Outstanding Mentor Award
Outstanding Mentor Award supports mentors through recognition of sustained guidance for students and colleagues, honoring work that advances training, career development, and personal growth.
This grant was recently updated
The nomination deadline moved from October 19 to October 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST. The deadline for additional materials submitted by nominees moved from November 9 to November 16.
Funder: American Association for Anatomy
Due Dates: October 30, 2026 (Nomination) | November 16, 2026 (Nominee materials) | November 30, 2026 (Review deadline) | December 7, 2026 (Notifications)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 honorarium plus up to $1,000 travel reimbursement and complimentary 2027 Anatomy Connected Meeting registration
Summary: Recognizes AAA members whose sustained mentoring advances the training, career development, and personal growth of students and colleagues.
Key Information: Nominees must be current AAA members with at least one year of membership and at least 10 years since completing their highest degree.
Description
The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) Outstanding Mentor Award honors members who demonstrate a sustained career commitment to guiding, supporting, and promoting others’ training and career development. It recognizes mentoring that provides professional guidance, inspires intellectual and personal growth, and offers positive personal and professional role models.
The award emphasizes mentors who go beyond their roles as professors, researchers, or collaborators to help mentees develop their careers and become established within the discipline. Relevant mentees include students, postdoctoral researchers, junior faculty, and others. Recognition centers on the mentor’s influence on mentees’ careers and accomplishments, with nominations reviewed by AAA’s Professional Development Committee.
