American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

One AAAP Young Investigator Research Award will be awarded at the 21st Annual Meeting and Symposium on December 2-5, 2010 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida. The Young Investigator Research Award will be presented based on the quality of original research in the field of substance use disorders conducted by the applicant and the demonstrated commitment of the applicant to the field of Addiction Psychiatry. The recipient of the Research Award will present their work during the Paper Session on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Attending and presenting at the 21st Annual Meeting and Symposium in Boca Raton, FL is required. Travel and lodging expenses will be covered, and the meeting registration fee will be waived.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Submissions accepted beginning: July 1, 2010

Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2010

Qualifications

The applicant must be one of the following and have completed the majority of his or her research during the time they were a resident/fellow:

• a general psychiatry resident
• a PGY-5 or higher addiction psychiatry resident (fellow) in an ACGME-accredited addiction psychiatry subspecialty program
• an early career psychiatrist who has either completed a psychiatry residency or completed an ACGME-accredited addiction psychiatry residency (fellowship) after October 1st, 2008
• Applications will not be accepted from undergraduate students (i.e., Bachelors or pregraduate students)

Please submit the following materials by email to: awards@aaap.org by September 1st:

1. A statement of career goals
2. A description of the context of the research, e.g., rationale for selecting the topic, role of mentors
3. The research manuscript in publishable form (abstract and complete paper)
4. A current Curriculum Vitae