Health Sciences Awards

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Joseph T. Freeman Award

Joseph T. Freeman

The Joseph T. Freeman Award is a lectureship in geriatrics and is awarded to a prominent physician in the field of aging, both in research and practice. The Freeman Lecture is one of the highlights of the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting. The award, which carries a prize of $250, was established in 1977 through a bequest from a patient's estate as a tribute to Dr. Joseph T. Freeman, a leading physician and one of the Society's distinguished members and past president.

Deadline
May 1st
Requirements

Nominees must be a member of the Health Sciences section.
A formal nomination letter, which also serves as a statement of impact.
A current Curriculum Vitae.

In order to nominate someone for the Joseph T. Freeman Award, please send your nomination packet to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a subject of "Freeman Award Nomination - NOMINEE NAME HERE." Please remember to substitute your nominee's name in the subject.

Austin Bloch Post-Doctoral Fellow Award

The Biological Sciences and Health Sciences sections are offering The Austin Bloch Postdoctoral Fellow Award to recognize an outstanding paper or poster contribution by a Postdoctoral Fellow in biomedical sciences. The Biological Sciences and Health Sciences Sections alternate annually in selecting the award from among their respective section's submissions. In order to be eligible for the award, the primary author's abstract must be submitted to the Biological Sciences Section and accepted for presentation at the GSA Annual Meeting. The award consists of a certificate and a cash prize of $400.

Final Submission Deadline
Last Monday in September.

Requirements

Must be engaged in relevant research.
Must submit an abstract for the Annual Scientific Meeting.
- The abstract must be accompanied by a letter from the student's advisor.
- The abstract must be accepted for the conference.
- The student must present the work at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Once your abstract has been accepted you may submit your paper or poster by the deadline (above). At that time you will be prompted for any additional material or given any additional information.

Person-in-Training Award

The Person-in-Training Award is given to a student of the Health Sciences section for the best student presentation at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting. The $500 award is designed to encourage research and to foster interest among students in the Health Sciences section and to encourage participation in the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting.

In order to apply for this award, you must submit an abstract for the Society's Annual Meeting. Once the abstract has been accepted, a 1,500-word paper by the trainee (describing the research) should be sent to GSA's Awards Coordinator by the deadline below. The paper must be accompanied by a letter from the student's advisor verifying that the submitted work is the student's. The award is made on the basis of the paper.

Final Submission Deadline
Last Monday in September.
Requirements

Applicants must be a student member of the Health Sciences section.
Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program and can not have their doctoral degree.
Applicants’ abstracts must be accepted for the Annual Meeting.
- Once accepted, Applicants must submit a 1,500 word paper describing the research.
- The paper must be accompanied by a letter from the Student’s advisor, this letter must verify the work is the applicant’s.

In order to submit for this award, please send two copies of your submission (one blinded, one not) along with supporting documentation (letters from co-authors or advisor) to the awards coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , by the submission deadline. In the subject line of your submission, please note the name of the award and your name: "HS Person-in-Training Award - YOUR NAME HERE." Your submission must be based on your accepted abstract.

Research Award

The Health Sciences Research Award is given to a new investigator in the Health Sciences Section. The $1000 award is designed to encourage postdoctoral research and encourage participation in the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting.

Interested Health Sciences Section students, trainees, fellows and junior faculty must submit an abstract for the Society's Annual Meeting. Once the abstract has been accepted, a 1,500-word paper by the trainee (describing the research) should be submitted to the awards coordinator by the deadline below. The award is made on the basis of the paper.

Final Submission Deadline
Last Monday in September.

Requirements

Applicants must be a member of the Health Sciences section.
Applicants must be new investigators who have received a doctoral degree within the past seven (7) years.
Applicants’ abstracts must be accepted for the Annual Meeting.
- Once accepted, Applicants must submit a 1,500 word paper describing the research.

In order to submit for this award, please send two copies of your paper (one blinded, one not) along with supporting documentation (letters from co-authors and/or advisor) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by the submission deadline. Your email submission subject line should include the name of the award and your name: "HS Research Award - YOUR NAME HERE." Please note that your submission must be based on your accepted abstract.

Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award

The Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award is designed to acknowledge outstanding contributions in the field of rehabilitation of aging persons.

The individual who is nominated should demonstrate sustained contributions to the field of rehabilitation of aging persons. The nominee’s work may be in any or all of the areas of teaching or patient care, or publications which may include scholarly works, books, monographs, administrative directives, or public policy papers. Examples of potential candidates for consideration may include: a psychologist working in the area of psychological rehabilitation, a biologist who is working a lifetime on Parkinson’s disease, or someone working at NIA who is overseeing rehabilitation research. Practitioners such as physicians, nurses, therapists could also be candidates. This award will be presented at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting at the Health Sciences Section Business Meeting. The award consists of a cash award of $250 and a certificate.

Deadline
May 1st

Requirements

Applicants do not have to be a member of GSA .
This is a Health Sciences Section Award, but it is open to anyone in the rehabilitation community.
Nominator or endorser of nomination must be a GSA member.
Nomination packet should include:
- A detailed formal nomination letter
- Up to 2 letters of endorsement (in additional to the nomination letter)
- A current Curriculum Vitae
- Digital Copies of Publications (books require 5 hard copies)

Presented annually at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting at the Health Sciences Section Business Meeting, the award consists of a cash award of $250 and a certificate.

In order to nominate someone for the Excellence in Rehabilitation Award, please send your nomination packet to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a subject of "Excellence in Rehabilitation Award Nomination - NOMINEE NAME HERE." Please remember to substitute your nominee's name in the subject.