BSR Young Investigator Award Supported by an Educational Grant from Schering Plough

Dr Sahena Haque, Dr Edward Vital, Dr Emma Derrett-Smith, Dr Ismael Atchia and Dr Michele Bombardieri, winners of the Young Investigator Award 2009

Intended to encourage the work of young investigative rheumatologists, this prize will be an impressive addition to the winners’ CVs. Introduced in 2000 and still extremely popular Young Investigator Awards are supported by an educational grant from Schering Plough. Entrants should submit a piece of research of which they are the first author. It should include an imaginative hypothesis with results that could advance knowledge within the field. Up to six winners will each receive:

• Complimentary registration to Rheumatology 2011, 12-14 April 2011
• £500
• Publication of the winning abstract in the BSR journal Rheumatology
• The opportunity to present the research at Rheumatology 2011 as an oral presentation or poster.

Submission deadline

Applications must be submitted as an abstract via the on-line abstract submission system

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 22 November 2010. Please note that the abstract site will close at midnight and abstracts will not be accepted after this time. You will be asked to complete an online application form to accompany your abstract submission. The submission site will open shortly.

Winners will be notified by email in January 2011.

Rules and eligibility

• Applicants need not be BSR members.
• Open to any scientist of non-career grade working in the field of rheumatology.
• Only one application will be accepted per person.

Please contact Louis Bellintani at lbellintani@rheumatology.org.uk for any further information.