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Award Overview
One
of the major goals of the National Education
Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
(NEA-BPD) is to promote research on borderline
personality disorder (BPD), and, thus, to
support young investigators. The Young
Investigator Award (YIA) is sponsored by NEA-BPD
and designed to encourage investigation in BPD
and to reward outstanding research in this area.
The YIA recipient will be invited to present his
or her research at the NEA-BPD 7th Annual
Borderline Personality Disorder Conference
(supported in part by NIMH), to be held at the
University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis on
October 18-19, 2008. In addition, the Award
winner will receive a monetary prize.
Criteria
Submissions need to include an original research
study on BPD.
Applicants must have received their terminal
degree (Ph.D. or comparable doctoral degree) or
have completed required residency training
(M.D.) within five years of the submission date
(i.e., 2003 or later for the 2008 Award).
Submissions must include at least one original
research contribution completed within this
period of time, and may include: a) a reprint of
a published research paper; 2) a preprint of a
research paper accepted for publication, along
with a copy of the letter of acceptance; or 3)
any journal-length manuscript describing a
research study. The applicant must be the 1st
author (having co-authors is acceptable) on the
primary manuscript. One or more additional
papers may be submitted as material supporting
the application.
Review Process
A
committee of senior BPD investigators will
review applications, basing their decision on
the quality of submitted work and the
applicant’s potential as a BPD researcher. The
Committee Chair is Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D.,
Director of Research for NEA-BPD.
The Application Package Should Include:
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Brief cover letter
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One manuscript (preprints and reprints are
acceptable)
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Three letters of recommendation that include
a description of the applicant’s
achievements vis-à-vis BPD research and
potential for a successful career in
research in borderline personality disorder.
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The applicant’s CV
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Optional: Additional manuscript(s)
Applications are due by June 15, 2008 and should
be submitted by electronic mail only to:
neabpd@aol.com
Please include “Young Investigator Award
(Attention Dr. Alan Fruzzetti, YIA Chair)” in
the subject.
For further information, please contact Dr.
Fruzzetti (email: aef@unr.edu; phone:
775-682-8703) or Dr. Perry D. Hoffman (email:
neabpd@aol.com; phone: 914-835-9011)
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