Research Award – Mid-Career

The APA Research Award recognizes the contribution of a mid-career investigator in advancing pediatric knowledge through excellence in research.  Research excellence is characterized by originality, creativity, and methodological soundness.  Through his/her/their research, the investigator has epitomized the mission of the APA and contributed significantly to the general health of children in such areas as understanding mechanisms of health and disease, methods of education, and innovative ways of providing children’s services, especially in the setting of vulnerable populations.  The award recipient will be celebrated to and outside APA membership, thus being held as a role model to young investigators and demonstrating to all the important mission of the APA.

Eligibility

APA members from all professions and specialties are eligible for this award, and members from diverse backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.

Mid-Career Faculty is within 7-15 years since completion of training.

Criteria

Mid-Career Faculty should have the potential and trajectory to become a senior researcher as demonstrated through many, if not all, of the following activities:

• Active and successful mentoring of junior scholars
• Discoveries that have improved the lives of vulnerable children
• Leadership as service in the field of research
• Peer reviewed publications that advance the field
• Research grants that demonstrate external funding for novel ideas

Ideally award recipients shall have an active APA presence with continued collaboration, sustained membership, service to the APA as a grant reviewer and mentor, and/or a prior or current role within the Board or one of the research networks or other core programs.