Objectives
- To recognize the excellence of research done at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of º«¹úÂãÎè by undergraduate (B.Sc.) and graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.)Ìýin all fields and disciplines covered by the faculty.
- To promote careers in health research.
Award
- $500 per awardÌý
Frequency
- Adjudicated in two periods each year (Jan-June, July-Dec)
- Maximum of 12 awards perÌýsubmission period
- Recipients of theÌýMedStar award will be notified the award in August and February of each year
Eligibility and selection criteria
- The award is based on a research article published within the adjudicated periodsÌýas first author by a trainee (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.) in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences of º«¹úÂãÎè
- In the case of equal first co-authors, the prize will be divided equally between the two trainees
- Must be health research from any fields with a likelihood of high impact
- Multidisciplinary research and cross-pillars (basic, clinical, health services, population health) are a plus
- Preferably a paper published in a high impact journal in the field
- Applicant must be a registered º«¹úÂãÎè student during application period and at the time of the award
- Trainees are eligible to win a maximum of oneÌýMedStar award per degree level
Submission process
- Applications for papers published between January and June must be received by July 31st
- Applications for papers published between July and December must be received by ´³²¹²Ô³Ü²¹°ù²âÌý31st
- Applications will be accepted at any time using this application form.
Who can submit:
- Undergraduate and Graduate studentsÌýcan submit their own article
- Article may be submitted only once
What is needed?
- A PDF file of the published article
- A paragraph on the significance of the research
- A paragraph on the role of the trainee
- A short c.v. of the trainee (biosketch format)
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