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Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
An International Organization Dedicated to the Education, Research and Treatment of Spinal Deformity
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Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
An International Organization Dedicated to the Education, Research and Treatment of Spinal Deformity
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Global Outreach Program (GOP) Visiting Fellowship
Award:
This fellowship awards an individual from a developing nation a three to four week fellowship with a volunteer SRS Active member. The recipient will visit a single institution and be involved in observing clinical care and spinal deformity surgeries The successful candidate may help select the site. Recipients will be reimbursed up to $7,000 for travel and lodging.
Who Is Eligible:
The fellowship is open to candidates under 45 years old. Candidates must be practicing spinal surgeons with a minimum of two years of independent spine surgery experience from developing countries involved in the treatment of spinal deformities. Candidates DO NOT have to be SRS members, but are required to provide a recommendation letter from an SRS member.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Notification Date: April 15, 2012
Past GOP Fellowship Recipients
Global Outreach Program (GOP) Educational Scholarship
Award:
This scholarship is for individuals from a developing nation to attend either IMAST or the SRS Annual Meeting & Course. Recipients will be reimbursed up to $2,500 for travel and lodging. The meeting registration fee will be waived.
Who Is Eligible:
The Fellowship is open to candidates under 45 years old from developing countries. The recipient must be a qualified Orthopaedic or Neurosurgeon involved in spinal surgery. Candidates DO NOT have to be SRS members. Candidates who have attended a previous IMAST or SRS Annual Meeting are NOT eligible for this scholarship.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Notification Date: April 15, 2012
Past GOP Educational Scholarship Recipients
Edgar Dawson Traveling Fellowship
Award:
This clinical fellowship provides up to $2,000 to visit a designated spine deformity center in North America to enhance education and skills. The host site must include an Active Member of the SRS. The recipient will help select the site to be visited.
Who is Eligible:
SRS Candidate Members in good standing under 45 years old.
Impact Factors Documents: [NEURO] [ORTHO]
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Notification Date: April 15, 2012
Past Edgar G. Dawson Fellowship Recipients
SRS Lifetime Achievement Award
Award:
The SRS Lifetime Achievement Award will honor an SRS member for distinguished service to the Society as well as significant contributions to spinal deformity care. A plaque will be awarded and the recipient’s name announced at the SRS Annual Meeting. The recipient will also be asked to sit with the SRS Historian for a 30-minute interview. The SRS Annual Meeting registration fee will be waived. The recipient will also receive airfare and hotel for the Annual Meeting for themselves and a guest.
Who Is Eligible:
All SRS members are eligible to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; however special consideration will be given to senior members.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Notification Date: April 15, 2012
Past Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award
Award:
The Blount Award is a humanitarian award given to an individual who has provided outstanding service for those with spinal deformities, through their generous actions out of a sense of service to larger social and professional goals. Nominations are sought from the Fellows each year. A plaque will be awarded and the recipient’s name announced at the SRS Annual Meeting. The SRS Meeting registration fee will be waived for the receipt and a guest.
Who Is Eligible:
Active SRS Members or Candidate Members.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Notification Date: April 15, 2012
Past Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award Recipients
SRS Traveling Fellowship
Award:
This annual traveling fellowship sponsors three fellows to visit major spinal deformity centers around the world. North American fellows alternate annually with non-North American fellows. Applications are requested annually. In 2012 DePuy will sponsor two to three international fellows to travel to North America to visit spinal deformity centers over a three week period. The trip concludes at the Annual Meeting. The applications are competitive and limited to individuals under the age of 45.
Who is Eligible:
Open to SRS Candidate and Active Fellows under the age of 45.
Application Deadline: Last Friday in October
Notification Date: First Friday in December
Past SRS Traveling Fellowship Recipients
SRS Paper and Poster Awards
Russell A. Hibbs Awards
The Russell A. Hibbs awards are given to both the best basic science and clinical papers presented at the SRS Annual Meeting. The top five abstracts of both categories are invited to submit their manuscripts for consideration.
John H. Moe Award
The Moe award is given to the best basic science poster or e-poster at the SRS Annual Meeting.
Louis A. Goldstein Award
The Goldstein award is given to the best clinical poster or e-poster at the SRS Annual Meeting.
Thomas Whitecloud Awards
The Whitecloud awards are given to both the best basic science and clinical papers presented at
the IMAST meeting.