• Vanguard Award (Early-Career)
  • for Clinical Research – $1,500 USD
  • for Basic Science Research – $1,500 USD

Vanguard Awards recognize outstanding ILTS members within five years of training* or 42 years or younger for the best papers (clinical or basic science research) published in any peer-reviewed journal during the previous calendar year. Awards for 2022 will thus recognize young members for publications from January 2021 through December 2021.

*based on initial training, excluding subsequent on-the-job training

Applications are reviewed annually by the ILTS Vanguard Committee.

Applicant requirements

• Must be an ILTS member
• Must bewithin five years of training* or 42 years or younger
• Must be the first or corresponding author of the paper
• Paper published from January through December 2021 in any peer-reviewed journal, must have a Pubmed citation
• To be considered, candidate must upload their manuscript through the ILTS website
• Previous winners are not eligible

*based on initial training, excluding subsequent on-the-job training

Awardee receives

• Cash prize of $1,500 USD
• Complimentary registration to the ILTS Annual Congress of the year, including to the Vanguard Reception

Selection process

• HOW? online applications
• WHEN?
  • application: January 1 – March 8
  • winner announcement: mid-March
• WHERE? You are in the right place! The submission forms will be available below from January 1

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→ See list of awardees