APPLICATIONS FOR ARO
RESIDENT/MEDICAL STUDENT
TRAVEL AWARDS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
The Association for Research in
Otolaryngology (ARO) announces that applications
are now being accepted for travel awards for
residents and medical students in the field of
Otolaryngology to attend the 2010 ARO MidWinter
Meeting being held February 6-10 in Anaheim,
California. Awards of $500 are being offered to
defray travel and lodging costs associated with
attendance at the ARO's annual meeting. The
winners of the ARO Travel Awards will be
selected by the Physicians Research Training
Committee appointed by the ARO President.
Applicants need not be a member of ARO.
The purpose of the award is to
encourage residents and medical students to
become active in the ARO and to promote
interaction between MD's and PhD's as well as
clinical and basic researchers in the field of
Otolaryngology. Travel awards are made possible
in part by grants from the National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
(NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health,
the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery Foundation, and the Collegium
Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum - US
Group, Inc.
Individuals selected will be
judged according to the following criteria:
Resident in an ACGME
accredited program in Otolaryngology or
medical student in ACGME accredited medical
college -- (Post-doctoral clinical or
research fellows are not eligible for this
award.)
Career goals directed
toward academic practice
Prospective candidates should
submit the following for consideration:
A letter from the applicant
stating desire, need and qualifications for
the award based on the stated
criteria
A copy of the submitted
abstract for poster or paper presentation at
the 2010 ARO MidWinter Meeting. The original
must be submitted via the World Wide Web by
the abstract deadline (see http://www.aro.org)
Curriculum vitae
Letter of recommendation
from the department chairman including a
guarantee of matching funds of an equal
amount **
** NOTE: If more than one
applicant comes from a program, the chairman
must prioritize the applicants.
Applications must be postmarked by
October 15, 2009 and should be submitted via
mail, fax, or email to:
Physicians Research Training
Committee
ARO Executive Office
19 Mantua Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: 856-423-0041; Fax 856-423-3420
E-mail: headquarters@aro.org
Applicants will be notified of the
results of the selection process by December 15,
2009. For more information, contact the ARO
Executive Office.
