New Investigator Awards

Five finalists will be selected by the Awards Committee based on the scientific merit of the submitted abstracts. Finalists will present their work in a 10-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute questions from the Awards Committee members only at the Shock Society Annual Meeting. The first-place winner will be announced at the Award Night dinner on Sunday. Each of the finalists will be recognized with a plaque, a cash award (first place $650, other finalists $350), and a travel grant of $1,000.

To be eligible for this award, an applicant must be a current member of the Shock Society and a predoctoral student (M.D., Ph.D., DVM, D.O., or DDS) or research fellow with no more than 2 years of postdoctoral research training and submit an abstract to the Shock Society Annual Meeting as teh first author.

Important Note
To be qualified for the competition, applicants must submit a manuscript resulting from their work to SHOCK (http://www.editorialmanager.com/shock/default.aspx). The manuscript must be submitted to the journal no late than 2 weeks prior to the annual meeting, accompanied by a cover letter addressed to Dr. Remick that indicates the work is original, has not been submitted to another journal, and is from a New Investigator Award nominee.

Applicants must agree to publish their work in the SHOCK journal if accepted for publication. Applicants must check "New Investigator," upload their CVs, and provide the name and email address of their advisors during the abstract submission process.

Applicants also need to submit the manuscript assembled from SHOCK in pdf file and SHOCK manuscript submission number to the Chair of the Awards Committee no later than 2 week prior to the competition (Deadline: May 10, 2026).