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American College of Surgeons
Jacobson
Promising Investigator Award
The Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award of the American College of Surgeons has been established to recognize outstanding surgeons engaged in research advancing the art and science of surgery that have shown through their research early promise of significant contribution to the practice of surgery and/or to the safety of surgical patients.
Award: The award amount is $30,000 to be given annually (or at least once every two years).
Award Criteria
- Candidate must be Board-Certified in a surgical specialty and must have completed surgical training in the last three to six years.
- Candidate must be a Fellow or an Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Candidate must hold a faculty appointment at a research-based academic medical center (military service position included).
- Candidate must have received peer-reviewed funding such as a K-Series Award from the NIH, VA, NSF or DOD merit review to support their research effort.
- Nomination documentation must include a letter of recommendation from the nominee’s Department Chair. Up to three additional letters of recommendation will be accepted.
- Only one application per surgical department will be accepted.
- Nomination documentation must include an NIH formatted bio-sketch and copies of the candidate’s three most significant publications.
- Nominee must submit a one-page essay to the committee explaining why he or she should be considered for the Award, and discussing the importance of the research he or she has conducted/is conducting.
The recipient may be required to prepare and give a presentation on their
research at the annual ACS Clinical Congress following receipt of the award.
Program Announcement is at http://www.facs.org/cqi/src/jacobsonpia.html
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent | March 12, 2007. Selection based on nomination by department chair. Only one application per surgical department allowed. To receive ORS submission authorization, complete LOI form. Item 3 must have original signature from nominating dean or department head. http://www.research.uic.edu/funding/forms/0600.doc |
| UIC Internal Competition | None, see above |
| Sponsor Deadline | March 16, 2007 |
Direct your questions to Jennifer Czak at jpaliga@uic.edu.
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