Available Awards: 2

Who Can Apply: Advanced Practice Providers (e.g., NP, PA, PharmD, APRN, etc.)

Award Amount: $1,000

Available Awards: 45

Who Can Apply: Students, Advanced Practice Providers, MD/equivalent (either currently in training up to no more than 4 years from completion of their clinical fellowship training), or PhD/equivalent (no more than 10 years from receipt of their research degree).

Subcategories:

• Clinical/Translational
• Basic
• Healthcare Disparities

Award Amount: $1,000

Special Funding Available: Up to 5 additional awards are reserved for international early career investigators residing and performing research in developing countries (countries classified by the World Bank as low income, lower-middle income, or upper-middle income).

Award Amount: $1,500

Available Awards: 1

Who Can Apply: Fellows currently in a training program. Must be a member of AASLD.

Award Amount: $1,000

Available Awards: 2

Who Can Apply: Surgical trainees in residency or fellowship

Award Amount: $1,000

Available Awards: 1

Who Can Apply: Fellows currently in a pediatric training program or Junior Faculty within 3 years of their first primary appointment affiliation in a department of pediatrics. Must be a member of AASLD.

Award Amount: $1,000

Available Awards: 1

Who Can Apply: Medical residents in an accredited United States-based program who are the primary contributor to the research and are committed to a career in liver disease. Must be a member of AASLD.

Award Amount: $1,000

Available Awards: 1

Who Can Apply: Graduate or undergraduate student (i.e., has not received an MD, PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree) who are the primary contributor to the research.

Award Amount: $1,000

Anna S. Lok Travel Award

This award is established by colleagues and friends of Dr. Anna S. Lok to honor her lifelong contributions to the field of viral hepatitis and for mentoring and sponsoring next generation of hepatology researchers and leaders worldwide. Dr Anna Lok is the past president of the AASLD and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She built a world-class hepatology program at University of Michigan which over the course of last quarter century has become a leading liver program nationally and internationally known for its incredible depth and breadth of hepatology research, clinical care and mentorship. The Anna S. Lok Award is presented to the early career investigator submitting the most meritorious abstract in HBV research to The Liver Meeting.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $2,500

Arun J. Sanyal Travel Award

This award honors Dr. Arun J. Sanyal in recognition of his dedication to creating a global network of physicians, educators, and scientists to work together towards a common goal of improving liver and metabolic health and reducing the burden of liver disease. Considered one of the greatest specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of MASLD/MASH, Dr. Sanyal is a past president of AASLD (2010) and recipient of the society's highest honor, the AASLD Distinguished Achievement Award (2018). He is the Director of the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health and the Interim Chair of the Division of GI, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Dr. Sanyal also serves as Chairman of the NIH NASH Clinical Research Network, the NIMBLE consortium, and the Liver Forum for NASH and fibrosis. The Arun J. Sanyal Award is open to early career investigators in Latin America. Priority is given to investigators from Mexico, Brazil, or Colombia, and to those submitting abstracts in MASLD/MASH research.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $2,500

This award honors the lifetime achievement of Professor C. Y. Kim, whose pioneering work led to the development of one of the first hepatitis B vaccines in the world and a significant reduction in the burden of hepatitis B in Korea. This award is open to early career investigators residing and performing research in South Korea.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $1,500

THE LAURENCE M. BLENDIS TRAVEL AWARD IN ACLF 

This award honors Dr. Laurence Blendis, a pioneer in the field of advanced cirrhosis. He is one of the founding members of the International Ascites Club, an organization responsible for research and education of pathophysiology and treatment of ascites, and renal dysfunction and infection in cirrhosis. Through his meticulous research, he led the group in Toronto, Canada in elucidating the complex relationship between portal hypertension, hemodynamics, cardiac dysfunction, and various hormonal systems in cirrhosis in the development of ascites and renal dysfunction. Now we recognize that the same interplay may also be involved in the syndrome of multi-organ failure known as acute-on-chronic liver failure or ACLF. It is hoped that this award will help the recipient’s research in the area of ACLF and advance our understanding and treatment of this life-threatening syndrome. This award will be bestowed to the early career investigator who has submitted the most meritorious abstract in ACLF research to The Liver Meeting.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $2,500

PROFESSOR MARGIT HAMOSH TRAVEL AWARD

This award honors the life and legacy of Dr. Hamosh, a holocaust survivor and distinguished pediatrics professor at Georgetown University. The goal of the award is to encourage research on hepatocellular carcinoma and is presented to the early career investigator who submits the most outstanding abstract on hepatocellular carcinoma research for The Liver Meeting^®.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $2,500

PROFESSOR MINDIE H. NGUYEN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CLINICAL RESEARCH BY EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS

This award honors Dr. Mindie H. Nguyen in recognition of her mentorship of several generations of students and trainees, and for her research on liver cancer in understudied populations. The goal of the award is to encourage clinical hepatology research in viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, or hepatocellular carcinoma by international early career investigators, particularly in the Africa, Central or South America, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific regions.

Available Awards: 9

Subcategories:

• Africa (2 awards)
• Central and South America (1 award)
• Southeast Asia and Western Pacific (5 awards, which include 1 award reserved for a female investigator residing and performing research in Japan, and 1 award reserved for a female investigator residing and performing research in South Korea)
• International (1 Award)

Award Amount: $2,500

NORTHERN LIGHTS' CANADIAN LEGACY TRAVEL AWARD

These awards are the legacy of Mrs. Charmaine N. Watt, a Canadian artist, whose passion for teaching helped pave the way for her children to succeed. Teaching & educating others was her joy and continuing to support and educate fellow Canadians will be her legacy. Some of her favorite paintings depicted the Northern Lights. This award is open to residents of Canada and provides travel support to (1) one Trainee (Resident or Fellow) and (1) one Advance Practice Provider (APP) or Registered Nurse (RN), who has submitted a meritorious abstract for The Liver Meeting^®.

Available Awards: 2

Subcategories:

• Trainee (Resident or Fellow)
• Advanced Practice Provider or RN

Award Amount: $2,500

PSC PARTNERS SEEKING A CURE TRAVEL AWARD

This award, established by PSC Partners Seeking a Cure, encourages research on Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) - a rare liver disease that can affect people of any race, gender, or age. This award is presented to the abstract award applicant who has submitted the most promising PSC research to The Liver Meeting^®.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $3,000

ROSALYN AND LEO FRIED MEMORIAL TRAVEL AWARD

These awards, established in 2018 by Drs. Michael W. Fried and Beth L. Jonas, are presented in honor of Dr. Fried’s beloved parents, Rosalyn and Leo Fried. Dr. Fried’s parents shaped his life through their sacrifices and provided love and unwavering support as he and his siblings pursued their academic and professional endeavors. Reflective of Dr. Fried’s educational experiences in Israel and their interests in developing hepatology research around the globe, Drs. Fried and Jonas have established two annual Awards that will encourage and inspire bright researchers from Israel and the Middle East to present their research at The Liver Meeting^®.

Available Awards: 2

Subcategories:

• Middle East (WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region)
• Israel

Award Amount: $2,500

THOMAS D. BOYER TRAVEL AWARD FOR EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS IN PORTAL HYPERTENSION

This award is presented in honor of Thomas D. Boyer, MD, FAASLD, AASLD Past-President, a master clinician, accomplished scientist, inspiring mentor, and friend to many in the hepatology community. He was passionate about clinical excellence and expertise in portal hypertension, and worked collaboratively to advance disease understanding through rigorous clinical investigation and participation in numerous multicenter trials. Reflective of his interest in portal hypertension this award encourages and inspires bright investigators to present their research at The Liver Meeting^®.

Available Awards: 1

Award Amount: $2,500

Available Awards: 11

Who Can Apply: Early-career physicians who have completed their residency training in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics or other specialty relevant to gastroenterology or liver disease and are enrolled in a GI or hepatology fellowship training program at the time of their actual presentation. Must be an AASLD member.

Award Amount: $1,000