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2011
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Qualifications for Trainee Merit Awards

The SSR Program Committee will review and rank all abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and assign them to platform sessions or poster sessions. The rankings for abstracts submitted by Trainees competing for awards will be forwarded to the Awards Committee. The Awards Committee will evaluate all the competing abstracts according to the criteria established for each award. The names and affiliations of the authors of each abstract will not be revealed to the Awards Committee during the initial stages of the competitions. The Awards Committee will review the competing abstracts and select the finalists. Finalists will be notified by 15 April 2012.

SSR Trainee Research Award

To qualify for the 2012 SSR Trainee Research Award:

  1. The candidate must be an SSR Trainee whose membership is current (i.e., dues are paid and mentor's signature is on file in the SSR Office) by the abstract submission deadline of 1 March 2012.
  2. The candidate must not have previously won an SSR Trainee Research Award (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place).
  3. The candidate may be a predoctoral trainee, a postdoctoral trainee who has completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the submission deadline, or a physician-scientist who is currently in a mentored research training program; the candidate must be submitting an abstract for presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting.  
  4. The abstract must be based on work performed primarily by the candidate for the award (presenter).
  5. The abstract must be submitted online by 1 March 2012 (Midnight EST).
  6. In submitting the abstract to the online site, the candidate must have selected “Yes” in the SSR Trainee Merit Award section of the site in response to the statement “I am eligible for and would like to be considered for an SSR Trainee Merit Award (includes Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform categories, Lalor Foundation Merit Awards, and USDA NIFA AFRI Merit Awards) for the SSR Annual Meeting.”
  7. To be considered for the SSR Trainee Research Poster Award, the candidate must select “Poster ONLY” under Presentation Type.
  8. Finalists will be notified by email in April 2012.

USDA NIFA AFRI Merit Award

To qualify for the 2012 USDA NIFA AFRI Merit Award:

  1. The candidate must be an SSR Trainee whose membership is current (i.e., dues are paid and mentor's signature is on file in the SSR Office) by the abstract submission deadline of 1 March 2012.
  2. The candidate must be a predoctoral trainee, a postdoctoral trainee who has completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the submission deadline, or a physician-scientist who is currently in a mentored research training program; the candidate must be submitting an abstract for presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
  3. The abstract must be based on work performed primarily by the candidate for the award (presenter) and must relate to the AFRI goal of benefiting or enhancing our understanding of reproduction in agriculturally important species.
  4. The abstract must be submitted online by 1 March 2012 (Midnight EST).
  5. In submitting the abstract to the online site, the candidate must have selected “Yes” in the SSR Trainee Merit Award section of the site in response to the statement “I am eligible for and would like to be considered for an SSR Trainee Merit Award (includes Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform categories, Lalor Foundation Merit Awards, and USDA NIFA AFRI Merit Awards) for the SSR Annual Meeting.”
  6. Finalists will be notified by email in April 2012.

Lalor Foundation Merit Award

To qualify for the 2012 Lalor Foundation Merit Award:

  1. The candidate must be an SSR Trainee whose membership is current (i.e., dues are paid and mentor's signature is on file in the SSR Office) by the abstract submission deadline of 1 March 2012.
  2. The candidate must be a predoctoral trainee, a postdoctoral trainee who has completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the submission deadline, or a physician-scientist who is currently in a mentored research training program; the candidate must be submitting an abstract for presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
  3. The abstract must be based on work performed primarily by the candidate for the award (presenter).
  4. The abstract must be submitted online by 1 March 2012 (Midnight EST).
  5. In submitting the abstract to the online site, the candidate must have selected “Yes” in the SSR Trainee Merit Award section of the site in response to the statement “I am eligible for and would like to be considered for an SSR Trainee Merit Award (includes Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform categories, Lalor Foundation Merit Awards, and USDA NIFA AFRI Merit Awards) for the SSR Annual Meeting.”
  6. Finalists will be notified by email in April 2012.

Cornelia Post Channing New Investigator Award

Supported by the Ovarian Workshop

To qualify for the 2012 Cornelia Post Channing New Investigator Award:

  1. The Cornelia Post Channing New Investigator Award is open to trainees only. Trainees are defined as undergraduates; M.S., M.D., or Ph.D. candidates; Post-doctoral Fellows; or physician-scientists who are currently in a mentored research training program.
  2. The candidate must be registered for and attend the 2012 SSR Meeting to be eligible.
  3. The abstract must be based on work on some aspect of ovarian biology performed primarily by the candidate for the award, and this individual must be the presenter at the meeting.
  4. Although candidates may select and compete for both the Channing Award and the SSR Trainee Research Award—Platform competition, he/she may be a finalist in only one competition. In the event that a candidate is indicated for both awards after Committee review, the SSR Awards Committee will contact the candidate and ask him/her to choose which award for which he/she would like to compete.
  5. The abstract must be submitted online by 1 March 2012 (Midnight EST).
  6. The candidate must indicate ”Channing New Investigator Award” at submission. SSR Trainee Membership is not required for this award.
  7. Four finalists will be selected by the SSR Awards Committee. Each finalist will be required to make a 10-minute oral presentation of his/her work at a platform session of an Ovarian Workshop module.
  8. Finalists will be notified by email in April 2012.