Afdhal / McHutchison LIFER Award

Organization
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
1001 N Fairfax St., 4th Fl.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone Number
(703)299-9766
Emails
aasld@aasld.org
education@aasld.org
membership@aasld.org

Level of Study -
Professional Development

Award Type -
Prize
Deadline -
December 2.

Purpose
To develop independent and productive research careers in liver disease.
Focus -
Health sciences; Medicine.
Qualifications -
Applicants must be postdoctoral or clinical research fellows who have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency within the past five years at the start of the grant term; must be either from North America, working at an academic, medical or research institution at the time of application and for the duration of the award, or outside of North America who have already been accepted into a fellowship position at a North American education institution at the time of application and for the duration of the award; and must be members of the AASLD at the time of award application and maintain active membership for the duration of the award period (they must have their respective mentors at the North American Institution who are AASLD members in good standing for the duration of the award); funded projects must be completed at the North American institution; at least 80 percent effort should be devoted to research activities related to the award; Be clinical or translational.
Criteria
Candidates will be evaluated based upon their background, their commitment to a research career, the strength of their research project and the environment in which they will conduct the project. Applications will be reviewed based on the written materials submitted. Incomplete applications and applications that fail to adhere strictly to the instructions (including the submission due deadline and page limitations) will not be reviewed. All decisions are final.
Amount -
$50,000
$100,000
Award Duration -
Biennial; up to 2 years.
To Apply
To prepare an application: download the application [PDF]; use the forms provided in the application package as a cover pages (print or type responses); include only the required documents and provide signatures as requested; put the applicant's name (last name, first name) and the name of the award in the upper right-hand corner of each page; use half-inch margins (do not use lettering smaller than 10 point); assemble the application package in the order listed in the required documents section of this application; and, adhere to page limits and complete all sections; the completed application, letters of support or commitment, and other documents as applicable must be combined into and submitted as one PDF document; name the PDF file as follows: 2017 CTRA - last name, first name (example: year CTRA - Smith, Jane); submit the application via online.

Contact -
Email: awards@aasld.org.
For more information
http://www.aasld.org