Space Medicine Association
Scholarship sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey R. Davis
The Space Medicine Association of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is pleased to announce an opportunity to apply for a scholarship award for 2011. Applications are now being accepted.
Purpose
The purpose of the SMA Scholarship is to encourage students, who have demonstrated academic achievement and shown an interest in Space Biology and Space Medical Operations to further pursue a career in Space Medicine.
Award Information
A scholarship of $500 will be awarded through a competitive process to an individual selected by the scholarship award committee. The award recipient will also receive free registration for the 2011 Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association in Anchorage, Alaska - May 8-12, 2011.
Dates | Deadlines
For 2011, dates and deadlines are as follows:

• Application Deadline: Postmarked by March 1, 2011

All application materials, including supporting documentation, must be received at the Space Medicine Association by the stated deadline. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

• Award Announcement/Presentation: At the Annual Meeting of the Space Medicine Association  in May  2011.

Applicants will be notified of award decisions by email so they can attend the meeting if possible. The awards will be made payable to the student directly. Awardees will also be given a no-cost registration to the AsMA Scientific Meeting in May.
Eligibility
Scholarships are open to college, medical school, residency, and fellowship students.
Scholarships are open to students who meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Enrolled full-time in college, medical school, residency, or a fellowship during the period of the award (starting at the May 2010 AsMA meeting through May 2011).
• Good academic standing

 
Application Procedure
1) Complete all sections of the Application Form
The application is available in an electronic format (MS Word) and can be accessed from the Space Medicine Association website at: www.asma.org/Organization/SMB/smb.htm. If you are unable to access the form electronically, or would like to request a paper copy, contact the Space Medicine Association by email at: mcamp@1starnet.com. Please allow one week for delivery of forms.
2) Attach the following supporting documentation to the application

• Letter of Intent and personal statement: Indicate your career goals as they relate to aerospace medicine and how this scholarship will contribute to those goals. Describe how your career choice will benefit the aerospace community at large. Include any other information that you consider important (Financial need, Education Goals, Extracurricular activities) or that you believe qualifies you for scholarship consideration. Be sure to briefly describe your vocational aspirations: pursuing a PhD, an MD, or an MD‐PhD degree, working at a research institute, teaching in a research university and training graduate students, etc. (Suggested length 250-300 words). Also include a statement about your level of interest in Space Medicine and any other information that may help the committee understand your commitment to the discipline, your participation in the Space Medicine community or other activities that would be of interest. (The Association and the Scholarship Committee does not expect you to have the remainder of your life mapped out.)  
• Student Resume: Include relevant employment, education, and extra-curricular activities/community involvement. Resume should also provide current contact information including email, phone, and mailing address.
• Two Current Letters of Recommendation: Letters should specifically address your qualifications for this scholarship and must be submitted on letterhead with complete contact information and signature. Inclusion of letters with the application package is preferred, although, if sent separately, will be accepted provided they are received by the stated deadline.
• You should solicit your letters from teachers and laboratory directors with whom you have worked closely and who know your work well. You should be sure to inform them what the SMA Scholarship sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey R. Davis is so that they can write an appropriate letter on your behalf.
• Note: If sent electronically (either with the application package or separately) the letter must be sent from the email account of the individual making the recommendation or submitted as a signed, scanned document.

3) Submit one original of the completed application package by mail or e-mail (no later than March 1, 2011):
Mark R. Campbell, M.D.
Space Medicine Association Scholarship Committee Chairman
420 Collegiate, #300
Paris, TX  75462
mcamp@1starnet.com
                       
Review | Selection Process
The Review Process. Applications for the Scholarship sponsored by Jeffrey R. Davis are reviewed by a Scholarship Committee composed of Space Medicine Association officers and members. The Space Medicine Association Scholarship Committee evaluates the eligibility of all applications received, determines those that are qualified, then selects the winning entry.  If not notified of selection by April 15, the applicant was not selected.
Review Criteria
Applications are ranked based on the following criteria:

• Scholastic achievement
• Aerospace related career goals
• Strength of recommendations

Other Requirements
Award recipients agree to grant permission to release and/or publish requested recipient information to the Aerospace Medical Association and the Space Medicine Association.
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