Application/nomination deadline: 5 January 2025
The Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood, International Association for the Study of Pain, is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for its Early Career Award in Paediatric Pain. The prize is awarded at each International Symposium on Paediatric Pain (ISPP).
The 2025 Early Career Award recipient will be notified on mid-January.
The recipient will be honoured at the 15th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain 2025 (ISPP 2025), 17 – 20 June in Glasgow, Scotland, UK in by presenting a plenary lecture and receiving:
- Free registration at ISPP 2025
- A cash prize of CAD 1500
- Hotel and flights subsistence
Eligibility
- Individuals must be member of IASP and the Pain in Childhood SIG.
- Individuals must be within 10 years of their highest degree (e.g. PhD, MD, or the equivalent) at the time of application.
- Individual must have performed independent research that was not under the direction of a senior scientist.
- Individual must have published work in international refereed journals or periodicals.
- Consideration is given to those who have taken time out early in their career due to family commitments, illness or for other reasons.
- Nominations are welcomed from researchers from all disciplines/specialties who are contributing to the field of paediatric pain, and from all geographic regions.
- Researchers may nominate themselves.
Nominations should include the following:
- A cover letter from the nominee describing their three most outstanding contributions in paediatric pain research explaining their (i) originality and (ii) significance/impact. Considered contributions in a broad inclusive sense (according to the DORA framework), including not only peer-reviewed journal articles, but also databases, software, knowledge translation initiatives, practice changes, and media advocacy. Maximum length 1500 words.
- A completed Application/Nomination Form (below).
- One letter of support from another person (e.g., a senior colleague or Head of Department)
- A copy of the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, listing all publications with a brief notation of the nominee’s personal contribution under each one
NOTE: Nominations and all supporting documentation must be submitted in English. Nominations are to be in electronic form only, preferably compiled in a single PDF.
Nominations should be sent by email to the chair of the Paediatric Pain SIG Award Committee, Prof Lorenzo Fabrizi.
The e-mail submission should indicate in the subject of the email “Nomination for Early Career Award in Pediatric Pain Research.”
Nominees will receive an email confirming receipt of the application. If the application is not acknowledged within 7 days please check to make sure that it was received.
Nominations must be received no later than 5 January 2025. Late nominations cannot be considered.
Nominations will be reviewed by members of the SIG Award Committee who will make a recommendation to the SIG Council. The recipient of the SIG Award will be notified in mid-January. The recipient will have one week to accept the award, confirming that she or he will attend and present a plenary lecture at the 15th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain 2025 (ISPP 2025), 17 – 20 June in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.