Awards
| ISHLT GRANTS AND AWARDS PROGRAM |
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- 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.
- ISHLT issues up to three Transplant Registry Early Career Awards annually. Each award is in the amount of up to $5,000. 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 standing at the time of application and throughout the period of funding. The applicant must have attained fellowship or junior faculty level (Instructor or Assistant Professor Equivalent) appointment prior to the period of award. Please refer to the "Past Recipients" page on this website for examples of funded projects.
- ISHLT issues one Career Development Award every other year. 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.
- 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.
- The goal of this one year $75,000 award is to encourage scholarly clinical work in mechanical circulatory support worldwide, to facilitate scientific exchange regarding MCS, and to provide advanced scholarly clinical training in mechanical circulatory support and total artificial heart therapy. Dr. Radovancevic, a long-time member of ISHLT, was devoted to the encouragement of scientific collaboration among physicians and scientists engaged in mechanical circulatory support. This award is intended to encourage others to continue his efforts.
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- 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. Established in 1982 to encourage and reward original research in transplantation performed by residents, fellows, and graduate students, this $1,000 award is bestowed annually on the resident/fellow/student whose oral presentation is judged to be the best at the Annual Scientific Meeting. Residents/Fellows who are first authors and presenters may elect to have their abstracts considered for the Caves Award at the time of abstract submission. Candidates for the award must be current members of the Society or be working under a current member of the Society. Anyone who has previously won the award is not eligible to apply. The online submission process includes an area to indicate that you wish to have your abstract considered for this award.
- 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. Anyone who has previously won the award is not eligible to apply. The online submission process includes an area to indicate that you wish to have your abstract considered for this award.
- Established in 2009 and funded through a grant from Thoratec, this award is a $2500 travel award to the ISHLT Annual Meeting designed to encourage submission of high quality abstracts in the mechanical circulatory support category. The goal of the award is to encourage scholarly clinical work in MCS and to facilitate scientific exchange regarding MCS. Dr. Radovancevic, a long-time member of ISHLT, was devoted to the encouragement of scientific collaboration with Eastern European physicians and scientists. This award is designed to encourage others to continue his efforts to develop MCS and provide mentorship to others. Individuals who are first authors and presenters may elect to have their abstracts considered for this award. Candidates for this award must be current members of the Society. Anyone who has previously won the award is not eligible to apply. The online abstract submission process includes an area to indicate that you wish to have your abstract considered for this award. | | - This award is bestowed every other year to an ISHLT member who is recognized for their outstanding achievements and tireless dedication in the field of heart and lung transplantation.
- This award is bestowed every other year to an ISHLT member who is recognized for their landmark contributions as a pioneer in the field of heart and/or lung transplantation.
- The purpose of this award is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and techniques regarding heart and lung transplantation and the treatment of end stage heart and lung failure and to build relationships between individuals, institutions, and countries. The Scholarships may be used to learn new techniques in the clinic, operating room, or laboratory or just to experience first-hand how others deal with challenging problems. Each award will be in a amount of up to $6,000, and ISHLT will fund a minimum of ten Travelling Scholarships annually. ALL members of the Society are eligible to apply for a Scholarship.
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