Awards

IIRTA Congress Scientific Abstract Awards

The IIRTA Scientific Abstract Awards are designed to help offset expenses incurred to attend Section meetings and awarded based on the scientific merit of applicants. Therefore, recipients must attend the meeting in order to receive the award. If an awardee is selected for a scientific award but does not attend the meeting, the monies of the award will be forfeited.

To be eligible for a scientific award, an individual must:

1. Submit at least one abstract as a presenting author.
2. Be a trainee, AHP or resident of an emerging economy country. As such, must be within two (2) years of completion of their training and/or fellowship, or provide proof of residency.
3. Be a member of IIRTA. If an applicant is not a member, a membership application must be completed on the IIRTA website, https://www.tts.org/irta-join and accepted in order for the award application to be reviewed and considered. The membership application must be submitted prior to applying for the award.
4. A supporting letter must be submitted as a part of the travel award application. This letter must be signed by the applicant’s Training Program Director to verify the applicant’s status as a young investigator. Authors will not be considered for an award if the required letter is not sent. The applicant MUST be the presenting author. No exceptions will be made.

Process for bestowing the award:

1. Awardees will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants based upon the abstract’s degree of excellence (top score), as determined by the Scientific Program Committee.
2. Every effort will be made by the Scientific Program Committee to award at least one scientific award to an applicant from the TTS geographic regions. The geographic regions are North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East & Africa and Oceania.
3. Awards may not exceed a maximum amount of $1,000 USD per awardee. A maximum of 5 awards will be provided per congress.
4. Final selection of recipients will be approved by IIRTA.

TTS Congress Scientific Abstract Awards

TTS-IIRTA Sections Congress Scientific Awards are based on the scientific merit of abstracts received from members who are trainees, allied health professionals and/or residents of emerging economy countries. The awards, not anticipated to exceed $1,000/awardee, are intended to help offset expenses associated with attending the congress and thus disbursement amounts may vary depending on location.

To be eligible for a TTS Section Congress Scientific Award, applicants must:

1. Submit at least one abstract as a presenting author.
2. Be a member of TTS – If an applicant is not a member of The Transplantation Society, a membership application must be completed on the TTS website, www.tts.org by the abstract submission deadline and subsequently accepted in order for the award application to be reviewed and considered.
3. Be a Trainee, Allied Health Professional or Resident of a TTS Emerging Economy Country – Trainees must be within two (2) years of completion of their training and/or fellowship, or provide proof of residency.
4. If a Trainee – Submit a supporting letter – A supporting letter must be submitted as a part of the travel award application. This letter must be signed by the applicant’s Training Program Director to verify the applicant’s status as a trainee/young investigator. Candidates will not be considered for an award if the required letter is not sent. No exceptions will be made.
5. Attend in-person – Awardees must attend in-person the designated award presentation session scheduled during the Congress to receive the award. The applicant MUST be the presenting author.

Process for bestowing the award:

1. Awardees will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants based upon the abstract’s degree of excellence (top score), as determined by the Section Congress Program Committee.
2. The Section Congress Program Committee will provide the full list of applicants, including name, country of residence, category of award applied for (Trainee, AHP, EE), abstract title and score for TTS’ review.
3. Every effort will be made by TTS to distribute the awards to applicants from different TTS’ geographic regions
4. Awards amounts will be considered in view of the location of the Congress and anticipated costs to travel from each region.  Individual awards shall not exceed a maximum amount of $1,000 USD per awardee.

NEW! Nicolas Duchateau Young Investigator Award

The International Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Association (IRTA) has founded the Nicolas Duchateau Young Investigator Award to recognize a young scientist who has contributed to the field of intestinal failure or transplantation by sharing his or her research findings at the biennial IRTA Conference. 

Dr. Nicolas Duchateau himself underwent a multivisceral transplant before he became a surgical resident and researcher at the University Hospitals of Leuven and Antwerp in Belgium. He went on to present his work on intestinal transplantation for neuro-endocrine tumors multiple times at the biennial IRTA Congress. For more information about Nicolas Duchateau please visit the IIRTA website at https://www.tts.org/irta-about/awards/nicolas-duchateau-award

This award, funded by generous donations, will recognize one scientist to attend the IIRTA Conference. We hope this award will inspire the young generation and promote the scientific career of young investigators in the field of intestinal failure and transplantation.

To be eligible for the Nicolas Duchateau Young Investigator Award:

1. Submit at least one abstract as a presenting author to the IRTA Congress
2. Be a member of IIRTA
3. Be a young investigator (Applying before the end of your training).
4. A supporting letter must be submitted as a part of the award application. This letter must be signed by the applicant’s Training Program Director to verify the applicant’s status as a young investigator. Authors will not be considered for an award if the required letter is not sent. The applicant MUST be the presenting author. No exceptions will be made. 
5. Must attend the designated award presentation session scheduled during the Congress to receive the award.

Process for bestowing the award:

1. Awardee will be selected as the best scored abstract submitted to the IIRTA Congress among young investigators eligible based upon applying before the end of your training and the abstract’s degree of excellence (top score), as determined by the Scientific Program Committee (SPC).
2. In case there will be more than one applicant achieving identical top scores, the IIRTA Congress Scientific Program Committee will determine the awardee based on the importance of contribution, prioritizing the junior presenting author among top score achieving authors.
3. The award is $2,500 USD, which will be presented to the awardee during the Award Session of the IIRTA Congress.
4. Final selection of recipient will be approved by the IIRTA council.
5. The awardee of the Nicolas Duchateau Award is not eligible for the IIRTA/TTS Scientific Abstract Award at the same time in the same Congress.