George Blackburn Research Mentorship Award

Criteria

• Be at least 10 years into his/her research and/or academic career.
• Research focus should relate to clinical nutrition, metabolism, and/or nutrition support.
• Be a member of ASPEN.
• Be an effective mentor.
  
  
  

• To nominate a colleague, please submit a letter of recommendation to ASPEN staff at emilyg@nutritioncare.org. Staff will then contact the nominee to alert them of the nomination and provide instructions for the nominee to complete the online application. 
• To nominate yourself, please complete the online application. 

All award nominees and applicants must complete the online application and include the following materials:

1. Two supporting letters outlining the applicant’s research mentoring activities. Letters should describe the following qualities that make the applicant an outstanding research mentor:
   • Highlight research accomplishments.
   • How the mentor has actively encouraged inquiry, innovation, and created opportunities for trainees to conduct research.
   • How the mentor has supported and influenced trainees’ educational and career paths (presentation and publication opportunities, planning for continued research and/or graduate studies, further academic positions).
   • Provide examples of inspiration, encouragement, or challenge as well as any other attributes or actions that make this mentor truly exceptional. 
2. Applicant’s curriculum vitae.
3. Completed evaluation forms of at least two mentees of the applicant. (Please do not include mentee CVs and make sure that the mentees completing evaluations are different from those providing nominating or supporting letters.)
4. Complete list of past and present mentees with their topics of research, current status, and any progress made in the development of their research career.

Current ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation Board members and the ASPEN President are ineligible during their active terms. 

Selection

Applications will be presented to a committee appointed by the Foundation President.