Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards
Two awards will be given to young basic, translational and clinical investigators residing outside North America to provide travel expenses to attend Digestive Disease Week® (DDW).
AT A GLANCE
| Eligibility: | Young investigators outside of North America |
| Amount/year: | $500 |
| Duration: | N/A |
| Deadline: | March 8 |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
Description
This award provides $500 to two young basic, translational or clinical investigators residing outside North America to support their travel and related expenses to attend DDW. Recipients will be acknowledged at the Researchers Recognition Celebration during DDW.
Objective
To enable young investigators outside of North American institutions to attend DDW and encourage them to maintain a commitment to digestive disease research.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates for this award must hold an MD or PhD degree or a non-US equivalent degree (e.g. MB, ChB, MBBS, DO), be 35 years of age or younger at the time of DDW and be fluent in English.
- AGA membership is required at the time of application submission. The applicant must be sponsored by an international AGA member. For information about AGA membership, please call 301-654-2055, extension 651 or visit www.gastro.org/membership.
- Applicants must be the first author of an abstract accepted by the AGA for presentation at DDW and provide evidence of abstract acceptance.
- Applicants may only submit one abstract for consideration.
Requirements
- The award recipient must present the abstract. No exceptions are allowed.
- Abstracts must have been selected by the AGA for presentation at DDW.
- The applicant is expected to have a faculty sponsor, who is typically the mentor for the project.
- A letter of recommendation from the sponsor is required certifying that the applicant is actively engaged in GI-related research at the sponsoring institution with a commitment to a career in that field.
- Recipients and their sponsor will be expected to be present at the Researchers Recognition Celebration during DDW where they will be recognized.
Selection Criteria
Recipients will be selected on the basis of the applicant's credentials and achievements as documented in the curriculum vitae, letter documenting interest in attending and the benefits of attending along with summary of future goals, and letter of support from the applicant’s sponsor summarizing the candidate’s attributes and the impact of attending DDW. The letter should also demonstrate institutional commitment to the candidate’s future career.
Review Process
A selection committee comprised of members of the AGA Research Award Panel, one member of the AGA International Committee and two members-at-large selected by the award donors will review the applications and select the award recipients.
Notification Deadlines
Selected candidates will be notified by April 30.
Application Process
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 8. The typed application, curriculum vitae, copy of accepted DDW abstract, copy of AGA acceptance notification and letter of support must be combined into and submitted as one PDF document. The document must be titled by the applicant’s last name and first initial only. Hard copies are not accepted. Please e-mail the application document to awards@gastro.org. The applicant's full name and project title are to be included in the submission e-mail. Direct all questions to the Research Awards Manager via telephone at 301-222-4012 or e-mail at awards@gastro.org.
Support for this program by Anil Rustgi, MD and Vinod Rustgi, MD is gratefully acknowledged.
