General Information - Awards and Travel Grants
The following travel grants will be available to 48th ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting participants. Please note: the application deadline for all awards and grants is May 19, 2008 with the exception* of the ASM Scientific Achievement Award for which nomination packets must be received by April 1, 2008. Participants may apply for multiple awards/grants if eligible, but are limited to receiving only one award or grant per year.
Award and grant applications are currently being reviewed and will be determined in the coming weeks. Notifications will be sent by Friday, August 15. In the interim, please be sure to register for the meeting and secure your hotel arrangements prior to the July 31 deadline in order to receive the discounted registration rate. If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration, please contact Jennifer Mills at jmills@idsociety.org.
The following two opportunities are not available for application through the Oasis Abstract Submission site.
ICAAC Infectious Diseases Fellows Grant Program - Deadline Extended, Friday, July 11, 2008
In 2005, ASM expanded opportunities for Infectious Disease Fellows and created the ICAAC ID Fellows Grant Program. This program offers ID Fellows a unique opportunity to attend ICAAC and participate in an experience specifically tailored to their educational development needs. This select group of Fellows will have the opportunity to hear a keynote talk targeted to them, participate in mentored poster walks, receive overviews of recommended sessions for attendance, interact with Joint Meeting Program Committee members, and be given personalized attention including daily discussions to help them maximize their educational experience. Costs covered by this program include: airfare, transportation to and from the convention center, hotel stay for the meeting dates, daily breakfasts and other amenities.
Continuing the program for 2008, a subcommittee of the Joint Meeting Program Committee will select up to forty-five (45) ID Fellows both from US Infectious Disease Fellowship Programs and up to fifteen (15) ID Fellows from International Infectious Disease Fellowship Programs. Recipients will be contacted following their acceptance by ASM staff to assist in making their travel arrangements. All Fellows participating in this program will be housed in the same hotel and will receive an itinerary of events for the week.
Submission of an abstract to the ICAAC/IDSA 2008 meeting is not mandatory however it is strongly encouraged. Preference will be given to candidates who have abstracts accepted for presentation.
Criteria:
- ASM Membership at time of 48th Annual ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting;
- A PhD, PharmD or MD enrolled in an ID Fellowship at the time of application or meeting;
- Cover letter from the applicant, including their contact information and professional interests, accompanied by a letter of nomination from the individual’s ID Fellowship Program Director on letterhead, including confirmation of ID Fellowship status;
- Letter of nomination, cover letter, and copy of abstract(s), if applicable, are due Friday, July 11 , 2008, to:
ICAAC Infectious Diseases Fellows Grant Program
American Society for Microbiology Meetings Department
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2904 USA
*ASM Scientific Achievement Awards
ASM offers several prestigious awards recognizing scientific excellence that will be presented at the 48th ICAAC/IDSA 46th IDSA Annual Meeting. The sanofi-aventis U.S. Award and up to five Young Investigator Awards are administered by the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group of the ASM. Nomination packets must be received by April 1, 2008. Participants are encouraged to visit http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=2099 for award descriptions, requirements and nomination forms.
These cannot be submitted electronically through the Abstracts submission site. Please visit http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=2099 for submission details.
Travel Grants for Cases
Fellows in U.S. infectious diseases training programs are invited to submit cases for presentation during the 2008 Fellows’ 101 program. Each fellow whose case is selected for presentation will receive an $800 travel grant. All cases selected for presentation will be published on www.idimages.org, a free website that partners with ASM and IDSA to present cases from its annual meeting.
Cases that are not selected for presentation will be considered for publication on www.idimages.org. Fellows whose case is published on this site will be acknowledged on the site, but will not receive a travel grant.
Each submitted case should include images that illustrate important teaching points related to infectious diseases, e.g. cases of fungal and mycobacterial infections; viral infections; bacterial infections; parasitic diseases; infections of immunocompromised hosts; and tropical infectious diseases.
THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CASES RELATED TO FUNGAL ILLNESSES, MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS, AND HIV, SUCH THAT CASES SUBMITTED IN THESE FIELDS WILL BE CONSIDERED PREFERENTIALLY OVER CASES SUBMITTED IN OTHER FIELDS.
Additionally, cases from pediatric ID fellows will be considered for presentation at a special session during the Pediatric Fellows’ Day program on October 24th.
If the case is selected for presentation, the fellow will present the case as an unknown to a faculty panel.
After the audience votes between possible diagnoses and the faculty discusses the case, the fellow will provide the diagnosis and summarize a few teaching points related to the case. Each presentation, including time for faculty discussion, should be 12 minutes. The case should be submitted both as a power-point file for presentation and as a Word document for publication. An example of the power-point format for the oral presentation and a Word document template for publication are available through the links, below.
REQUIREMENTS/APPLICANT MUST CONFIRM:
- the case has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere
- no confidential patient information is revealed
- if the case includes an image of a physical finding, a signed consent form from the patient or a legal guardian has been obtained
- all contributors have been acknowledged and have given their permission for the case to be published on this site
- the case includes the affiliations of all the contributing authors
- the units for all laboratory tests are specified
A cover letter listing these conditions and confirming that they have been met should be included with the case submission (see sample cover letter below). If the case is published, ASM and IDSA will hold the copyright on the case to protect against its use for commercial purposes by unauthorized users. The case may be reproduced for educational purposes by writing to ASM and IDSA for permission. Only fellows whose cases are selected for presentation at the meeting will receive travel grants.
HOW TO SUBMIT CASES:
All cases should be submitted in electronic format to idimages@partners.org along with a cover letter. The case should be submitted both in a power-point format for presentation and as a Word document for publication. See the sample power point presentation and case template for examples. The deadline for submission is May 19, 2008 at 5 p.m. EDT. Please e-mail idimages@partners.org if you have any questions regarding the submission process or the session at the meeting.
Sample Cover Letter (MS Word Doc)
Sample Case Template (MS Word Doc)
Sample Power Point Presentation (PDF)
2008 Program Committee Awards
The ICAAC/IDSA Joint Meeting Program Committee will sponsor and identify six awards of $2,500 each to recognize research excellence through outstanding abstract preparation. All abstracts submitted by May 19, 2008 will be considered. Award recipients will receive recognition in the Final Program.
REQUIREMENTS:
- have an abstract accepted by the regular submissions deadline (not a late breaker abstract)
- be a presenting author of an accepted abstract
All accepted abstract are automatically considered for this award. No application is necessary.
Fellows Travel Grants
We are pleased to continue support for the Annual Meeting Travel Grants Programs. This grant is awarded to fellows in training who submitted excellent research. Travel grants will be available in adult and/or pediatric infectious diseases. Only one grant per fellow will be given, and up to two grants per program.
- for residents of the United States and Canada, grants are $1,000
- for international residents (outside the United States and Canada), grants are $1,500
REQUIREMENTS/AN APPLICANT MUST:
- be the presenting author of an accepted abstract; and
- be a fellow in training at an adult ID or pediatric ID program, or
- be a PharmD presently enrolled in a research fellowship in ID, or
- be a PharmD presently enrolled in a graduate program in ID-related research leading to a PhD; and
- submit a brief letter of recommendation from the applicant’s program director on the institution’s letterhead including confirmation of ID Fellowship status (limited to two nominees from each training program).
To apply, select Fellows Travel Grants during the online abstract submission process and fax your letter of recommendation to Jennifer Mills at 1-866-579-0939.
Guerrant International Travel Grants
The Guerrant International Travel Grants are awarded to international participants from developing countries (based on the World Bank’s list of low-income countries at http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm#Low_income). A limited number of grants are available to participants whose abstracts have been accepted. Grants will be given to recipients to assist with travel, hotel, and meal costs in accordance with the combined ICAAC/IDSA reimbursement policy.
REQUIREMENTS/AN APPLICANT MUST:
- be the presenting author of an accepted abstract; and
- be from a low-income country (based on the World Bank list)
To apply, select the Guerrant International Travel Grants during the abstract submission process.
Student Travel Awards
Up to 20 awards will be given in 2008 to medical students, residents, or house officers (not fellows) whose abstracts have been accepted (either poster or oral presentation) and who have demonstrated excellent research in infectious diseases and allied fields during the past year. Recipients will receive up to $750 to assist with Annual Meeting expenses such as travel, hotel, and meal costs in accordance with the reimbursement policy. Awards will be given based on the excellent quality of the accepted abstract and recommendation letter. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
REQUIREMENTS/AN APPLICANT MUST:
- be the presenting author of an accepted abstract; and
- be a medical student, resident, or house officer
To apply, select Student Travel Awards during the online abstract submission process and fax recommendation letters to Jennifer Mills at 1-866-579-0939.
Young Investigator Awards
Two additional Young Investigator Awards are given to young investigators who submit excellent research. This award is $2,500 for young investigators whose abstracts are selected for presentation at the Joint Meeting.
REQUIREMENTS/AN APPLICANT MUST:
- be the presenting author of an accepted abstract; and
- under 40 years of age; and
- be from outside of the United States and Canada
To apply, select Young Investigator Award during the online abstract submission process.
IDSA Society Awards
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the IDSA Education and Research Foundation offer awards to individuals to honor outstanding achievement in the field of infectious diseases.
The 2008 Society Awards will be presented at the 48th ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting, in Washington, DC, October 25-28, 2008. All applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2008.
Society Awards:
- Alexander Fleming Award
- Oswald Avery Award
- Clinical Teacher Awards
- Mentor Award
- Society Citation
- Watanakunakorn Clinician Award
All Society Award winners will be reimbursed for Annual Meeting travel expenses to include coach airfare and one night lodging. Please visit http://www.idsociety.org/callfornominations.htm for nomination instructions.
HIVMA established its award program in 2003 with the HIVMA Leader Awards in HIV Clinical Education and HIV Research to recognize HIVMA members who have made significant contributions to HIV knowledge and the provision of quality care.
The 2008 HIVMA Awards will be presented at the 46th IDSA Meeting in Washington, DC, October 25-28, 2008. All nominations for the 2008 Association Awards must be received by April 1, 2008.
Leadership Awards:
- HIV Research Award
- HIVMA Clinical Education Award
All HIVMA Leadership Award winners will be reimbursed for Annual Meeting travel expenses. Please visit http://www.hivma.org/Content.aspx?id=1778 for nomination instructions.