ASH Abstract Achievement Awards and Outstanding Abstract Achievement Awards

Each year, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) offers the following merit-based awards to support select trainees with high-achieving annual meeting abstracts who are chosen to present their work at the ASH annual meeting. Trainees include those who fall within one of the following categories: undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, resident physician, and postdoctoral fellow (MD or PhD). The benefits vary by award. 

Abstract Achievement Awards

These $500 merit-based awards are provided to trainee investigators with high-scoring annual meeting abstracts, of which they are the first or senior author and presenter to defray travel expenses associated with their presentation at the annual meeting.

See Award Recipients

Outstanding Abstract Achievement Awards

These $2,000 awards are provided to trainees with the highest scoring abstract (in each trainee investigator category) of which they are the first-or-last author and presenter. Awardees also receive annual meeting travel reimbursement* (coach airfare and two nights hotel accommodations) in addition to the award.

The following individual awards are also part of the ASH Abstract Achievement Award program:

• Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis
• ASH-Frank Toohey Abstract Achievement Award for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Hematology Inclusion Pathway Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award (HIPGASAAA)
• ASH-IPIG Abstract Achievement Award for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
• National Partner Society Abstract Achievement Awards
  
  
  • ASH-BSH Abstract Achievement Award (Britain)
  • ASH-HSANZ Abstract Achievement Award (Australia and New Zealand)
  • ASH-JSH Abstract Achievement Award (Japan)
  • ASH-SIE Abstract Achievement Award (Italy)

How to Apply

Please review the rules for ASH annual meeting abstract submission. To be considered, individuals must meet specific eligibility criteria for the desired award and fall within (and select their trainee level) from one of the following trainee categories: Undergraduate Student (or Post Baccalaureate Student), Medical Student, Graduate Student, Resident Physician, or Postdoctoral (MD, or PhD) Fellow. Applicants must check the appropriate box from these choices, and check “Yes” to the question “Would you like to apply for the Abstract Achievement Award” during the online abstract submission process.

Applicants must also include with their abstract submission a letter from their senior investigator or program director overseeing their research. This letter must be typed on their institution’s letterhead confirming their trainee investigator status. This letter should be signed by the senior investigator or program director overseeing their research, saved in PDF format, and uploaded to the online abstract submission system. In addition to the letter, the senior investigator will be asked to confirm the trainee investigator level of the applicant via email. Category designations that do not match between the presenting trainee investigator and their senior investigator may be recategorized or required to provide additional information during the abstract review process.

For the individual awards that are also part of the Abstract Achievement Award program, please click the links above to view additional eligibility requirements and application instructions. The ASH Abstract Achievement and Outstanding Abstract Achievement Award application deadline is in early August.

Award Notification

Abstract Achievement Award and Outstanding Abstract Achievement Award applicants will be notified by late October if they have been selected for an award. A list of winners will also be posted online at that time.

Individuals who have not received notification by November 1 may contact [email protected] for information regarding their award status.