Description

The Research Awards Committee promotes application for the Visiting Scholar, New Investigator and National Student Research Awards by means of the Sports Medicine Bulletin, Regional Chapters and Student Affairs Committee.

The Research Awards Committee reviews and ranks submitted applications and supporting materials for the Visiting Scholar, New Investigator and National Student Research Awards. In the case of the New Investigator and National Student Research Awards, only those abstracts accepted by the Program Committee for presentation at the Annual Meeting will be considered for the final selection

The Research Awards Committee chairperson will coordinate the rankings and forward the results to the ACSM office.  The number of awards will be based on approved budget and the number and quality of applications received.  The recipients will then be announced through the ACSM office in the April Sports Medicine Bulletin.

The Research Awards Committee arranges for suitable presentation of the awards at the ACSM Annual Meeting.

Eligibility

The Research Awards Committee shall consist of no less than five and not more than twenty individuals, of whom at least three must be Fellows.  The appointments shall be made on the basis of expertise required by the duties of the Committee.

The President shall appoint the Chairperson for a term of three years, and this person may be reappointed to one additional three-year term.  The immediate past Chairperson will serve as ex-officio, non-voting member for one year.  The Chairperson normally will have had a minimum of one year's experience on the Committee.

The President shall appoint Committee members for a period of three years, and members may be reappointed to one additional three-year term.  Appointments should be scheduled so that 2/3 of the members will have prior experience. New members are encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting session as non-voting guests and shall assume membership and voting privileges at the close of the Annual Meeting.