Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship
Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship Through a generous grant from Bausch + Lomb, the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry is pleased to have the opportunity to provide 20 travel grants to optometric cornea/contact lens residents to attend the AAO annual meeting in Denver, November 12-15, 2014. All 2014-2015 cornea/contact lens residents who provide direct patient care are encouraged to apply. Application are accepted starting August 1, 2014. To apply, please complete and submit the following to jjurkus@...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 20, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry Source Type: funding
National Faculty Competition of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
The national faculty competition of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists recognizes the country’s most promising young faculty-rank scientists and engineers in the disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry. One Blavatnik Laureate from each disciplinary category will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds and be published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on the topic for which he/she is being honored. The national awards will be conferred at a ceremony held in the fall of 2015 in New York City. Limited submission Institutional no...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 18, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Blavatnik Family Foundation Source Type: funding
American Academy of Neurology Founders Award
This award is designed to encourage clinical and translational research in neuroscience by physicians in clinical neurology training programs. The Alliance Awards Workgroup considers originality, scientific merit, neurological interest, and clarity of expression as criteria for review. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation based on the selected manuscript during a scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Certificate of recognition and $1,000 prize -- Complimentary registration for 67th Annual Meeting -- Reimbursement for 67th An...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
American Academy of Neurology S. Weir Mitchell Award
This award is designed to encourage basic research in neuroscience by physicians in clinical neurology training programs. The Alliance Awards Subcommittee considers originality, scientific merit, neurological interest, and clarity of expression as criteria for review. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation based on the selected manuscript during a scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Medallion and $1,000 prize -- Complimentary registration for 67th Annual Meeting -- Reimbursement for 67th Annual Meeting travel and housing ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology
Endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. In tribute to the career of Bruce S. Schoenberg, MD, in training neurologists internationally in epidemiologic methods, this award salutes a promising young investigator from a developing country or Eastern Europe. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 20-minute presentation based on the selected abstract during a scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Certificate of recognition -- Complimentary registration and education program fees for 67th Annual Meeting -- Reimbursement for 67th Annual Meeting travel and lod...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award
Sponsored by the AAN and endowed by members of the AAN Epilepsy Section; Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Cephalon, Inc.; Cyberonics, Inc.; Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis Neuroscience; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics; Pfizer Inc; Shire US, Inc; and UCB Pharma. This award recognizes physicians in the early stages of their careers who have made an independent contribution to epilepsy research. The award is named for two epileptologists who made outstanding contributions to the field of epilepsy. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation on a topic of their choice during a ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
American Academy of Neurology H. Richard Tyler Award
Application deadline: December 1, 2014 This award encourages historical research using the AAN Rare Books Collection at the Bernard Becker Medical Library at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. The H. Richard Tyler Award is named in recognition of the neurologist’s generous donation to the collection. The AAN Rare Books Collection consists of more than 3,000 classic textbooks and monographs predating the founding of the AAN in 1948 and the contemporary period of medical publishing. The collection has become one of the most important research resources for the history of neurolo...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Harold Wolff-John Graham Award: An Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research
Sponsored by the AAN and endowed by Endo Pharmaceuticals. This award recognizes individuals who have submitted research results in the field of headache and facial pain. It honors two famous headache researchers and clinicians, who made outstanding contributions to the field of research in headache and inpatient care. Presentation Recipient is expected to present a 10-minute lecture during a headache scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Certificate of recognition and $1,000 prize -- Complimenary registration for 67th Annual Meeting -- $100 per diem p...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Wayne A. Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award
Sponsored by the AAN and endowed by UCB, Inc., Lilly USA, Elite Home Medical & Respiratory, Inc., Raleigh Neurology Associates, and friends of Dr. Wayne A. Hening. This award recognizes scientific contributions in sleep from promising young investigators. The goal of this award is to reward productive young investigators and to emphasize the essential role of neurology in sleep medicine. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation based on the selected manuscript during a scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Certificate of recogni...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Sleep Science Award
Sponsored by the AAN and the Sleep Section and endowed by Teva CNS and Cephalon, Inc. This award recognizes distinguished academic contributions by neurologists to the field of sleep medicine or the contributions of non-neurologists to the interface area of sleep-neurology. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation based on the selected manuscript during a scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Certificate of recognition and $1,500 prize -- Complimentary registration for 67th Annual Meeting -- Recognition at 2015 Awards Lunche...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research
Presented by the AAN and the ALS Association and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey family and the ALS Association. This award recognizes an individual who has made significant research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The criteria being used to determine the recipient include recent major scientific impact, long-term scientific impact, and overall impact to ALS. Presentation Recipient is expected to present a 20-minute lecture during a scientific session at the 67th AAN Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology/ALS Association Source Type: funding
American Academy of Neurology Safety and Quality Awards
The Safety and Quality Awards recognize research and/or quality improvement (QI) projects designed to improve safety and/or quality in practice. Favor will be given to those applicants that demonstrate innovative and forward-thinking approaches, as well as measurable and replicable improvement. Up to 4 recipients will be selected each year from the following categories: Medical Students, Residents/Fellows, Physicians, Practicing Neurologists, and CareTeams. Presentation Recipients are expected to give a 5-minute presentation of their research or care improvement project during the Safety and Quality Colloquium...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Resident Scholarship to the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology Institute (AANI). The resident scholarship if offered as an effort to recognize the importance of resident attendance at the AAN Annual Meeting. In order to receive one of the scholarships, residents need to be nominated for one by their Program Director. Program directors can submit their nominations at http://tools.aan.com/education/residentscholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is used to reimburse resident expenses associated with attendance at the Annual Meeting. If a program is located in the immediate vicinity of the Annual Meeting, the scholarship will be $50...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases
Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases Sponsored by the AAN and the American Brain Foundation and funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin family. This award recognizes major contributions to the understanding of the causes, prevention, treatment, and cure for Pick's, Alzheimer's, and related diseases. Presentation Recipient is expected to present a 20-minute lecture during a scientific session at the 67th AAN Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Medallion and $100,000 prize -- Complimentary registration for 67th Annual Meeting -...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology/American Brain Foundation Source Type: funding
Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology
Sponsored by the AAN and the Behavioral Neurology Section and endowed through Dr. Geschwind's family, friends, and colleagues; Pfizer Inc; and the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. This prize is awarded to an individual for outstanding research in the field of behavioral neurology. Applicants should have a strong desire to expand the field of behavioral neurology through research. Presentation Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation on a topic of their choice during a scientific session at the AAN 67th Annual Meeting. Recipient will receive: -- Certificate of recogn...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding
