RSESS Best Paper of the Year Award Grant

RSESS Best Paper of the Year Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society of Toxicology
Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Summary

The RSESS Best Paper of the Year Award, established by the Society of Toxicology (SOT), recognizes outstanding research in regulatory and safety evaluation in toxicology. Open to all researchers, this award honors the best paper published in the year preceding the Annual Meeting. Nominations require a one-page summary of the paper's contributions and the article itself. With a focus on advancing scientific knowledge, this award aims to encourage exceptional work in the field.

Overview

Founded in 1961, the Society of Toxicology (SOT) is a professional and scholarly organization of scientists from academic institutions, government, and industry representing the great variety of scientists who practice toxicology in the US and abroad. The Society’s mission is to create a safer and healthier world by advancing the science and increasing the impact of toxicology. SOT operates under four guiding principles: Serving the needs of the scientific discipline and our members to enhance human, animal, and environmental health. Life-long learning and intellectual scientific stimulation. Diversity of representation in all activities of the Society. Integrity. RSESS Best Paper of the Year Award Description The Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section would like to recognize talented researchers who have recently published exceptional papers that contribute to the field of regulatory and safety evaluation in toxicology. This award will be presented to the author(s) of the best paper published in the calendar year preceding the Annual Meeting at which the award is recognized. The author(s) need not be a member of the Society of Toxicology. Nominations should include a one page summary of the paper’s contribution to the science of regulatory and safety evaluation and a copy of the article for which the nomination is being made. Any member of the Society may submit one title for consideration. The recipients of this award will receive a cash award.

Eligibility

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