Nominations open for ASCI’s 2024 Early-Career Awards (YPSA & E-Gen)
Nominations for the ASCI’s 2024 Early-Career Awards – the Young Physician-Scientist Awards (YPSA) and Emerging-Generation Awards (E-Gen) – are open through November 6, 2023 (extended from October 31).
With these awards, the ASCI seeks to recognize early-career physician-scientists who have made notable achievements in their research, and to encourage and inspire them through their participation in the ASCI physician-scientist community.
Early-Career Award benefits include:
- an honorarium
- registration to the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting during the award period
- 2 years of longitudinal early-career specific programming including Leadership Development Workshops, mentorships, networking opportunities and topical panels with ASCI members
Click here to view a webinar about these nomination processes. ASCI staff will be available via Zoom (link here) to answer your questions about the nomination process from 11 am – 12 pm Eastern on the following dates:
- September 11 (Monday), 21 (Thursday)
- October 3 (Tuesday), 16 (Monday)
Nominee eligibility criteria:
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– should have completed their MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent 3 to 9 years ago; if not within this range, nominees should note that extenuating circumstance(s) apply and may provide detail if they wish – will have demonstrated creative promise during research training – is currently meaningfully engaged in immersive research – does not yet have an independent NIH K-08 level / equivalent award; a favorable score at the time of nomination is allowed – must be nominated by an ASCI member – may name a supporting contact, this person serves as a second reference and does not supply a letter of support. |
– should preferably have a first faculty / institutional appointment within the past 5 years; if not within this range, nominees should note that extenuating circumstance(s) apply and may provide detail if they wish – have a current NIH / comparable, foundation, or society-sponsored career development award (see nomination form for details) – does not yet have current NIH R01 / equivalent independent project funding; a favorable score at the time of nomination is allowed. DP5s and R56s are also allowed; direct questions about R01 equivalents to programs@the-asci.org – must be nominated by an ASCI member – may name a supporting contact, this person serves as a second reference and does not supply a letter of support. |
The nominator must be an ASCI member in good standing and must start the nomination:
- Access your member account
- Go to the “Activities / nominations” tab, then click to the applicable nomination section
- Select “I’m the nominator” option
- Search for your nominee:
- If found, click on “Create nomination”
- If no result is found, provide and save the requested information (first name, last name, and email address), then click on “Create nomination” for the newly created nominee in the “Results” section.
- At the top of the nomination form, click on “Send access notification to the nominee at: <email>”.
- Provide a 250-word-limit statement regarding the nominee.
- Submit the statement, which can be done regardless of whether the nominee’s part of the nomination is completed.
The nominee receives an email with information to access her/his part of the nomination and then must provide the following:
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– nominee contact, education, funding information, and a headshot (the headshot will be used if awarded and is not used during the review process) – a short bio (for use during review, and for public display if awarded) – a brief NIH biosketch (as a PDF), using Section A. as a Scientific Vision Statement, rather than a Personal Statement, for this award – a completed ASCI demographics profile |
– nominee contact, education, funding information, and a headshot (the headshot will be used if awarded and is not used during the review process) – a short bio (for use during review, and for public display if awarded) – a brief NIH biosketch (as a PDF) – a completed ASCI demographics profile |
Note that the nominee can submit this information regardless of whether the nominator’s part of the nomination is completed.
Contact programs@the-asci.org with any questions.