AED Student/Early Career Investigator Travel Fellowship Program
Academy for Eating Disorders
Award: $1,500
To support the students and early career investigators in attending the International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED). Qualifications: Applicants must be a current student AED member, or a completed membership application must accompany the fellowship materials; applicants must be a full-time student in a degree program, including physicians-in-training with interest or involvement in the field of eating and related disorders, or fewer than three (3) years post training; successful candidates will have a demonstrated interest in research in eating and weight disorders, show promise as researchers; individuals who have received this award more than once, or in the prior year are not eligible; although individuals who have received this award once are eligible, preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received a travel fellowship. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee's criteria. How to apply: Applications must submit online; materials submitted by nominees: personal statement: include a brief statement describing applicants research interest in the field of eating disorders, applicants career goals, and how the fellowship will further these goals; curriculum vitae: include a current curriculum vitae including academic degrees, appointments, recent employment history, teaching activities, community activities, references for any publications or presentations at eating disorder conferences, meetings, or seminars; letters of recommendation: include two letters of recommendation from a faculty member from applicants institution or the eating disorders field; this letter should be no longer than 500 words in the length and should address the importance of nominee's suitability for the fellowship; ICED abstracts: if applicants submitted an abstract for the next International Conference on Eating Disorders, include an electronic copy of that abstract; documentation of status: include one of the following: documentation of current training status as an undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or resident in a field of study of relevance to the understanding or treatment/prevention of eating and weight disorders; description of applicants academic appointment no more than three (3) years post training. Focus: Mental health; Psychology.