All Awards (by name)
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Fellowship Recognition Award
Fellowship Recognition Award
Application Form
The Fellowship Recognition Award aims to foster communication among Pharmacology labs, including those outside NHH, and recognize students and postdocs who contribute to the cost of their training.
Type
Application-based
Deadline
Rolling
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees obtaining at least a year of competitive funding, as demonstrated by an award letter. Eligible funding includes NIH F- or K-level award, foundation award, or UMN award. (Not NIH T-level funding or awards made prior to arriving on campus.)
Details
The trainee or PI requests the funds, then plans and hosts an event recognizing the individual and individual’s lab, and invites Pharmacology labs. Total funding dollar amount will be used in the event of a tie.
Amount
Up to 8 x $125 in the form of gift cards for purchase of food and beverages
Leadership Award (Frederick E. Shideman)
Leadership Award (Frederick E. Shideman)
Nomination Form
The Frederick E. Shideman Leadership Award recognizes contributions to the research climate of the Department of Pharmacology.
Type
Nomination-based
Deadline
April 1st
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, Master's students, and non-faculty researchers
Details
Brief nomination letter from faculty, staff, or trainee. Award will be given to individual or team who makes an exceptional contribution to the research climate of the department in any of the following spheres: leadership, mentoring, teaching, service, graduate or faculty recruitment, collaboration within or among departments, or commitment to diversity.
Amount
Up to 1 x $1000 for reimbursement of computer, software, or travel to a conference (Master’s student awardees will have $1000 posted to their student account)
Master's 1st-Year Excellence Award
Master's 1st-Year Excellence Award
Nomination Form
The Master's 1st-Year Excellence Award recognizes a Master's student with the potential to be an exceptional research scientist.
Type
Nomination-based
Deadline
April 1st
Eligibility
1st-year Plan A Master's students
Details
Brief nomination letter from any course instructor or research mentor for a student who demonstrates scientific critical thinking, experimental acumen, and/or leadership during team-based coursework or research. Former undergraduate advisors may not nominate.
Amount
Up to 1 x $1000 annually, posted to the winner’s student account
Poster Award (Louise Nutter)
Poster Award (Louise Nutter)
The Louise Nutter Poster Award recognizes exceptional poster presentations at the Department of Pharmacology Annual Retreat.
Deadline
Annual Retreat
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, Master's students, and non-faculty researchers
Details
Posters will be scored according to scientific quality/progress and oral/visual communication
Amount
2 x certificates (unranked - no cash amount) in each of three categories below:
I: Undergraduates, Post-Baccalaureate Researchers, Master’s Students
II: Predoctoral Students
III: Postdoctoral Trainees and other PhD-level research staff
Publication Awards
Publication Awards
Application Form
Nomination Form (Research-Leadership Publication Award Only)
The Frederick E. Shideman Publication Award recognizes a high-impact and well-crafted scientific publication.
The Research-Leadership Publication Award recognizes pre- and post-doctoral trainees who drive the science and/or writing of a publication to an extraordinary extent.
Type
Application-based (with the additional receipt of a nomination letter for the Research-Leadership Publication Award)
Deadline
April 1st
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, Master's students, and non-faculty researchers (Master's students and non-faculty researchers will not be considered for the Research-Leadership Publication Award)
Details
Paper + cover letter (can be from the original submission). Judged on highest-quality publication, taking account science, impact, and presentation. (Scores will not be driven solely by journal impact factor.) If a nomination letter is received from the PI, then applicants will be additionally considered for the Research-Leadership Publication Award. This nomination letter should address how the trainee has (a) driven the direction of the project to an extraordinary extent, (b) made impressive intellectual contributions to the major scientific conclusion of the paper, (c) solved a long-standing problem/mystery in the lab, or (d) drove the writing process to an exceptional degree. Judged on the quality of the publication, taking account science, impact, and presentation PLUS the extent to which the trainee was the driving force as explained by the PI.
Amount
The Frederick E. Shideman Publication Award awards up to 1 x $1000 for reimbursement of computer, software, or travel to a conference (Master’s student awardees will have $1000 posted to their student account)
The Research-Leadership Publication Award awards up to 2 x $1000 (1 predoctoral + 1 postdoctoral) for reimbursement of computer, software, or travel to a conference
Research Presentation Award (Louise Nutter)
Research Presentation Award (Louise Nutter)
The Louise Nutter Research Presentation Award recognizes exceptional oral research presentations at the Department of Pharmacology Annual Retreat.
Deadline
Annual Retreat
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, Master's students, and non-faculty researchers
Details
Talks will be scored according to scientific quality/progress and oral/visual communication
Amount
2 x certificates (unranked - no cash amount)
Research Proposal Award (Frederick E. Shideman)
Research Proposal Award (Frederick E. Shideman)
Application Form
The Louise Nutter Research Proposal Award recognizes exciting new research projects and persuasive scientific writing.
Type
Application-based (2nd year predoctoral written preliminary examinations by invitation only)
Deadline
April 1st
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees
Details
Trainees submit a (not- or not-yet funded) NIH F- or K-level or foundation fellowship application. Upon invitation by the written prelim committee only, a revised written prelim exam (with a short cover letter addressing critiques) may also be submitted. Scoring will take into account significance, innovation, approach, and writing/presentation.
Amount
Up to 2 x $1000 (1 predoctoral + 1 postdoctoral) for reimbursement of computer, software, or travel to a conference
Travel Award (including the Ben Zimmerman Travel Award)
Travel Award (including the Ben Zimmerman Travel Award)
Application Form
The Department of Pharmacology Travel Award seeks to subsidize travel to prestigious, field-specific conferences, increasing departmental exposure at a national/international level and facilitate high-quality training and career networking. Recipients will also be considered for the Ben G. Zimmerman Travel Award, which recognizes research excellence in Integrative Pharmacology and is financially supported by the Ben G. Zimmerman Fellowship in Integrative Pharmacology.
Type
Application-based
Deadline
Quarterly: May 1, August 1, November 1, February 1
Eligibility
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees traveling to present a poster or give a research talk at a national or international meeting. Posters/Abstracts must include Pharmacology affiliation. Abstracts must be largely authored by the applicant; content heavily edited by, for example, the applicant's PI or a senior colleague will still count as original if the applicant authored the first draft. If the submitted abstract has been used previously elsewhere, this must be disclosed/referenced in the abstract text. Students may not receive the award two years in a row without a letter of need from the PI. Preference will be given for field-specific, prestigious conferences. (Students with travel funding through T32 training grants or fellowships or other departmental awards are ineligible.)
Details
Trainee submits the conference link, biosketch/CV, and abstract.
Amount
Up to 8 x $1000 (2 per quarter) for reimbursement of travel, lodging, per diem, or registration expenses for a conference.
* Applicants are expected to submit only original content. If plagiarism is suspected, the matter will be brought to the PI and the DGS for further clarification. While application materials are expected to be largely authored by the applicant, content heavily edited by, for example, the applicant's PI or a senior colleague will still count as original if the applicant authored the first draft.