American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation Research Scholar Awards

American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation Research Scholar Awards Awards are made to support promising junior faculty by protecting research time. Eligibility: Junior Faculty Amount/year: $90,000 Duration: Two years Deadline: Oct. 18 Start Date: July 1 This award provides $90,000 per year for two years (total $180,000) to young investigators working toward independent careers in gastroenterology, hepatology or related areas. The award recipients will be acknowledged at the Research Recognition Celebration at DDW. OBJECTIVE  The overall objective of the Research Scholar Award (RSA) is to enable young investigators to develop independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research. ELIGIBILITY • Candidates for this award must hold an MD, PhD or equivalent degree (e.g. MB, ChB, MBBS, DO) and a full-time faculty position at a North American institution by July 1, 2014. • AGA Membership is required at the time of application submission. Please visit www.gastro.org/membership or call 301-654-2055, extension 651, for membership information.  • The award will support young faculty (not fellows) who have demonstrated exceptional promise and have some record of accomplishment in research. Candidates should be in the beginning years of their careers; therefore, established investigators are not appropriate c...
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