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2009 ACVP Awards Competition Eligibility

Individuals are able to submit one abstract for consideration in a maximum of two ACVP or ASVCP award categories with an oral and/or poster presentation (among YIA, STP, and the ACVP/AAVLD Travel Awards). As long as the criteria of the pertinent award categories are met, individuals will be eligible to win both awards for which they apply.

ACVP Young Investigator Awards Poster Competition
ASVCP Young Investigator Award
Charles Capen Student Travel Award in Toxicologic Pathology
Christopher T. Starost Memorial Oncology Scholarship
Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award
2008 ACVP Veterinary Student Poster Award
2008 Society of Toxicologic Pathology Student Speaker Award

ACVP Young Investigator Awards Poster Competition

The ACVP offers a Young Investigator Awards (YIA) Poster Competition in four categories:

Diagnostic Pathology
Experimental Disease
Natural Disease
Toxicologic Pathology

If fewer than 5 abstracts are submitted within a specific category, these abstracts may be combined with another category by the YIA Chair. Each of these categories will offer up to three monetary awards:

First Place: $500
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200

This ACVP awards program recognizes quality poster presentations by veterinary pathology residents and graduate students. The posters will be judged by College Diplomates representing several specialty groups, during the Annual Meeting in Monterey, California on December 5-9, 2009. Individuals eligible for this competition must be veterinarians currently enrolled in a residency or graduate program in veterinary pathology or that have completed such a program after June 30, 2008. The poster must present original work of the competitor completed during the period of residency or graduate training.

Undergraduate veterinary students still enrolled in a College of Veterinary Medicine are also encouraged to submit posters for the meeting, but they will be judged under a separate category and will be eligible for awards dedicated to student posters (for more information on veterinary student poster awards, see the information below.

Competitors must:

Be the first author of the presentation
Should have performed the major portion of the work
May submit only one poster for consideration
Register and attend the ACVP Annual Meeting

Abstracts must be submitted by June 1, 2009 to the ACVP website.

*Competitors are also encouraged to be present at their poster display during the Focused Poster Session on Saturday evening, December 5 from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. during the Opening Reception; however this is not mandatory.

Awards will be announced at the ACVP Business Meeting, on Tuesday, December 8, at the Annual Meeting in Monterey. Recipients are asked to display their winning poster on Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon in the Young Investigator Award poster session.

Entries, as well as competition category, should be indicated on the abstract form. Please note that any additional award a competitor applies for may dictate the category of YIA that he/she is placed in (e.g., if a competitor requests to be entered in the ACVP/AAVLD Travel Award, they will be placed in the Diagnostic Pathology category, or if competing for the STP Award they will be placed in the Toxicologic Pathology category). Thus, please ensure that your abstract is in the appropriate YIA category for the awards that you would like to compete for.

If there are any additional questions, please contact Kelli Boyd at kelli.l.boyd@vanderbilt.edu or Jane Shepard at the ACVP Executive Office at meetings@acvp.org.

ASVCP Young Investigator Award

The ASVCP will present a $500 award to the resident or graduate student whose platform presentation is judged best among the competing presentations.

Eligibility requirements include:

A degree in veterinary medicine and enrollment in a residency or graduate program in pathology/clinical pathology or a related discipline.
An oral presentation is required and must describe original work of the competitor involving clinical or experimental research that relates to clinical pathology.
Award selection will be based on the scientific content, abstract composition, clarity of presentation and ability to answer questions.
Each trainee may submit only one presentation in this competition.
Abstracts submitted for the ACVP Young Investigator Award are not eligible for the ASVCP Young Investigator Award.
Presenters are required to register (and pay the fee) for the meeting.

If you would like to be considered for this award, submit your abstract online and then notify Holly Jordan at holly.l.jordan@gsk.com.

Charles Capen Student Travel Award in Toxicologic Pathology

The Charles Capen Student Travel Award recognizes Dr. Charles Capen and his legacy as a researcher, teacher, and mentor to the veterinary and toxicologic pathology communities spanning more then four decades. Dr. Capen was recognized worldwide as an exceptional leader in veterinary and biomedical research. He was a highly regarded mentor to graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. His students are now leaders throughout academia, government, and industry and have contributed significantly to his reputation as an outstanding teacher and research mentor.

The International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology (IATPFellows.org) funds the award in the amount of $750 which can be used by the recipient for travel or registration costs to attend the Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated achievements in the field of toxicologic pathology including but not limited to:

Research contributing to public safety as it relates to the adverse health effects of xenobiotics;
Establishing test methods and standards that enhance the field of toxicologic pathology; and/or
Developing new or novel uses of toxicologic pathology in safety research.

Application and Selection Procedure

The application packet should contain the following:

Completed application form (PDF - 74KB)
Curriculum vitae
Letter to the Charles Capen Student Travel Award Committee, including information on: a) background; b) career goals; (c) achievements in the field of toxicologic pathology (see items 1-3 above).
A letter of support from an advisor or mentor that describes the attributes of the student and how they will contribute to the field of toxicologic pathology as a career path (sent in a sealed envelope or e-mailed directly).

The winner should plan to attend the ACVP annual meeting in Monterey, December 5-9, 2009.

Timeline

The completed application packet must be received by Friday, November 6, 2009. Late applications will not be accepted.
The ACVP will announce the winner in November.
The recipient of the award will receive a certificate and check at the ACVP Business Meeting.

Christopher T. Starost Memorial Oncology Scholarship

(Deadline of August 31, 2009)

This scholarship is established by Drs. Matthew and Rita Starost and Helen Starost in memory of their brother and son, Christopher T. Starost – a large, boisterous man with a big heart.

Basis of Award:
A maximum of two scholarships will be presented to candidates who have demonstrated outstanding written skills through a poster presentation at the ACVP Annual Meeting. The poster must deal with an aspect of veterinary oncology that can be applied to human cancer pathogenesis, prevention, treatment and/or diagnosis. Case reports are welcome.

Recipient:
A recipient must be currently enrolled as a veterinary student at an accredited School/College of Veterinary Medicine at the time of presentation of the award.

A recipient shall only receive one scholarship. Recipients may not re-apply in later years for the scholarship. **Scholarships may not be awarded in a given year if the judges deem that the presentations do not meet the basic requirements and/or the quality of the presentations is not satisfactory. If no recipient is chosen during a given year, the scholarship money will be carried over to the following year. At the discretion of the Starost family, the scholarship amounts may increase and/or the number of scholarships may increase.

Applicants can indicate their interest in applying for the Starost Scholarship when submitting their veterinary student poster abstract to the ACVP Executive Office.

If you have any questions about this award, please contact Jane Shepard (meetings@acvp.org) at the ACVP Executive Office.

Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award

Purpose
The American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) encourage trainees in veterinary pathology to participate in the Annual Meetings of both organizations. The third annual ACVP Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award is available to graduate students and/or residents in veterinary pathology for participation in the Annual Meeting of the AAVLD.

The recipient will be awarded a $1,000 grant from the ACVP to help defray travel and lodging costs associated with attending the AAVLD Annual Meeting.
The recipient will be granted a waiver for the AAVLD meeting registration fee.

Eligibility

Candidates for the Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award must be veterinarians or other medical professionals currently enrolled in a full-time residency program and/or graduate program in veterinary pathology or a related discipline in the U.S. or Canada. Candidates who have completed a graduate and/or residency program in veterinary pathology within a year before the AAVLD meeting are eligible to compete.

Application and Selection Procedure

The presentation must represent original work of the applicant completed during his/her residency or graduate program.
Five or more oral presentations will be invited from abstracts submitted for the Young Investigator Award for the Diagnostic Pathology Specialty Group session at the ACVP Annual Meeting. Therefore, finalists for this award may be required to give both an oral and a poster presentation if competing for both the YIA and the ACVP/AAVLD Diagnostic Travel Awards. The applicant should follow the guidelines for application for the Young Investigator Award in Diagnostic Pathology to be eligible for this award. On the website, an applicant can choose either poster (if also applying for YIA) or oral presentation and still be eligible for this award, but only the travel award finalists will be asked to do both poster and oral presentations.
An independent panel of judges will select the best oral presentation by a trainee. The recipient will attend and present the same oral presentation at the next AAVLD Annual Meeting held November 10-17, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN.
If the selected candidate is unable to attend the next AAVLD Annual Meeting, then the runner-up will receive the award.

Timeline

Trainees will be notified in mid-July if their abstract has been selected for oral presentation in the Diagnostic Pathology Specialty Group Session at the ACVP Annual Meeting of the same year.
The recipient of the award will be announced at the ACVP Business Meeting on Tuesday, December 8.

2009 ACVP Veterinary Student Poster Award

(Deadline of August 31, 2009)

ACVP is offering an award for veterinary students which requires submission of an abstract and a quality poster presentation of pathology-related research or case work material at the 2009 Annual Meeting. The posters will be judged by Student Chapter Sub-Committee representatives during the Annual Meeting in Monterey, California on December 5-9, 2009.

Entitled the “Veterinary Student Poster Award”, the criteria for submission are as follows:

Be the first author of the presentation for individual entries or for group entries, a clear designation of group members who contributed equally (equivalent to first author)
Should have performed the major portion of the work
May submit only one poster for consideration
Presence at the poster display is required at a time to be determined.
Individuals or groups eligible for this competition must be currently enrolled veterinary students. The poster must present original work of the competitor or group completed during the period of student training.

There will be two awards in 2009 – one for an experimental disease poster and one for a clinical poster. The recipients of these awards receive a $250 monetary award (for group entries, the award is split amongst members) and an additional award of $250 will go to the ACVP-recognized Student Chapter (if the recipient/s is/are a member of a Student Chapter).

Awards will be announced at the ACVP Business Meeting on Tuesday, December 8, at the Annual Meeting in Monterey. If there are any additional questions, please contact Brett Saladino (brett.saladino@covance.com) or Jane Shepard at the ACVP Executive Office at (meetings@acvp.org).

Abstracts must be submitted by August 31, 2009 to the ACVP Office. Further instructions for submission will be available on the website this summer.

Society of Toxicologic Pathology Student Speaker Award

The Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) is pleased to announce the fourth annual STP Student Speaker Award to encourage students to pursue careers in the field of Toxicologic Pathology. The award recipient will receive free registration plus $1,000 to be used for lodging and travel to the 2010 STP Annual Meeting, which will take place June 19-24, 2010, in Chicago, IL, and may be asked to present the same presentation at that meeting.

The award will be given to the resident or graduate student whose oral platform presentation is judged best among up to five finalists at the annual joint meetings of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) and the American College of Veterinary Pathology (ACVP) in Monterey, California. The finalists will be selected by the judges from abstracts submitted to the ASVCP/ACVP meeting.

Finalists for this award may be required to give both an oral and a poster presentation if competing in both the Society of Toxicologic Pathology Student Speaker Award competition and the ACVP YIA competition. The applicant should follow the guidelines for application for the Young Investigator Award in Toxicologic Pathology to be eligible for this award. On the website, an applicant can choose either poster (if applying for the ACVP YIA competition) or oral presentation (if applying for the STP Student Speaker Award competition) and still be eligible for this award. Only those candidates that choose to enter both the ACVP YIA competition and the STP Student Speaker Award Competition will be asked to prepare both poster and oral presentations.

To be eligible to compete for this award, students must have obtained a degree in veterinary medicine and be enrolled in a residency or graduate program in toxicologic pathology/general pathology/clinical pathology or a related discipline. The oral presentation must describe original work of the competitor involving clinical or experimental research that relates to toxicologic pathology. The presentation content may include in vitro or in vivo studies. The award selection will be determined by an independent panel of judges and will be based on the scientific content of the presentation, composition of the abstract, clarity of presentation, and the presenter’s ability to answer questions. Trainees in clinical and/or morphologic pathology are encouraged to apply for the award.

The recipient of the fourth annual STP Student Speaker Award will be announced at the ACVP Business Meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

To apply for the STP Student Speaker Award, please check the appropriate box on the abstract submission form (http://www.acvp.org), which is open between May 1 and June 1, 2009.

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