Educational Research Platform Presentation Award
Educational Research Platform Presentation Award supports students and postdocs with recognition and meeting-expense support to share education or teaching research through oral presentations at Anatomy Connected.
Funder: American Association for Anatomy
Due Dates: December 7, 2026 (Application, abstract, and 2027 dues) | January 15, 2027 (Separate travel award)
Funding Amounts: First place: $1,000 ($500 honorarium and $500 meeting-expense reimbursement); optional second place: $400
Summary: Recognizes student and postdoc education or teaching research presented orally at Anatomy Connected.
Key Information: Applicants must be current AAA student or postdoc members through 2027, first authors, and in-person presenters.
Description
The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) offers this competition to recognize education or teaching research communicated through oral presentations at Anatomy Connected, its annual meeting. Undergraduate, graduate, medical, dental, and veterinary students, as well as postdocs, can compete for certificates, an honorarium, and meeting-expense support.
Selection emphasizes research quality and importance. Research-focused, non-descriptive presentations receive priority, although descriptive submissions are also encouraged. The Committee for Early-Career Anatomists (CECA) blindly reviews competition abstracts using criteria that follow the scientific process, from identifying a knowledge gap and testable aim to interpreting findings and demonstrating their significance. Abstracts are pre-judged to select up to four platform finalists within each academic level.
