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. The award will be announced at the DACC general membership meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting and will be presented at the DACC Symposium.
Abstract Award
$500 cash award. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Two (2) $500 cash awards. The awards will be announced at the CDID meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
$500 cash award. The award will be announced at the CTS Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
$500 cash award. The award will be announced at the CPOCT Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. The award is based on the accepted abstract and poster presentation.
Best Abstract Award for Outstanding Research
$500 cash award. The award will be announced at the Endocrinology Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. The award is based on accepted abstracts and poster presentations.
Outstanding Research Awards
$500 and $350 cash awards. The first and second place awards will be announced and presented at the HEA Division meeting at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Best Abstract Awards
Two (2) $250 cash awards. The awards will be announced at the Hematology & Coagulation Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Norbert W. Tietz Distinguished Abstract Award
$250 cash award. The History Division’s Norbert W. Tietz Distinguished Abstract Award winner will also receive a 2-year division membership. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Best Abstract Award
$500 cash award. The award will be announced at the Industry Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. To compete for this award, you must:
$250 cash award. The award will be announced at the Informatics Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
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 LVD Division’s poster reception during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Management Sciences
$250 cash award. The award will be announced at the MSPS Division leadership symposium at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Patient Safety
Two (2) $500 cash awards. These awards will be announced at the MSSS Division Mass Spectacular event during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
$250 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win for three subsequent consecutive years. The award will be announced at the MPD meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Young Investigator Abstract Award
$250 cash award. Previous winners are not eligible to win for three subsequent consecutive years. The award will be announced at the MPD meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
Student/Medical Technologist Abstract Award
$250 cash award. The award will be presented at the Nutrition Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting and the winner is expected to give a short presentation on their research. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
$100 cash award. The award will be announced at the PMF Division mixer during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Student and Young Faculty Abstract Award
$100 cash award. The award will be announced at the PMF Division mixer during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
$250 cash award. The award will be announced and presented at the PMD meeting at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. In addition to above requirements, the presenting author must:
The PMD reserves the right not to give an award if it deems the submitted abstracts do not meet the standards of the division.
Postdoc/MT/Student Abstract Award
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Metabolomics
$500 cash award. The award will be announced and presented at the Proteomics & Metabolomics Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting. Previous winners are not eligible to win in consecutive years.
Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Proteomics
$250 cash award. The award will be announced and presented at the TDM and Toxicology Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Two (2) $200 cash awards. The awards will be announced at the TMCD Division meeting during the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting.
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 2022 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. Apply for NACCCA membership here.
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