Awards

Mara E. Lieberman Memorial Travel Grants

October 25, 2024

Please Note: the application period for this award has now closed.

The Endocrine Society provides travel grants to attend ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting. These travel grants are awarded to outstanding abstracts submitted by women in honor of Mara E. Lieberman. Recipients in 2024 will present their research at ENDO 2025, the Society's Annual Meeting, taking place July 12-15, in San Francisco, CA.  

Please note that you must submit an abstract by January 30, 2025, to apply for this award. The recipients will receive a $500 travel grant for ENDO 2025 and complimentary meeting registration

Supported by the Mara E. Lieberman Memorial Fund

  • Application Open: December 5, 2024
  • Application Deadline: February 20, 2025
  • Notification: April 4, 2025
  • Award Program Dates: ENDO 2025 | July 12-15, 2025

Note: Please do not register for ENDO until the award winners are announced. The winners of this award will receive complimentary ENDO registration.

Also Note: Members are eligible to receive one travel award or travel reimbursement per meeting. If you are selected for more than one travel award you will receive the higher monetary value. Please do not register for ENDO until the award winners are announced. The winners of this award will receive complimentary ENDO registration.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be the first and presenting author on the abstract
  • Must be a graduate student, in-training post-doctoral fellow (1st–4th year of fellowship), or new faculty (1st–2nd year of appointment)
  • Must be a woman

Additional Award Criteria:

Application Requirements 

  • Application form in awards platform
  • Letter of recommendation from research mentor
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Verification of training status (e.g. degree or certificate)
  • Personal statement to include:
    • Descriptions of key achievements and experiences in the field of endocrinology
    • Details of how receiving the award will benefit the applicant professionally.

If you have any questions, please email pd@endocrine.org.

Award Winners

Year Recipient Institution
 2024 Maria Camilletti, PhD National Scientific and Technical Research Council 
 2024 Lára Ósk Eggertsdóttir Claessen, MD Landspitali the National University Hospital of Iceland and University of Iceland 
2024  Maria Stamou, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital 
2023 Hana Kubo Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute 
2023 Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage  University of Illinois 
2022  Alexandra Fahrner University Hospital Zürich
2022  Maryam Al Mansi  University of Georgia
2020 Stéphanie Larrivée Vanier CHU Sainte-Justine
2019 Manassawee Korwutthikulrangsri University of Chicago
2019 Miriam Udler Massachusetts General Hospital
2018 Julie Refardt University Hospital Basel
2018 Melody Allensworth University of Arkansas
2017 Anne van der Spek Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
2017 Maria Ledesma Colunga National University of Mexico (UNAM)
2016 Hatice Saatcioglu Military Hospital
2016 Hillary Woodworth Michigan State University
2015 Amanda Herberger University of California, San Francisco
2015 Hen Prizant University of Rochester
2014 Hana Vakili University of Manitoba
2014 Margaret Allison University of Michigan
2013 Cynthia Andoniadou UCL

 

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