The application deadline is January 31 annually.
The AsMA Foundation delegated to the AsMA Fellows Group the task to develop and administer a scholarship program to accomplish the previously stated purpose. Therefore, the AsMA Fellows Scholarship Committee (AsMA-FSC) was formed to establish the “AsMA Fellows Scholarship”. The amount of this scholarship is currently set at $2,000 U.S. for 1st Place and $1,000 U.S. for 2nd Place and is given annually to an AsMA members who are students in an aerospace medicine residency program, graduate program in aerospace medicine (Masters or Ph.D.), medical certificate or aerospace diploma course, or in a full time education/training program in the allied fields of nursing, physiology, human factors, psychology, ergonomics, engineering, etc.
Selection criteria include delivering a slide or poster presentation as a first author at the AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting and then publishing a manuscript as first author in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance (AMHP) based on the same topic and/or material covered in the slide or poster presentation.
The scholarship winner is selected among all the qualified applicants based on the highest scientific value, originality, quality, and relevance of his/her AsMA presentation and AMHP manuscript related to the field of aerospace medicine (including allied scientific disciplines) as determined by the AsMA-FSC. Special consideration is given to those applicants who are at an early stage in their career development.
The scholarship must be used for the purpose of underwriting, in whole or in part, the cost of registration fees, transportation, hotel accommodations, or any other valid fees or expenses incurred by the winner in relation to his/her attendance at one or more scholarly meetings on topics related to aerospace medicine.
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WINNERS OF THE 2022 AsMA FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP
The AsMA Fellows Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce their selection of the 2022 scholarship winners. The 1st Place Winner was Bonnie Posselt for her presentation and published manuscript on “Human Performance Using Stereo Symbology in a Helmet Mounted Display & Association with Individual Stereoacuity.”
The 2nd Place Winner was Thomas Abitante for his presentation and manuscript on “Peak Hip Reaction Forces During Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Thigh Muscles”.
The AsMA Fellows Scholarship is funded by the AsMA Foundation and is presented annually to two AsMA members who are students in an aerospace medicine residency program, graduate program in aerospace medicine (Master or Ph.D.), medical certificate or aerospace diploma course, or in a full time education/training program in the allied fields of nursing, physiology, human factors, psychology, ergonomics, and engineering. Selection criteria include delivering a slide or poster presentation as a first author at the AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting and then submitting a manuscript as first author for publication in AsMA’s Aerospace Medicine & Human Performance (AMHP) Journal based on the same topic and/or material covered in the slide or poster presentation. The 1st and 2nd Place Winners are selected by the AsMA Fellows Scholarship Committee based on the highest scientific value, originality, quality and relevance of the applicant’s presentation and AMHP manuscript related to the field of aerospace medicine (including allied scientific disciplines). Special consideration is given to those applicants who are at an early stage in their career development. The scholarship monetary awards are used for the purpose of underwriting, in whole or in part, the cost of registration fees, transportation, hotel accommodations, or any other valid fees or expenses incurred by the winners in relation to their attendance at one or more scholarly meetings on topics related to aerospace medicine.
Twelve candidates delivered presentations at the 2022 AsMA meeting in Reno, Nevada (first eligibility requirement). Six candidates submitted manuscripts that were approved for publication in the AMHP journal (second eligibility requirement). These six candidates were considered the final eligible candidates for the 2022 scholarship.
Melchor Antuñano, M.D., M.S.
Chairman,
AsMA Fellows Scholarship Committee