Trainee Research Award

About the Award

Trainee Research Award provides $4,000 to support a hematology-relevant research project and a $1,000 travel award to the Society’s annual meeting. The Trainee Research Award program is open to undergraduates, medical students, and residents in institutions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Read the ASH press release about the 2011 Trainee Research Award recipients.

Benefits

Trainees will be exposed to hematology research early in their career and hopefully be encouraged to continue hematological research as part of their future training.

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Timeline

Application Deadline March 16, 2012
Award Winners Notified May 2012

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Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility criteria include:

  • Application submission criteria are met.
  • The Trainee Research Award is open to undergraduates, medical students, and residents in institutions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Fellows, graduate students and individuals not enrolled in an educational program are not eligible for the Trainee Research Award.
  • Applicants must be enrolled and active in their educational program at the time of application and for the duration of the award term.
  • Only hematological projects (i.e., adult hematology, pediatric hematology/oncology, hematopathology, blood banking/transfusion medicine) are eligible to be funded. Either laboratory research or clinical investigation is appropriate.
  • The mentor MUST be a member in good standing of ASH at the time the application is submitted and remain a member of ASH for the duration of the Trainee Research Award term.*
  • Research MUST be conducted at an institution that has an active second year medical school hematology course or an active hematology or hematology/oncology fellowship.**
  • The research must be completed by September 1, 2013.

* To verify membership status, please log on to the membership section of the ASH website. If you need assistance with your username and password, please contact an ASH Customer Relations Representative at CustomerService@hematology.org.

** For the purposes of this application a hematology fellowship program refers to adult hematology, adult hematology/oncology, pediatric hematology/oncology, hematopathology, or blood banking/transfusion medicine in an ACGME accredited fellowship training program (or the Canadian or Mexican equivalent organization).

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Application Process

  • Applications MUST be submitted electronically to training@hematology.org by 11:59 pm, Eastern, March 16, 2012.
  • Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
  • The file should be named in the following format: TRA Last name-First name Application 2012.pdf
  • Only ONE submission will be accepted. No updates, revisions, changes, or additions will be accepted or considered.
  • Applications that are not formatted correctly, lack information, have incorrect information, or lack required documents will not be considered.
  • All submissions MUST include the required documents listed below, in the order below, and be submitted as one PDF file.
    • Complete Trainee Research Award Application Form
    • Trainee CV
    • Mentor CV or Biosketch
    • Mentor Letter of Support
    • Research Proposal (Total for all sections not to exceed 500 words)
      1. Scientific Question
      2. Background to Project (250 words maximum - including references)
      3. Proposed Method
      4. Proposed Results
      5. Expected Timeline (Date the trainee will complete his/her work on the project)
      6. Impact
       
    • Previous Institution Participation

2012 Trainee Research Award Application 

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Evaluation, Selection, and Notification

Each eligible application is reviewed by the study section based on the following criteria:

  • The proposed research project’s relevance to hematology.
  • The quality of the research project.
  • The mentorship available and provided to the trainee.
  • Qualifications, experience, and level of involvement of the trainee for their level of education.

No more than one award will be granted at each level of training (i.e., undergraduate, medical student, resident) for any given institution.

Individuals chosen for the award will be notified in May 2012.

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Award Terms

All participating trainees are required to submit a final summary of their work at the end of their research. The final summary is due within one month (30 days) of the stated completion date.

Receipt of a Trainee Research Award does not include or require an ASH Annual Meeting abstract submission.

If selected for an award, the trainee agrees to cite support from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in any publication or poster describing research conducted during the award period.

Research awards are paid directly to the participating institution of the mentor, not to the mentor or the trainee. Research awards are intended to defer the cost of the trainee’s contributions to the research project. Funds can be used to provide the trainee a stipend for the purposes of conducting the research. Indirect costs are not allowed for any ASH Trainee Research Award.

ASH offers travel awards to recipient of the Trainee Research Award to attend the ASH Annual Meeting. Travel awards will only be issued to those attending the ASH Annual Meeting and are intended to reimburse the recipient for costs associated with attending the ASH Annual Meeting (i.e., flight, hotel, and meeting registration). Award recipients are responsible for making arrangements for travel, hotel, and annual meeting registration. Travel awards will be made payable to the trainee and checks must be picked up on site at the annual meeting. Checks that are not picked up on site at the annual meeting will not be mailed to trainees. Travel costs over and above the $1,000 may be reimbursed from the research support award, at the discretion of the mentor.

Please Note: This award cannot be deferred and is non-transferable. 

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Trainee Final Summary

All participating trainees are required to submit a final summary of their work within one month of completing the project.

If a student needs additional time, mentors must submit a request in writing. Requests for extensions should be emailed to training@hematology.org. 

Trainees may not send ASH annual meeting abstract submissions as their final summary. Guidelines for the final summary should be strictly adhered to.

Receipt of a Trainee Research Award does not include or require an ASH Annual Meeting abstract submission.

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Questions

If you have any questions or require any additional information regarding the ASH Trainee Research Award, please contact training@hematology.org.

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