Submissions of 2010 Award applications has closed. Notifications of awards are scheduled to be sent out by March 2, 2010
Stipends and awards are available to support conference attendance.
All applications for awards need to be sent to:
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. For all awards, please put the name of the award that you are requesting in the Subject heading of the email. You may apply for more than one award, but recipients will only receive one award. Further instructions for applying are specified below.
Due date for requests: December 31, 2009. Requests received after December 31 will not be considered. All awards will be made and notifications sent by March 2. Note: stipends involve reimbursements for submitted expenses, to be made after the IMFAR conference.
Up to two Dissertation Awards will be granted, one for the best neurobiological dissertation and one for the best clinical/behavioral dissertation in autism accepted by the university in year 2009. These two awards will involve a prize of $500 each, and reimbursement for travel, hotel, and registration costs for attending the meeting. At least two members of the INSAR Executive Committee will review each of the submitted dissertations, scoring them according to NIH proposal scoring standards. The paper in each category (biological and clinical) with the highest score will receive the award. In case of a tie, two other reviewers from the INSAR Executive Board will review and rescore the tied papers. To apply, please send an electronic file of the dissertation, a letter of recommendation from the dissertation advisor and an email from the applicant requesting consideration. The awardee must attend the meeting in order to receive the award.
Similarly, two Young Investigator Awards will be made for the best biological and clinical empirical research papers published or in press in the year 2009 by an investigator who has been awarded their Ph.D. or M.D. in the past seven years. These two awards will involve a prize of $500 each, and reimbursement for travel, hotel, and registration costs for attending the meeting. At least two members of the INSAR Executive Committee will review each of the competing papers, scoring them according to the Autism Research Journal reviewer scoring standards. The papers in each category with the highest score will receive the awards. In case of a tie, two other reviewers from the INSAR Executive Board will review and rescore the tied papers. To apply, please send the paper, a CV, and an email requesting consideration.
Up to 35 Student Travel Awards will be available to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and medical students and residents actively engaged in autism research. The award will provide a $500 stipend. The first priority will be given to students who are presenting their own original research at IMFAR 2010 and who have not received an IMFAR Student Award before. The distance traveled will be considered when making decisions. Citizens of all nations are welcome to apply. Applicants should submit a request which should include (1) a copy of the abstract of the presentation that the student is submitting to IMFAR 2010, (2) the name of their advisor and university, (3) the approximate mileage from their location to Philadelphia, and (3) a statement as to whether they have received an award for IMFAR in previous years. Requests must be received by December 31 in order to be eligible.
Targeted awards
These awards are provided by specific agencies for specific groups and are described below.
Up to 15 U.S. Diversity Travel Awards will be provided to U.S. citizens or others studying in or working in autism research in U.S. health related institutions, universities, or public agencies. The awards will be given to persons from racial, ethnic, and disability groups that have been historically under-represented in the sciences in the U.S.A. The awards will provide a stipend of $1000 by funds from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The purpose of the awards is to increase the participation of individuals currently underrepresented in the U.S.A. in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences, defined as:
- individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
- and individuals with disabilities.
Applicants should submit a request that includes a letter stating (1) the rationale for requesting a Diversity Award, (2) the autism-research related activities in which they are engaged, (3) distance to Philadelphia, (4) and a CV. If the applicant is also submitting an abstract to the IMFAR meeting, that should be included as well. However, it is not required that the applicant have submitted an abstract in order to be eligible for this stipend. If there are more applicants than awards, distance traveled and scientific activities may also be used to make the awards.
Up to 15 awards will be provided for professionals from developing countries who are engaged in autism research. This will involve a stipend of $1000. These awards are funded by INSAR. Applicants should submit a request that includes a letter stating (1) the reason for their application, (2) the autism-research related activities in which they are engaged, (3) distance to Philadelphia, (4) whether or not you have previously received this award, and (5) a CV. If the applicant is also submitting an abstract to the IMFAR meeting, that should be included as well. However, those who do not submit abstracts are also eligible for this stipend. If there are more applicants than awards, distance traveled and scientific activities may also be used to make the awards.
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