****Calling Clinical or Non-Clinical Researchers: MD Early Career Award 2018

The Michael Davies Early Career award for contribution to Clinical and Cardiovascular Science honours clinical and non-clinical researchers who have recently established themselves as independent investigators and who have made, and are making, an outstanding contribution to cardiovascular medicine.

The award is open to any clinician or non-clinician involved in cardiovascular research who has an affiliation with a UK institution. Presentation of the award (including a certificate and cheque for £2000) will be made at the BCS Annual Conference in June 2018. In addition a Travel Bursary of up to £1000 will be awarded for visiting research collaborators overseas. The successful candidate will be expected to give a 15-minute oral presentation of their work at that meeting. A single award is made each year.

Eligibility criteria:

Clinical or non-clinical researchers who have shown sustained outstanding productivity over several years, resulting in a significant contribution to cardiovascular medicine. They are expected to be typically within 5-10 years of achieving their higher degree and to be on track to continue a successful clinical and/or academic career.

Nomination process:

Deadline for nominations 16:00 hours, Friday 6 April 2018

Candidates should be nominated by two academic referees (one external) using the attached Nomination Form and the application should include the candidates:

Complete CV with details of all awards and published peer reviewed papers, with the 5 most important publications highlighted in bold

A 4-page document (not including references but including figures, single-spaced, 12 font size) that outlines the totality of a contiguous body of work undertaken or supervised by the applicant that has promoted the field of cardiovascular science. Additional material, such as appendices or web site addresses, will not be considered. Please specify the roles of the applicant and others as contributors to the work.

Review and selection:

The Academic and Research Committee of the BCS will judge the award. The Committee includes those with an established clinical and academic background and representation from the British Heart Foundation.

The successful candidate will be selected solely on the basis of the submitted work, though on occasions external reports of the work may be obtained and, if so, will be considered in the judging process. The panel reserves the right not to make an award in any particular year.