Infectious Disease

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

ASTMH Young Investigator Awards

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose: This award encourages developing young scientists to pursue careers in various aspects of tropical disease research.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to current student/post-doctoral members of ASTMH who had a primary role in various aspects of tropical disease research and experimentation. The applicants must be available to present their research during the Young Investigator Award competition held in the morning of the opening day of the Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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American Committee on Arthropod-Borne Viruses (ACAV) Student/Post-Doc Travel Awards

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose:
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are actively conducting arbovirus research. The award recipients will present their research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting. Additionally award recipients will present “lightning talks” about their research as part of the ACAV annual business meeting, which occurs during the ASTMH meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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American Committee on Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health – Clinical Group (ACCTMTH) Elsevier Clinical Research Awards

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose: This award recognizes excellence in clinically-oriented research presented by a student at the
Annual Meeting.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to students (within six months of completing undergraduate or master’s level training, including medical undergraduate degrees) and post-doctoral fellows who are conducting clinically-oriented research with scientific clinical content. The applicants must be available to present their work during the Elsevier Clinical Research Award competition during the Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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ACME Young Investigator Travel Award – Graduate

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose: This award is presented to a graduate student who presents research either orally or in a
poster format during the meeting. The subject matter must involve research that includes
arthropods of medical importance.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to any graduate student who is currently conducting research that directly or indirectly involves arthropods of medical importance. The award recipient will present his/her research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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ACME Young Investigator Travel Award – Post-Doctoral

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose: This award is presented to a post-doc who presents research either orally or in a poster
format during the meeting. The subject matter must involve research that includes
arthropods of medical importance.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to any post-doc who is currently conducting research that directly or indirectly involves arthropods of medical importance. The award recipient will present his/her research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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ACME Young Investigator AwardTravel – International (Country of primary institution must be non-US)

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose: This award is presented to an international student who presents research either orally or in
a poster format during the meeting. The subject matter must involve research that includes
arthropods of medical importance.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to any international student who is currently conducting research that directly or indirectly involves arthropods of medical importance. The award recipient will present his/her research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP) Travel Award for Low/Low-Middle Income (LMIC) Trainees

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose: The ACMCIP student travel award will recognize an ACMCIP student or trainee primarily living and working in a Low/Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) who is not based full-time in a U.S. or European research institute.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to a current ACMCIP student or trainee primarily living and working in a Low/Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC), not based full-time in a US or European research institute. The applicant must be a member of ACMCIP, and submit an abstract to the ASTMH Annual Meeting in the fields of molecular, cellular or immunoparasitology research.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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ASTMH Committee on Global Health (ACGH) Student/Post-Doc Travel Awards

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose:
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is limited to graduate students, medical students, residents and post-doctoral fellows who are conducting global health research and actively participating in advocacy, program implementation or networking efforts for global health. The award recipients will present their research either orally or as a poster during the Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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ASTMH/BMGF Annual Meeting Travel Awards

Due Date Month: NA for 2020
Purpose:
Eligibility Criteria: Travel Awards are offered to qualified students, early career investigators and scientists actively working in the tropical medicine field to attend the Society’s Annual Meeting.
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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International Union Against TB and Lung Disease

The Union-North America Region (NAR) Early Career Investigator Award

Due Date Month: 11/8/19
Purpose: Recognize an early career researcher for work in tuberculosis within the first five (5) years of their academic appointment or independent professional career. The monetary portion of this award is to support research activities related to TB.
Eligibility Criteria: • Early career researcher within 5 years of first appointment as faculty member or TB program member (e.g., public health program)
• Nominees may be a nurse, physician, other health professional, or PhD scientist; must have completed all professional and research training (i.e., cannot be a trainee)
• Working in NAR countries (Canada, United States or English-, French-, or Dutch-speaking countries of the Caribbean and the Americas)
• Published research in the field of TB
• Union membership with regional affiliation in NAR is encouraged, but not required
• Abstract acceptance by the NAR Annual Conference at least once in the last 5 years (including year of nomination)
Nominator Eligibility: NA
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Union-NAR Lifetime Achievement Award or a Service Award

Due Date Month: 11/8/19
Purpose: Recognizes the valuable contributions of our colleagues working in the field of tuberculosis control and prevention
Eligibility Criteria: Service Awards are given to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field of TB. This award may be given annually. Past recipients have included administrators, educators and public health advisors, as well as nurses and physicians.
Nominator Eligibility: Be a member of the IUATLD-North American Region
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