Funder: American Association for Anatomy
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 honorarium, up to $1,000 travel reimbursement, and complimentary meeting registration
Summary: Recognizes a mid-career anatomist’s sustained science communication and public engagement in anatomical sciences.
Key Information: Nominees must be current AAA members with two continuous years of membership and at least 10 years since their highest degree.
Description
The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) presents this annual award to a mid-career member for outstanding science communication and public engagement in anatomical sciences. Recognized activities may include public outreach events, public policy advocacy, mass media appearances, and social or online media communication, but are not limited to these formats.
The award honors a sustained body of work rather than a one-off outreach event. It emphasizes the nominee’s philosophy and approach to engagement, the audiences reached, and evidence of outcomes. A central consideration is how public engagement is integrated into academic and professional work, including how those activities have influenced or contributed to the nominee’s academic work.
