AACC promotes excellence in clinical laboratory science through several poster abstract awards and recognition programs. Authors can apply for multiple awards as long as they meet the requirements.
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Each year, a group of Academy fellows reviews the abstracts submitted to the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo and selects several for distinction. To be considered for this award, you must:
The following AACC Divisions offer awards for outstanding research in their scientific specialties. To be considered for any AACC Division award, you must:
Learn more about each Division's award(s) below:
Poster Award: $500 cash award.
Abstract Award: $500 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Abstract Award: Two (2) $500 cash awards.
Abstract Award: $500 cash award.
Abstract Award: $500 cash award. The award is based on the accepted abstract and poster presentation.
Best Abstract Award for Outstanding Research: $500 cash award. The award is based on accepted abstracts and poster presentations.
Outstanding Research Awards: $500 and $350 cash awards.
Best Abstract Awards: Two (2) $250 cash awards.
Norbert W. Tietz Distinguished Abstract Award: $250 cash award. The winner will also receive a 2-year division membership. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Best Abstract Award: $500 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Abstract Award: $250 cash award.
Abstract Awards: $200, $100, and $50 cash awards. Authors of the first, second, and third place awards will be invited to present their work at the division’s event during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Management Sciences: $250 cash award.
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Patient Safety: $250 cash award.
Abstract Awards: Two (2) $500 cash awards. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Abstract Award: $250 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win for three subsequent consecutive years.
Young Investigator Abstract Award: $250 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win for three subsequent consecutive years. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Student/Medical Technologist Abstract Award: $250 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win for three subsequent consecutive years. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Abstract Award: $250 cash award. The winner will be asked to give a short presentation on their research at the division's event at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Best Abstract Award: $100 cash award.
Student and Young Faculty Abstract Award: $100 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Abstract Award: $250 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Young Investigator Abstract Award: $250 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Postdoc/MT/Student Abstract Award: $250 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Metabolomics: $500 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win in consecutive years.
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Proteomics: $500 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win in consecutive years.
Best Abstract Award: Two (2) $200 cash awards.
AACC’s Student Research Award competition is held on the Monday afternoon of the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. The competition is intended for students, trainees, and postdoctoral fellows who are presenting authors of accepted poster abstracts for the Annual Scientific Meeting. All in-training and postdoctoral fellows are eligible for the competition. Poster abstract submission is required. Submitters must also indicate they wish to be considered in their poster abstract submission. Following poster abstract submission, abstracts are judged based on scientific value, originality, and quality. Competitors will then be selected for one of two separate competitions.
To be eligible to compete in the Student Research Award program, you must:
Note: For the Student Research Awards (oral presentations and poster contest), only one abstract will be eligible for consideration.
The North American Chinese Clinical Chemists Association (NACCCA) is providing travel grants for the 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. NACCCA is a non-profit organization currently serving more than 500 members from various countries and regions. NACCCA’s goal is to foster academic, developmental, and service excellence in the practice of clinical laboratory medicine via education and information exchange. The purpose of this travel grant is to assist awardees to attend the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. We encourage applicants from all laboratory medicine-related fields including but not limited to technologists, residents, fellows, graduate students, and scientists.
The awardees will be reimbursed based on itemized receipts associated with travel expenses of up to $1,000 (international travelers) or $500 (U.S./Canadian travelers).
The eligibility requirements to compete in the NACCCA travel grant award are as follows:
*Note: You still can apply for the grant if you are not a current NACCCA member, but you must become a member to attend the NACCCA awarding meeting. Learn more on NACCCA.org.
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