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ISHLT GRANTS AND AWARDS PROGRAM

Purpose

The purpose of the ISHLT Grants and Awards Program is to support research training in heart and lung transplantation as well as end-stage heart and lung disease so as to encourage the development of clinical or basic science research in transplantation. Over the years, we have been able to provide these awards through the generous support of many companies, including Novartis, Roche, Astellas, XDx, Encysive, Gilead, Thoratec and CoTherix, and through the hard work of the ISHLT Grants and Awards Committee.

Award Categories

Grants:

• ISHLT Research Fellowship Award - ISHLT issues up to three Research Fellowship Awards annually. Each award is in the amount of $40,000. The funding period is for one year. The applicant or the applicant's chief of staff/research project director must be a member of the ISHLT in good standing at the time of application and throughout the period of funding. The applicant must have either an MD or PhD/DSc or equivalent degree and be in a clinical or post-doctoral training program and not yet have attained specialty Board certification/accreditation/faculty level appointment (Assistant Professor equivalent or above)/salaried senior staff position (or equivalent) during the period of the award.
• ISHLT Transplant Registry Early Career Award - ISHLT issues up to three Transplant Registry Early Career Awards annually.  Each award is in the amount of up to $5,000.  The funding period is for one year.  The applicant or the applicant's chief of staff/research project director must be a member of ISHLT in good standing at the time of application and throughout the period of funding.  The applicant must have attained fellowship or junior faculty level (Instructor or Assistant Professor Equivalent) appointment prior to the period of award. Please refer to the "Past Recipients" page on this website for examples of funded projects.
• ISHLT Norman E Shumway Career Development Award - ISHLT issues one Career Development Award every other year. The next award will be given in 2010.  Each award is in the amount of $80,000. The funding period is for two years ($40,000 per year). The applicant must be a member of the ISHLT in good standing at the time of application and throughout the period of funding. The applicant must have completed post-graduate training (post-PhD or, for clinicians, post Board certification/accreditation/staff appointment), and must have completed such training no more than 5 years prior to the date of application. The applicant must have an academic appointment at an accredited institution of higher learning. The applicant must not have already received extramural funding for the same period from any other granting agency. Simultaneous internal funding for the applicant's institution/department is permitted if it is not for the same or closely related research.
• ISHLT Nursing Research Grant Award - ISHLT issues at least one grant annually in an amount of up to $12,000. The PI must be a member of ISHLT. The PI must be at least bachelor's prepared. The PI may be a beginning or established researcher. An individual who is a PI on multiple studies is eligible for funding for any of the studies. The grant may be for new or ongoing research. A grant will be awarded to the same study for a maximum of two times.
• ISHLT Branislav Radovancevic Memorial Fellowship Grant Award - Established in 2009, the ISHLT issues one Fellowship Grant Award annually, through 2013.  The goal of this award is to encourage scholarly clinical work in MCS in emerging countries and to facilitate scientific exchange regarding MCS.  Dr. Radovancevic, a long-time member of ISHLT, was devoted to the encouragement of scientific collaboration with Eastern European physicians and scientists.  This award was designed to encourage others to continue his efforts.  This is a one year $75,000 award designed to encourage scholarly clinical work in mechanical circulatory support, particularly among individuals in or from emerging countries.

Abstract Awards:

• ISHLT Philip K. Caves Award - This award was established in 1982 to encourage and reward original research in transplantation performed by residents, fellows, and graduate students. It is a $1,000 award bestowed annually on the resident/fellow/student whose oral presentation is judged to be the best at the Annual Scientific Meeting. Candidates for the award must be the presenter and first author of the paper and must be a member of the Society or be working under a member of the Society. Individuals may choose to be considered for the Caves Award at the time of abstract submission. The online submission process includes an area to indicate that you wish to have your abstract considered for this award.  The award will be presented at the Society's Annual Business Meeting. This award is named for Philip K. Caves, who developed and pioneered the technique of transvenous endomyocardial biopsy for use in the monitoring of cardiac graft tolerance.
• ISHLT Nursing and Social Sciences Excellence in Research Award - This award was established in 2005 to recognize excellence in Nursing and Social Science research, with the purpose of encouraging original investigation and professional excellence in the preparation of scientific papers. This award recognizes an outstanding contribution by a nurse or social scientist whose work makes an important contribution to the field of heart and lung transplantation. This $1,000 award is bestowed annually on the nurse or social scientist whose oral presentation is judged to be the best at the Annual Scientific Meeting. Nurses and social scientists who are first authors and presenters may elect to have their abstracts considered for this award. The online submission process includes an area to indicate that you wish to have your abstract considered for this award.  Candidates for the Nursing and Social Science Excellence in Research Award must be current members of the Society.
• ISHLT Branislav Radovancevic Memorial Best MCS Abstract Award - This award is a $2500 travel award to the ISHLT Annual Meeting designed to encourage submission of high quality abstracts in the mechanical circulatory support category, particularly from individuals in emerging countries.  Priority will be given to researchers and clinicians who are residents/fellows and/or who are from emerging countries. Individuals who are first authors and presenters may elect to have their abstracts considered for this award. Candidates for this award must be current members of the Society. The online abstract submission process includes an area to indicate that you wish to have your abstract considered for this award.