2020 BMES Career Development Award Survey

Award Eligibility

The recipient must be a Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, or Early Career Professional at a critical transition or reentry point in their career who is 1) from an underrepresented population that includes racial and ethnic minorities; and/or 2) involved in research or training focused on health disparities or minority health.

Early Career Professional is defined as receiving a degree in biomedical engineering or a related science within three (3) years of the date of application.

Groups identified as underrepresented in science and engineering include; Women, African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, American Indians/Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders (Guam, Hawaii and American Samoa).

The applicant must be a BMES member in good standing who has not received BMES funding to attend the 2020 BMES Annual Meeting through any other BMES source.

Application Requirements

1) Statement of Career Goals: The statement must be no more than 500 words and could address the following:

• What attracted you to the field of biomedical engineering, and what have you done to learn more about it?
• How do you plan to use or how do you currently use your education and training?
• How do you promote the field and provide stewardship for the discipline?

2) CV or Resume: CV/resume should clearly note status as a current Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, or must include the date of degree for Early Career Professional eligibility.

3) Letter of Support (no more than 1 page): Must be on letterhead from a mentor, department head, chair, dean or manager confirming graduate, postdoctoral fellow, or early career level status and include language requesting consideration for the BMES Career Development Award. Letters submitted via email WILL NOT be accepted.

ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS FORM. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

All nomination applications must be submitted by June 15, 2020. Late nominations will not be accepted. For questions, please email CareerDevelopmentAwards@bmes.org.

2020 BMES Career Development Award

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* 1. Name of applicant

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* 2. Applicant's degree(s)

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* 3. Applicant's title

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* 4. I am currently a:

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* 5. Applicant's university/organization

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* 6. Applicant's department

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* 7. Applicant's address

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* 8. Applicant's phone number

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* 9. Applicant's email

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* 10. Applicant's BMES member number

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* 11. Gender

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* 12. Race/Ethnicity

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* 13. Applicant's curriculum vitae

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* 14. Statement of career goals (500 word maximum)

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* 15. Please describe any research or training you are involved in focused on health disparities and/or minority health (if none, type "N/A") (250 word maximum)

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* 16. Have you applied for any other BMES award(s) or funding to attend the 2020 BMES Annual Meeting? (if yes, please list)

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* 17. Letter of support (limited to 1 page and must be on letterhead)