Young Investigator Awards

ASBMR Young Investigator Awards

The ASBMR Young Investigator Award recognizes young investigator members who submit top-ranking abstracts to the ASBMR Annual Meeting. Award recipients will receive a $1,000 honorarium and a plaque which is presented at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. The ASBMR expects that $500 of the honorarium will be used to help offset travel expenses to the ASBMR Meeting. The other $500 may be used by the recipient at his/her discretion. Individuals who have previously received a Young Investigator Award to an ASBMR Meeting are no longer eligible for the award. In addition, eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author of the abstract
• Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a Ph.D., M.D., residency training or equivalent*
• Have not received any other ASBMR funded-travel or young investigator support for the 2024 Annual Meeting

ASBMR Felix Bronner Young Investigator Award

The ASBMR Felix Bronner Young Investigator Award is awarded to the highest ranking abstract submitted by a young investigator with a focus on bone. This named award was established in honor of Felix Bronner, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, BioStructure and Function at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Award recipients will receive a $1,000 honorarium and a plaque. Individuals who have previously received the Felix Bronner Young Investigator Award are no longer eligible for the award. In addition, eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author of the abstract
• Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a Ph.D., M.D., residency training or equivalent*
• Have not received any other ASBMR funded-travel or young investigator support for the 2024 Annual Meeting

The ASBMR President's Award is given to the highest ranking abstract submitted by a young investigator. Award recipients will receive a $1,500 honorarium and a plaque which is presented at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. Nominations are not accepted. The members of the Program Committee select the award winner based only on the scientific merit of the abstract. Individuals who have previously received the President's Award are no longer eligible for the award. In addition, eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author of the abstract
• Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a Ph.D., M.D., residency training or equivalent*
• Have not received any other ASBMR funded-travel or young investigator support for the 2024 Annual Meeting

If an individual selected to receive a Young Investigator Award does not present his or her abstract at the meeting, or is found to have not fulfilled eligibility criteria, the award will be cancelled and/or forfeited. 

*The five years of eligibility are defined to extend from the end of the calendar year of the date of graduation or, if applicable, of completion of residency training or clinical subspecialty fellowship training, to the submission deadline date. Clinical subspecialty fellowship training is considered to end no later than the point at which the individual becomes board eligible. To petition for an extension of eligibility, please contact the ASBMR prior to the abstract submission deadline. 

ASBMR Underrepresented Minority Mentorship Awards

ASBMR URM Mentorship Awards will be provided to 10 selected applicants from underrepresented groups of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty and clinicians (within 5 years of obtaining a Ph.D. or M.D.) to attend the ASBMR Annual Meeting. $1,000 USD in funding will help to offset expenses associated with traveling to the ASBMR Annual Meeting including meeting registration, housing, meals, air and ground transportation, and tips. Disbursement of the travel funds will conform to the ASBMR travel policy.

Prior to the ASBMR Annual Meeting, awardees will be matched with a senior member of the ASBMR who will provide one-on-one mentorship. Mentors will agree to attend the mentees abstract presentation (either oral or poster), meet one-on-one with the mentee at least one time during the conference, and attend the Awards Reception with the mentee. During the Awards Reception, both will receive a certificate for the award.

Eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author to an abstract submitted to the ASBMR Annual Meeting
• Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a Ph.D., M.D., residency training or equivalent
• Have not received any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator support for the current year's Annual Meeting
• Self-identify with one of the following race/ethnicities, according to *NIH’s definition of under-represented minorities: Black/African American, Hispanics or Latino, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander

Outstanding Abstract Awards