ASBMR offers several awards to recognize outstanding abstracts and provide financial incentive to attend the Annual Meeting. Please indicate any eligible awards you wish to be considered for when submitting your abstract.
Questions about awards? Please contact ASBMR at abstracts@asbmr.org or +1 (202) 367-1161.
ASBMR Young Investigator Awards
The ASBMR Young Investigator Award recognizes young investigator members who submit top-ranking abstracts to the ASBMR Annual Meeting. Award recipients will receive a $1,000 honorarium and will be presented with a plaque at the Annual Meeting. Of the $1000 honorarium, $500 is intended to support travel to the Annual Meeting, and the rest can be used at the discretion of the recipient. Individuals who have previously received a Young Investigator Award to an ASBMR Meeting are no longer eligible for the award. In addition, eligible applicants must:
- Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2026
- Be the presenting author of the abstract submitted
- Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a PhD, MD, residency training, or equivalent*
- Have not received any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator support for the current year's Annual Meeting
ASBMR Felix Bronner Young Investigator Award
The ASBMR Felix Bronner Young Investigator Award recognizes the highest-ranking bone-focused abstract from a young investigator. This award was established in honor of Felix Bronner, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, BioStructure and Function at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Award recipients will receive a $1,000 honorarium and a plaque. Individuals who have previously received the Felix Bronner Young Investigator Award are no longer eligible for the award. In addition, eligible applicants must:
- Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2026
- Be the presenting author of the abstract submitted
- Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a PhD, MD, residency training, or equivalent*
- Have not received any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator support for the current year's Annual Meeting
ASBMR President's Award
The ASBMR President's Award is given to the highest-ranking abstract submitted by a young investigator. Award recipients will receive a $1,500 honorarium and a plaque presented at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. Nominations are not accepted. The members of the Program Committee select the award winner based only on the scientific merit of the abstract. Individuals who have previously received the President's Award are no longer eligible for the award. In addition, eligible applicants must:
- Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2026
- Be the presenting author of the abstract submitted
- Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a PhD, MD, residency training, or equivalent*
- Have not received any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator support for the current year's Annual Meeting
If an individual selected to receive a Young Investigator Award does not present his or her abstract at the meeting, or is found to have not fulfilled eligibility criteria, the award will be cancelled and/or forfeited.
*The five years of eligibility are defined to extend from the end of the calendar year of the date of graduation or, if applicable, of completion of residency training or clinical subspecialty fellowship training, to the submission deadline date. Clinical subspecialty fellowship training is considered to end no later than the point at which the individual becomes board eligible. To petition for an extension of eligibility, please contact the ASBMR prior to the abstract submission deadline.
ASBMR Underrepresented Minority Mentorship Awards
ASBMR Underrepresented Minority (URM) Mentorship Awards will be provided to 10 selected applicants from underrepresented groups of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty and clinicians (within five years of obtaining a PhD or MD) to attend the ASBMR Annual Meeting. $1,000 USD in funding will help to offset expenses associated with traveling to the ASBMR Annual Meeting including meeting registration, housing, meals, transportation, and more. Disbursement of the travel funds will conform to the ASBMR travel policy.
Prior to the ASBMR Annual Meeting, awardees will be matched with a senior member of the ASBMR who will provide one-on-one mentorship. Mentors will agree to attend the mentees abstract presentation (either oral or poster), meet one-on-one with the mentee at least one time during the conference, and attend the Awards Reception with the mentee. During the Awards Reception, both will receive a certificate for the award.
Eligible applicants must:
- Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2026
- Be the presenting author of the abstract submitted
- Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a PhD, MD, residency training or equivalent
- Have not received any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator support for the current year's Annual Meeting
- Self-identify with one of the following race/ethnicities, according to *NIH’s definition of under-represented minorities: Black/African American, Hispanics or Latino, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islander
ASBMR Most Outstanding Abstract Awards
The ASBMR Most Outstanding Abstract Awards are given to the lead investigators of the highest scored basic, clinical and translational abstracts submitted for presentation at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. The award includes a $1,500 honorarium and a plaque which is presented at the ASBMR Awards Reception held during the Annual Meeting. Nominations are not accepted. The members of the Program Committee select the award winner based only on the scientific merit of the abstract. All abstracts are scored using a "blind-review system" as described in detail in the ASBMR Abstracts book. One award is given per year.