SRBR recognizes excellence in its members through travel fellowships to the meeting (e.g. Global Diversity Fellowship, Emmett Chappelle Fellowship, and Trainee Travel Awards). In addition, at the biannual meeting SRBR honors scientific and leadership contributions through the Junior Faculty Research Award, the Director’s Award and election to serve on SRBR Committees.
Junior Faculty Research Award
The SRBR Junior Faculty Research Award recognizes exemplary scholarly work in Chronobiology by principal investigators at the Assistant Professor (or equivalent) level. The SRBR Director’s Awards Committee reviews nominations from the membership that highlight the publications, creativity, and rigor of candidates who have run their own lab for roughly less than 10 years. Decisions will be made prior to the SRBR meeting and will be announced during the banquet of the SRBR meeting (as part of the Presidential address).
Directors’ Award
The goals of the SRBR Directors’ Awards are to honor and thank members for their broad contributions to the field of Chronobiology. The SRBR Director’s Awards Committee is tasked to review nominations from the membership to recognize: a) Service, be it to the Society, the field or outreach. b) Trail-blazing research, i.e., if their discoveries opened a subfield or a new area in chronobiology. c) Training (mentorship at any level).
Merit and Excellence Awards
Trainee Abstracts that fulfill all the following criteria will automatically be reviewed for Merit and Excellence Awards by the SRBR Travel and Trainee Awards Committee. Travel Award decisions will be announced at least one month prior to the meeting. The eligibility criteria are as follows:
- Be a trainee (enrolled in an undergraduate program or in a graduate degree program (enrolled in an undergraduate program or a graduate degree program: Masters or PhD or equivalent or be a postdoctoral fellow within 6 years of training as of the abstract deadline.
- Submit an abstract for the SRBR meeting as first author
- Register for the conference at the appropriate rate
- Be a member of SRBR
- Attend the SRBR meeting and have a reservation under their name at the conference hotel within the SRBR room block.
Global Diversity Fellowship
The Global Diversity Fellowships aim to support the SRBR mission to serve the international science community. GD Fellowships provide travel funds for successful applicants from nations typically underrepresented at the SRBR meeting or those listed by the World Bank as low-to-middle income. The SRBR Travel and Trainee Awards Committee reviews applications from eligible individuals of all career stages. Decisions are shared before the abstract submission deadline.
- Not limited to trainees
- Work in laboratories located in economically disadvantaged countries, as defined by the World Bank as low to middle income.
- Individuals who are from low or middle income countries but are currently working in the US or European Countries are NOT eligible.
- Register for the conference at the appropriate rate (or will register if application is successful). This criteria can be waived by SRBR President and Board.
- Performing research in chronobiology
- Attend the SRBR meeting and have a reservation under their name at the conference hotel with the SRBR room block.
Emmett Chappelle Award
Since its first meeting in 1988, SRBR has welcomed and benefited from researchers with a common interest in biological timing from widely varying backgrounds, disciplines and countries. The Emmett Chappelle Awards aim to stimulate underrepresented minorities (URM) attendance to the SRBR meeting. Researchers with disabilities or who identify as coming from backgrounds underrepresented in the biomedical sciences as defined by NIH regardless of nationality are strongly encouraged to apply. All levels of training are eligible for the Emmett Chappelle Award (undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students). Some fellowships will also be available for URM junior faculty. Applications will be reviewed by the SRBR Travel and Trainee Awards Committee. Fellowship competition results will be announced before the early bird registration and abstract submission deadlines. Emmett Chappelle Awardees will also be eligible for the SRBR Trainee Travel Awards (Merit and Excellence Awards). Our goal is to provide Emmett Chappelle Awardees with professional development tools and networking opportunities to become future leaders and role models in the biological rhythms community. We will facilitate the integration of the Emmett Chappelle Awardees to the biological rhythms community through professional development workshops and a one-on-one mentoring program. The Emmett Chappelle Award will cover a portion of meeting and travel expenses. Emmett Chappelle Awardees will enjoy opportunities to develop a peer network and participate in the largest gathering of the chronobiology community.
- Be a trainee or junior investigator (enrolled in an undergraduate program or a graduate degree program: Masters or PhD or equivalent or be a postdoctoral fellow within 6 years of training as of the abstract deadline.
- Identify as underrepresented and disadvantaged based on NIH criteria (https://diversity.nih.gov/about-us/population-underrepresented), or has a disability.
- Register for the conference at the appropriate rate (or will register if the application is successful)
- Be a member of SRBR (or will become a member (if the application is successful)
- Performing research in chronobiology
- Attend the SRBR meeting and have a reservation at the conference hotel with the SRBR room block (name of trainee has to be on reservation)
