. Awards will be distributed only when the recipients submit a program evaluation at the conclusion of the Trainee Symposia Series.

Candidates must be the first author of an abstract. Winners will be notified by email (or fax if an email address is not provided) prior to the SLEEP 2012 advanced registration deadline.

To apply for the SRS Trainee Travel Award Based on Merit, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Indicate your interest in applying for the SRS Trainee Travel Award Based on Merit by selecting "apply" on the award submission step when you submit your abstract for SLEEP 2012
  2. Provide your Sleep Research Society membership ID number. (note: membership is required to be considered for this award)
  3. Submit your abstract before Thursday, December 15, 2011.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Section Investigator Award

In an effort to encourage membership and attendance at section meetings, foster section identity and honor meritorious research in the field of sleep medicine, each of the eight AASM membership sections will review abstracts from their respective abstract categories for consideration in the 2012 Section Investigator Awards. The intent of these awards is to honor the most outstanding abstract from a young investigator within the membership of each section. These young investigators must be section members, first authors of the abstract and out of training (residency for MDs or post-doctoral for PhDs) for no more than five years in order to apply. Current members of the AASM Membership Sections Steering Committees are not eligible. This must be the first time the abstract has been submitted to SLEEP.

The award includes a certificate and honorarium and will be presented during th applicable section meeting. Additionally, the winner will be asked to present their abstract at the close of the section meeting.

Please apply for the AASM Section Investigator Award during the abstract submission process by following the instructions below:

  1. Indicate your interest in applying for the AASM Section Investigator Award by selecting apply on the awards submission step when you submit your abstract for SLEEP 2012.
  2. Provide the award applicant's name, AASM membership ID number, appropriate membership section(s), and which section should consider the submission. Applicants must be a member of the section through which their abstract is submitted.
  3. Indicate the date of when the applicant's training was completed.
  4. Submit your abstract before Thursday, December 15, 2011.

Sleep Research Society Young Investigator Award

The Sleep Research Society Young Investigator Award recognizes an outstanding research effort by a new investigator in the field of sleep research. The basis for evaluation of candidates is a single publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The candidate should be the first author and the article must be published or officially accepted for publication by the application deadline. On the application deadline, the candidate must be within seven years of obtaining a terminal degree. Exceptions to this criterion will be considered for those applicants who feel that extenuating circumstances warrant such consideration. A letter detailing these considerations must be included with the application.

The award includes a plaque and a travel honorarium to be applied toward travel to SLEEP 2012. The plaque will be presented at a ceremony at SLEEP 2012.

To apply for the SRS Young Investigator Award, candidates must submit a copy of the paper, a CV documentation of the date of receipt of terminal degree and, if applicable, a letter outlining extenuating circumstances in a single PDF or MS Word file to Nick Cekosh, SRS Coordinator, at ncekosh@srsnet.org. If a paper is in press at the time of application, a copy of the written notification of the paper's acceptance for publication must also be included. Applicants should provide the name of a senior investigator who will provide a letter of recommendation. The senior investigator does not need to be an author on the paper or abstract, but should be familiar with the candidate's role on the research project. The candidate is responsible for ensuring that the letter of recommendation from the senior investigator arrives by the application deadline. In addition, a candidate must be a member in good standing of the SRS or must include a completed application for membership and fee with the award application. Repeat applications from unsuccessful applicants from previous years are encouraged.

Candidates are welcome to apply for both the Young Investigator Award and the Sleep Research Society Trainee Award Based on Scientific Merit, but in the event the candidate receives the Young Investigator Award, he or she wil receive only this award. Multiple awards may be recognized, dependent on the quality of applications.

The deadline for receipt of the Young Investigator Award is Friday, February 10, 2012.