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October 02, 2007

 

African Society of Human Genetics

AfSHG Prize
The AfSHG Prize was set-up within the framework of the African Society for Human Genetics in 2007 with the aim to promote young researchers in the field of genetics in African populations or those of African ancestry.

The funds for the AfSHG Prize are provided by sponsorship sought through the AfSHG. The prize will be awarded at each annual AfSHG meeting for the first, second and third best oral or poster presentation given by a young scientist attending and presenting their own work.

Rules governing the award of the prize
  1. Participants in the AfSHG Prize competition should have received, within the last three years previous to the application deadline, a university degree (at undergraduate or postgraduate level) in Biological, Medical, Pharmaceutical or Social/Behavioral Sciences, work in the field of genetics relating to African populations. Individuals with no formal degree but equivalent experience will be considered at the judges' discretion.
  2. Participants should indicate at the stage of registering for an AfSHG annual meeting whether he/she intends to take part in the Prize competition. The deadline for application is thus equivalent to the deadline for registration at AfSHG annual meetings.
  3. Participants are required to provide an abstract of their oral or poster presentation following the guidelines of abstract submission for AfSHG annual meetings. The abstract should be structured into introduction, materials & methods, results and discussion section.
  4. Participants must additionally provide (i) a short Curriculum vitae (no more than 2 A4 pages including publication list and (ii) a letter of recommendation by their supervisor or line manager.
  5. The Prize will be awarded by an ad-hoc Prize Committee of five experts in the field attending the annual AfSHG meeting and nominated by the AfSHG Committee. The decision of the Prize Committee is definitive, and it will report back to the AfSHG Committee.
  6. The Prize will be presented to the awardee on the occasion of the annual AfSHG meeting.
  7. The prize will be awarded annually, with the aim for the first Prize to cover funding for the winner to attend a subsequent AfSHG annual meeting, as well as funding two runners-up prizes. However, the nature of the prizes may change depending on availability of funds.

 The deadline for AfSGH Prize competition this year is 25th August 2007. Feedback for accepted abstracts will be provided by the Society by September 15, 2007.

Please indicate your intention to participate when submitting your abstract. 

Participants in the Prize competition should send a short CV (maximum 3 A4 pages including publications) and letter of recommendation by supervisor or line manager by 30th September 2007.

Enquiries should be directed to Branwen.Hennig@lshtm.ac.uk


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