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ARO Achievement Awards

 See individual award tabs for more details on each ARO Honorific Award! The timetable for awards is listed below.

 

Award Name Nominations Open  Nominations Close Notices Released
Award of Merit  June 1, 2023 July 31, 2023 September 2023
Geraldine Dietz Fox Young Investigator Award Fall 2023 October 2023 November 2023
Pioneer Award in Basic Science Fall 2023 October 2023 November 2023
Innovator Award in Clinical Science Fall 2023 October 2023 November 2023

 

ARO Award of Merit

The ARO Award of Merit recognizes an individual who has made substantial scientific achievements in and contributions to the fields encompassed by otolaryngology. Nominees should be able to present a talk as part of the Award ceremony at the Midwinter Meeting in 2024. The selection will be made in the summer of 2023.

The Geraldine Dietz Fox Young Investigator Award

The Geraldine Dietz Fox Young Investigator Award recognizes accomplishment and promise in research related to otolaryngology, in an area(s) represented at the Annual ARO meeting. Candidates should have a graduate degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) and be no more than 7 years beyond residency or postdoctoral training at the time of nomination. Only 1 letter of support is required; it may have multiple signatories. The selection will be made in the Fall of 2023.

ARO Pioneer Award in Basic Science

The ARO Pioneer Award in Basic Science recognizes a body of work representing a significant advance in hearing, vestibular or related science, and established in the awardee’s own lab. The topic should be related to the scientific interests of the Association as represented at the Annual ARO meeting.  As the award is for a body of work, the award may be shared among investigators who have worked as a team.   The awardee(s) will be asked to give a scientific talk at the 2024 meeting (one per award). The selection will be made in the Fall of 2023.

ARO Innovator Award in Clinical Science

The ARO Innovator Award in Clincal Science recognizes a body of work that constitutes a significant advance relevant to clinical practice in hearing and vestibular disorders. The topic should be related to the scientific interests of the Association as represented at the Annual ARO meeting. As the award is for a body of work, the award may be shared among investigators who have worked as a team. The awardee(s) will be asked to give a scientific talk at the 2024 meeting (one per award). The selection will be made in the Fall of 2023.

ARO Travel Awards

For graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, residents, and audiologists, attendance at the MidWinter Meeting. See ARO Travel Awards for more information and to submit an application.