ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Award Grant

The ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Award, offered by the American Society of Human Genetics, recognizes outstanding research by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. With an annual value of approximately $70,000, this award honors top abstracts presented at the ASHG Annual Meeting. Eligible nominees must be ASHG trainee members and the first authors on submitted abstracts. Six winners are selected based on their presentations at the meeting, each receiving an additional $1,000 award.

About ASHG
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the world’s largest professional community driving the field of human genetics and genomics research and translation, with decades of leadership supporting new discovery and applications. The ASHG meeting, first held in 1948, has grown to become the world’s largest annual meeting in human genetics and genomics with attendance of 8,000 or more each year. Soon after, the Society published the first edition of The American Journal of Human Genetics, which launched in 1949.
ASHG honors excellence in research conducted by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (including genetic counseling trainees) through merit-based awards that recognize highly competitive abstracts submitted and presented at the ASHG Annual Meeting. Currently, the total value of ASHG’s Trainee Research Excellence Award is approximately $70,000 annually. Formerly known as the Charles J. Epstein Trainee Research Awards.
Abstract scoring is completed by the Program Committee, and about 60 top-ranking trainee-authored abstracts (semifinalists who receive $750 plus complimentary Annual Meeting registration) are submitted to the Awards Committee, which then selects 18 finalists (who receive an additional $250) prior to the Annual Meeting. Finalists’ presentations are judged by Awards Committee members at the Annual Meeting and six winners receive an additional $1,000 each.
Nominees can find the option to apply for the ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Awards in the ASHG Annual Meeting abstract submission form, open each spring.

Eligibility

ASHG trainee members who submit an abstract for the Annual Meeting.Must not have more than six years in postdoctoral training.Must be the first author on a submitted abstract (to be considered, trainees must check the appropriate box when submitting their abstract).Must supply the name and email address of a nominator/mentor (the nominator must be able to verify the trainee’s work).
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