Call for Nominations – Deadline: February 29th, 2020
We are pleased to announce the Fifth ISVR Early Career Investigator Award. The purpose of this award is to …
Call for Nominations – Deadline: February 29th, 2020
We are pleased to announce the Fifth ISVR Early Career Investigator Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize and acknowledge outstanding contributions by early career scientists whose research relates to virtual rehabilitation. The recipient will be awarded a certificate and a free registration1 to the 13th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies to be held from September 9th to 11th 2020 in Serpa (Portugal). In addition, the awardee may be asked to present their research as a platform presentation at that conference. A runner-up will also be awarded a certificate.
Eligibility criteria
- Have completed doctoral level studies up to 8 years prior to nomination.
- Carries out an active research program in one or more applications of virtual reality for rehabilitation
- Have not previously received an ISVR Early Career Investigator Award
Evaluation criteria
- Number and quality of publications
- Type and amount of research community service (committees, panels, reviewing, etc.)
- Type and amount of public outreach activities, including knowledge translation activities
- Evidence of clinical impact: teaching, standards setting, technology transfer
- Relevance of research to applications of virtual reality for rehabilitation
Individuals may be nominated by an ISVR member or be self-nominated.
A full application must include the following:
- Short biography (maximum 500 words)
- Full CV
- Description of key research innovation and impact on the field of virtual rehabilitation (maximum 2 pages)
Application materials must be emailed to awards@isvr.org, before the deadline of February 29th, 2020, 5PM EST.
All procedures related to the award will be handled by the Chairs of the ISVR Awards Committee who will set the deadlines for nominations and selection mechanism.
Thank you!
The ISVR Board of Directors
1 Or a compensatory monetary award of the registration cost in case the awardee is unable to attend the conference
