ANA Awards for Excellence
Funding Amount
$1,000 honorarium plus gratis annual meeting registration
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
ANA Awards for Excellence
Funder: The American Neurological Association
Purpose: Recognize individuals who have made exceptional and important contributions to the field of neurology and neuroscience
Award Details:
Award Categories:
- Novel scientific contributions: Reshape understanding of specific neurological syndromes or diseases
- Therapeutics: Novel or sustained contributions to development of new therapeutics, including identification of new agents, development of novel clinical trial strategies, or sustained leadership of clinical trials
- Diagnostics: Major contributions that transform or expand diagnostic tools (technologies, data science, computational approaches)
- Eligibility: Not limited to ANA members
Category 1: Clinical and Scientific Excellence
Recognizes novel scientific contributions that reshape the field's conceptual understanding, or sustained contributions in:- Eligibility: Not limited to ANA members
Category 2: Education
Recognizes sustained and transformative impact on neurology education that has been widely adopted outside candidate's home institution and reshaped training nationally or internationally- Eligibility: Must be ANA member in good standing
Category 3: Service to the ANA
Recognizes high impact contributions to ANA through service as officer, board member, committee chair, task force leader, or other administrative role resulting in substantial, meaningful, and measurable positive change- Government (NIH, FDA, CDC, HHS)
- Industry
- Scientific societies (SFN, AAN, CNS, International Societies)
- Academic institutions
- Eligibility: Not limited to ANA members
Category 4: Contribution in Senior Administrative Role
Recognizes outstanding contributions in senior administrative roles over sustained period in:Contact:
How to Apply
Application Requirements
Required Materials:
1. Nominee Statement
- Describe the contribution for which award is proposed
- Should not exceed two (2) double-spaced pages
- Additional important contributions of similar weight to listed categories will be considered
2. Nominee CV
- Should be highlighted to indicate:
- Specific activities
- Grants
- Publications
- Talks
- Other forms of recognition
- Highlighting should demonstrate nature and impact of contribution
3. Two (2) Letters of Support
- Nomination Letter: From nominator
- Seconding Letter: Preferably from individual outside nominee's institution
- Each letter should not exceed two (2) pages
- Letters must focus on detailing area of contribution and specifically indicate:
- Whether award is proposed for career-based contributions over prolonged period (typically >15-20 years), OR
- Discrete contributions over limited period (typically <15 years)
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
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