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I am very excited to announce two new awards associated with the International Society of Biomechanics Congress.  Application of all of the awards takes place in conjunction with abstract submittal for the congress (January 31st, 2021) and requires you to download, fill out and email a tick-box questionnaire to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Detailed information about each award should be reviewed during submittal.

New Awards

The ISB World Athletics Award for Biomechanics is an annual award sponsored by World Athletics for the amount of USD $5000. This award will recognize excellence in an area of biomechanics determined by World Athletics. This year’s theme is running. In non-ISB Congress years, the ISBS Congress will present the award. Authors of five selected abstracts will be asked to submit a full-length paper. The winner will submit their paper to the Journal of Applied Biomechanics and will be invited to give an oral presentation at the Congress.

The Jaqueline Perry Emerging Female Scientist Award is a biennial award sponsored by the International Society of Biomechanics for the amount of USD $5000. Dr. Perry’s groundbreaking research in gait came at a time in which gender inequities established barriers for female researchers (for a brief bio visit http://www.polioplace.org/people/jacquelin-perry-md-dsc-hon). Candidates must be female and have been awarded a PhD by the time of the Congress but they should not be more than 5 years post-PhD. The award winner will be invited to give a plenary presentation at the ISB Congress and be granted a waiver of the registration fee for the Congress.

Continuing Awards

  • David Winter Young Investigator Award (Podium and Poster). Candidates must be first author and should not have been awarded a PHD prior to abstract submission and must be younger than 30 years of age. Winners receive a certificate, USD $750 and free ISB membership for 2 years.
  • Clinical Biomechanics Award. Application is open to anyone and the winner receives USD $1250 and the opportunity to publish in Clinical Biomechanics.
  • Promising Scientist Award. Candidates must be first author and have been awarded a PhD by the time of the Congress but not be more than 5 years post-PhD at the time of the Congress. The winner will be invited to give a plenary presentation at the Congress, will receive a certificate, USD $5000 and a waiver of the registration fee.
  • Carlo de Luca Emerging Scientist Award. Candidates must not have received their PhD before the previous ISB Congress. The award recognizes excellence in graduate research in the area of motor control and The winner will be invited to give a plenary presentation at the Congress, will receive a certificate, USD $2500 and a waiver of the registration fee.

 

Tim Derreck (ISB Awards Officer)