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Research

New Investigator Award

The New Investigator Award will be presented for outstanding achievement in Clinical and Laboratory Research by a new investigator. This is your chance to present at Canada’s premier wound care meeting and make a name for yourself in the field of wound care. To qualify and support your application to be considered for the award, you must:

  1. Submit an abstract to be considered in the category of clinical or laboratory research that has not been previously published.
  2. Be the primary first author of and have therefore made significant contributions to the research project described in the abstract.
  3. Have completed the research project as partial fulfillment of in the process of obtaining a postgraduate degree (MD, Master's, or PhD), postgraduate course/certificate (Enterostomal Therapy, Nurse Practitioner, IIWCC), or while a postdoctoral fellow or resident.
  4. Not currently hold a part-time or full-time appointment at an academic institution at a rank of assistant professor or higher; no theld  an academic position of any type for more than 4 years.
  5. Agree to attend the annual meeting of CAWC to present the research work described in the abstract.
  6. Submit a letter outlining your career plans and commenting on how these plans will promote/increase research activities of the CAWC.
  7. Submit a letter of reference from your mentor or supervisor providing proof of your current registration in a postgraduate program or course, verifying your contribution to the research work, and commenting on your research potential.  Your supervisor’s full contact information—address, phone number, e-mail—must be included, so that he/she may be contacted to support your application. 

If selected, you will receive $1000 and your conference registration. 

Awards will not be given to individuals unless they provide all information at the time of abstract submission and fulfill all the qualifications listed above.   

For information about this and other awards/scholarships, please visit the scholardship section of this Web site.

    
         
   

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