Basmajian Award
Basmajian Award recognizes early-career health science faculty for gross anatomy teaching and biomedical research or education scholarship, while supporting their participation in an anatomy meeting.
Funder: American Association for Anatomy
Due Dates: October 19, 2026 (Nomination) | November 9, 2026 (Additional materials)
Funding Amounts: $2,000 honorarium; up to $1,500 in travel reimbursement; meeting registration and two years of membership
Summary: Recognizes early-career health science faculty for excellence in gross anatomy teaching and outstanding research or educational scholarship.
Key Information: The nominator must be an AAA member, but the nominee need not be.
Description
The American Association for Anatomy’s Basmajian Award recognizes health science faculty in the formative stages of their careers who teach human or veterinary gross anatomy. It honors documented excellence in teaching gross anatomy alongside outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research or scholarship in education.
This is recognition for an existing record, not funding for a proposed research project. Nominees document their research, teaching, and service through a CV and examples of scholarly work. The award includes an honorarium and support to attend the 2027 Anatomy Connected Meeting.
