Award Support Opportunities
ASH welcomes support for a number of awards. Companies interested in supporting any of these awards should contact corporatesupportgrants@hematology.org.
Abstract Achievement Award
Each year the Society offers Abstract Achievement Awards to select individuals in conjunction with the ASH annual meeting. The Abstract Achievement Award program recognizes individuals who are both first author and presenter of their abstracts in five categories: undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, resident physician, and post-doctoral fellows. Each award, in the amount of $500, is intended to assist individuals who are beginning careers in medicine or medical science. Without the financial assistance provided by these awards, many of these individuals would not be able to attend the ASH meeting to present their work. Support of these awards is greatly appreciated, well publicized, and instrumental in advancing the field of young hematologists conducting research.
Award for Research Careers in Hematology
The ASH Award for Research Careers in Hematology (ARCH) succeeds the ASH Bridge Grant program, introducing refinements that include decoupling the program from the National Institutes of Health R01 funding mechanism. ARCH is now an independent award designed to make research in hematology more accessible to independent investigators. The ARCH offers a $150,000 research award to independent investigators who are ASH members, with a funding period selectable by the recipient between 1 and 3 years.
HIP Medical Student Award Program
The HIP Medical Student Program is an eight- to 12-week research experience for students from the United States and Canada in their early medical school years. In addition, those who complete the initial research experience will have the option of participating in an additional hematology research experience in a subsequent year of medical school. The Society requests a minimum contribution of $10,000 to the HIP Medical Student Program.
Scholar Awards
The ASH Scholar Awards program is one of the top priorities of the Society, and the ASH Executive Committee is most grateful to those companies who are supporters of this program.
The Society holds an annual competition for the Scholar Awards. The program is designed to support hematologists who have chosen a career in research by providing partial salary or other support during that critical period required for completion of training and achievement of status as an independent investigator.
The awards are made possible through grants from the corporate community, individual ASH members, foundations, and operating funds committed by the Society. Awards are limited to a maximum of $100,000 for fellow scholars and $150,000 for junior faculty scholars over a two- to three-year period, with an annual maximum of $50,000 for fellows and $75,000 for junior faculty. The Society requests a minimum contribution of $10,000, and encourages companies to give a full $50,000 to support the equivalent of one award for one year.
As the Society's top priority, the priority-point system weighs heavily in favor of supporting the scholars program. If your company is interested in increasing their priority-point standing quickly, supporting this program is the best way to do so.
Translational Research Training in Hematology
The Translational Research Training in Hematology (TRTH) provides junior researchers with a unique, year-long training and mentoring experience. The program is a joint effort of the European Hematology Association (EHA) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and is focused on helping early-career scientists build successful careers in hematologic translational research.