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The New Investigator Awards are awarded to individuals whose original research, as presented in a submitted abstract, reflects new and relevant research in geriatrics. Five awards will be presented at the 2003 meeting. Eligibility: The New Investigator Awards are open to young investigators in medicine (including physicians and physician assistants), nursing, and pharmacy, Fellows-in-Training as well as new and junior investigators who have held an academic appointment for no longer than five years. The awards are intended to recognize the applicants work in clinical geriatrics, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing and all other relevant disciplines. The work reported must not have been published or presented at other national meetings. Scope and Definition: Topics are invited in basic research, clinical investigation, clinical medicine, and public health, as well as research in the fundamental neurosciences. Awards will be chosen based on originality, scientific merit, relevance of the research, and the applicant's overall academic accomplishments. By submitting an abstract for consideration, the investigator agrees to allow the committee the option to select the entry for presentation as a research paper or poster and agrees to make the presentation him/herself. Application Process: Applications must include the candidate's curriculum vitae, the research abstract, and three letters of recommendation. Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the AGS website. The curriculum vitae and letters must be sent to the AGS office at, The Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10118, and should attest to the applicant's primary role in the research, the importance and significance of the studies as well as the general research accomplishments of the investigator. Award: $1500 -- these funds are intended, in part, to cover awardees' travel expenses to attend the AGS Annual Meeting.
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