ASH Mentor Award Grant

The ASH Mentor Award honors exceptional mentors in hematology, recognizing their influence on mentees' careers rather than their own achievements. Open to all hematology branches, including clinical and research roles, nominees must demonstrate a sustained commitment to mentoring. Eligibility requires both nominees and nominators to be ASH members, with a focus on guiding and supporting mentees' development. This award celebrates the critical role mentorship plays in advancing research and patient care within the field.

Mentorship is one of the most important determinants of a successful career in hematology, yet it is often a component of career development that, while prized by recipients, is rarely rewarded. In recognition of the value the Society places on mentorship, the ASH Mentor Award was created to reward outstanding mentors in the hematology community. Superb mentors from any of the different branches of hematology are eligible for this award, including adult or pediatric hematologists; academic or community practitioners; basic, clinical, or translational researchers; hematopathologists; transfusion medicine specialists; and individuals working in industry or government. It is anticipated that awardees will have had a sustained career commitment to mentoring, a significant positive impact on their mentees' careers, and through their mentees have advanced research and/or patient care in the field of hematology.
Each year, the ASH Mentor Award honors two outstanding mentors drawn from the areas basic science, clinical investigation, education, or clinical/community care.
Award Criteria
The ASH Mentor Award is based on the training experiences and success of the nominee’s mentees, not the mentor’s personal career achievements. For the purpose of this award, mentoring is defined as the process of guiding, supporting, and promoting the training and career development of others. The key roles of a mentor include, but are not limited to, providing:

• Intellectual growth and developmentCareer developmentProfessional guidanceAdvocacyPositive role modeling

Eligibility

Both nominees and nominators must be members of ASH.Nominees of all nationalities and all countries of residence are eligible; however, all application materials must be submitted in English.Nominees may include adult or pediatric hematologists; academic or community practitioners; basic, clinical, or translational researchers; hematopathologists; transfusion medicine specialists; and individuals working in industry or government.Nominees should have a sustained record of mentoring over time.Nominators must be mentees of the nominee or colleagues who have personal knowledge of the nominee’s mentoring efforts.Mentees should be actively involved in research, teaching, mentoring, clinical care, or other leadership activities.The nominator, primary mentee, and secondary mentee must be three separate individuals.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Both the nominee and nominator must members of ASH.

Ineligibility

Prior recipients of the ASH Mentor Award are ineligible for future awards.Voting members of the ASH Executive Committee, ASH Awards Committee, and ASH Mentor Award Study Section are ineligible for a Mentor Award during their tenure.Self-nominations and posthumous nominations will not be accepted.