2025 Early Career Investigator Award

Presented at the 2025 ISBRA/RSA Conference, June 21-25, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

The Award includes a monetary award and memento, which will be presented at the 2025 ISBRA Early Career Investigator Award Symposium during the 2025 ISBRA/RSA Conference, June 21-25, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In addition, award recipients will be acknowledged at the ISBRA/RSA Conference Closing Ceremony. Therefore, if you are selected as an award recipient by the ISBRA Membership Committee, you will be required to attend in-person the 2025 Congress.

Recipients must be an ISBRA member. If you are not currently an ISBRA member, your membership application ( https://isbra.com/membership) must be received by March 31, 2025. Awards will be limited to ISBRA Early Career Investigators (either PhD or MD students or young post-docs/physicians) (see application details below). If you are selected as the recipient of the Early Career Investigator Award, it is anticipated that you will be required to give an oral presentation during the 2025 Congress as part of the Early Career Investigator Award Symposium. These presentations are typically expected to last between 10 to 15 minutes, followed by a 5-minute session for questions and answers.

Application Process

The ISBRA Early Career Investigator Award application for ISBRA members involves the following:

1. A copy of your original 1- page abstract – as submitted for your poster or oral presentation at the joint meeting. Presentations at the 2025 Congress, Early Career Investigator Award Symposium will be approximately 10 - 15 minute talks and 5 minutes of questions and answers.
2. An expanded version of your abstract – 6,000 character (w/spaces) limit – and 2,000 character (w/spaces) limit for references.
3. A current Curriculum Vitae.
4. A letter from your mentor verifying that at the time of the meeting in June, you are a current graduate student, or you will be less than 10 years post terminal degree (e.g. Ph.D., M.D., MSW, etc.)
5. Award applicants must apply for ISBRA membership prior to March 31, 2025.
6. Award applications are due by March 31, 2025.
7. Award winners will be notified by April 15, 2025.

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