The Carl Gans Award Young Investigator Grant

The Carl Gans Award Young Investigator Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Last Updated: July 18, 2025

Summary

The Carl Gans Award Young Investigator recognizes outstanding contributions to comparative biomechanics by early-career scientists. Established in honor of Carl Gans, this award is aimed at those who completed their doctorate within the last seven years, with a focus on fostering international collaboration in research. Awardees may receive reimbursement for attending the annual SICB meeting and will present a lecture, highlighting the importance of biomechanics in understanding animal morphology and function.

Overview

The Carl Gans Awards, administered by the Division of Comparative Biomechanics, are named in recognition of Carl Gans’ scientific career and editorial contributions to animal morphology, biomechanics, and functional biology. Annually, two awards may be given, one in each of these categories: (1) to an outstanding young investigator for distinguished contributions to the field of comparative biomechanics, and (2) to an investigator at any career stage for a significant contribution to the literature of comparative biomechanics published in the preceding five calendar years, including, but not limited to, research papers, review articles, and published books. Depending on the availability of funds, the Chair of DCB may authorize whole or partial reimbursement of appropriate expenses incurred by the awardee(s) in attending the annual SICB meeting. The awardee(s) will be presented with a plaque or certificate, and the winner of the Young Investigator Award shall give a featured lecture at the Annual Meeting of SICB. Depending on available funds, the Chair of DCB may also augment awards to further the following themes: (1) field and laboratory work in comparative biomechanics, (2) collaborative work with scientists in Israel, (3) travel to visit Ben-Gurion University (Sde-Boqer Campus) and the Gans Library, and to conduct fieldwork in Israel, and (4) support of collaborative international research. These research themes are in recognition of Carl Gans’ efforts to promote and foster international collaborations among scientists, as well as his ability to show that all animals are interesting. SICB Gans Award Young Investigator Purpose of award: Recognize an outstanding young investigator for distinguished contributions to the field of comparative biomechanics.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. For the young investigator award, eligible candidates are those who have completed their doctorate within the past seven years.Candidates must be members of SICB and may either apply directly or be nominated. Candidates can be nominated a maximum of three times. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

Recipients of the Bartholomew Award may not receive the Gans Award.