ISHLT GRANTS AND AWARDS PROGRAM
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 Roche, Astellas, Novartis, XDx, Encysive, and CoTherix, and through the hard work of the ISHLT Grants and Awards Committee.
- 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.
- Transplant Registry Junior Faculty Award - ISHLT issues up to one Transplant Registry Junior Faculty Award annually. Each award is in the amount of up to $15,000. 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 stnading at the time of application and throughout the period of funding. The applicant must have attained Board certification/accreditation/junior faculty level appointment (Instructor or Assistant Professor Equivalent) prior to the period of award.
- Norman E Shumway Career Development Award - ISHLT issues one Career Development Award every other year. The next award will be given in 2008. Applications are now being accepted. 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.
- Nursing Research Grant - 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.
- - 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 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
- - 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. Candidates for the Nursing and Social Science Excellence in Research Award must be current members of the Society.
