The Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU) is pleased to announce the 15th Annual SMRU Traveling Scholars Award Program. The objective of this award is to provide an opportunity for trainees to learn more about the field of male infertility by attending educational activities at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Awardees will receive reimbursement of up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the meeting which will be held in San Diego, California, from October 20-24, 2012.
Awardees will also receive the following:
- Registration fee waived for the scientific sessions of the ASRM meeting.
- Registration fee waived for the SMRU Postgraduate Course.
- Registration fee waived for one Roundtable Luncheon.
- Registration fee waived for the SMRU banquet.
Preference will be given to applicants in their earlier years of training, however, applicants in their senior years of training also will be considered. Applicants not currently in the field of male infertility, but who are considering entering this field, also will be considered. One scholar each year will be named as the Cappy Rothman, M.D. and Charles Sims, M.D., California Cryobank Endowed Scholar.
Requirements:
Applicants must be trainees in the field of male infertility, or trainees who are considering entering the field of male infertility. Trainees may include residents, fellows, graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows.
Applicants must be the first author of an abstract submitted to the Traveling Scholars Section of the ASRM online abstract submission website.
To receive reimbursement for travel costs, awardees must attend the SMRU Postgraduate Course as well as special interest sessions on each day of the ASRM meeting.
Applications must include the application form, CV, letter of recommendation from the trainee’s mentor and a statement of career goals with the abstract in the online program.
Completed application materials must be received by May 2, 2012.
Applicants who are not members of ASRM or SRMU are encouraged to apply for membership via www.asrm.org. Please post this notice or forward to any qualified candidate. For further questions, please contact Susanna Scarbrough, SMRU Member Services Coordinator, sscarbrough@asrm.org, phone: 205-978-5000.