Title: Lippincott Williams Wilkins/AAA Education Research Scholarship Sponsor: American Association of Anatomists SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding to support an AAA member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member (rank no higher than assistant professor) who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education. Deadline(s): 10/15/2009 Established Date: 07/10/2007 Follow-Up Date: 08/01/2010 Review Date: 08/25/2009 Address: AAA Awards Nominations 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 U.S.A. E-mail: exec@anatomy.org Program URL: http://www.anatomy.org/Awards-Grants/award_descriptions.htm#LWW_Ed Tel: 301-634-7910 Fax: 301-634-7965 Deadline Ind: Receipt Deadline Open: No Award Type(s): Student Scholarship Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories) Appl Type(s): Graduate Student, Postdoctoral, Young Investigator/Junior Faculty Target Group(s): NONE Funding Limit: $5,000 SEEBELOW Duration: 0 Indirect Costs: Unspecified Cost Sharing: No Sponsor Type: Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc. Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS OBJECTIVES: Funding is provided to support an AAA member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member (rank no higher than assistant professor) who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education. It is anticipated that the proposed project will help foster a learning environment for students that is characterized by creativity, originality and rigor. ELIGIBILITY Applicants must be members for the year in which they apply and through the completion of their scholarship project and presentation at the AAA Annual Meeting. FUNDING The awardee receives: a $5,000 scholarship; a ticket to AAA Banquet; and travel reimubrsement and registration fee to attend the AAA Annual Meeting, provided by the sponsor, to make a poster or oral presentation on the completed project.