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ESA Newsletter: April 2004

2004 Servier Award

The Servier Award is made annually to recognise the best scientific paper published in the 12 month period preceding the closing date for abstracts for the Annual Scientific Meeting by an active member of the ESA early in their career. The award is given for a single publication, although up to two additional papers may be submitted in support of the application.

Eligibility:
Society members who are within 8 years of having obtained a higher degree or diploma (i.e. PhD, MD, FRACP) and who are currently financial.

Regulations:

1. The Servier Young Investigator Award is made by a subcommittee of Council consisting of the President, Treasurer and Honorary Secretary.
2. The award will be presented at the dinner associated with the Annual Scientific Meeting to which the awardee is invited and expected to attend.
3. The value of the award supported by Servier Laboratories Australia is $1000.
4. The deadline for applications is the same as that for abstracts to the Annual Scientific Meeting.
5. The application must be sponsored by a financial member of the Society who may write a letter in support of the application.
6. Work submitted for publication, but not yet accepted for publication is not eligible for the award.
7. The work must have been performed predominantly in Australia.
8. The applicant should submit a statement from the department head, or head of research group, signed by all co-authors, which outlines the applicant's role in
   1. Planning the design of the work
   2. Experimental and analytical work
   3. Writing and revision.
9. The winner may be invited by the Program Organising Committee to present the work at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
10. The subcommittee has a duty to apply the criteria equitable to all applicants.

Applications:
An original and 4 copies of the application should be sent to the ESA Secretary and must include the relevant publication. Page proofs are acceptable. If the work is 'in press', written documentation of final acceptance must be provided.

The applications to be sent to:
A/Prof Ross Cuneo
Honorary Secretary
Endocrine Society of Australia
145 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000.

Please type 'Novartis award application' in the subject line. Additionally, a hard-copy declaration that the work is the applicant's own must be signed by both the applicant and supervisor and sent to Dr Stephen Twigg, Discipline of Medicine (D06), University of Sydney, NSW 2006. Applications must be received by the abstract deadline (Sunday May 9).

Closing Date: 9th May 2004

See also: details in Awards and Grants

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