EUROPEAN ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS
The European Orthodontic Society (EOS) has two Research Grant Programmes which are open to all members of EOS: EOS Research Grants and W J B Houston Memorial Research Scholarship.
Research Grants
EOS Research grants are announced annually. The closing date for applications is 31 December and the maximum grant available is £20,000.00.
EOS Research Grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit of the proposed research and the relevance to orthodontics. Applicants are advised to focus on a specific project that can be addressed in terms of a hypothesis and two or three specific aims.
The grant can cover:
· materials, accommodation, travel and living expenses incurred whilst actively implementing the research protocol.
· Salaries of laboratory assistants/technicians and support staff
The EOS does NOT fund:
· salaries of applicants
· institutional overheads or large items of capital equipment
· proposals for which duplicate funding has been awarded and accepted
· attendance at Congresses
Resubmission of a non-funded proposal is permissible in the next review cycle. Applicants choosing to resubmit may submit an additional single page summary of responses to prior reviewer critiques (if any were supplied) and a description of any difference between the original submission and the resubmission.
W J B Houston Memorial Research Scholarship
The W J B Houston Memorial Research Scholarships are for fellowships for visiting a research department. Applicants must be members of EOS and there is an age limit of 40 years.
The maximum award is £60,000.00 i.e. £20,000.00 per annum payable for a period of three years.
Applications for the Houston Memorial Research Scholarship will be announced in the newsletters..
Application procedure
The Application, Budget and Terms and Conditions forms can be completed electronically. The forms should be printed and signed. The Instructions for the Research Plan must be followed when writing the research plan.
The completed forms and research plan should be submitted as an e-mail attached document to:
Grant Review Procedures and Criteria
The EOS recruits and maintains a Grants Committee comprised of established investigators with the appropriate expertise to provide constructive and equitable evaluations of grant applications. The Committee may assign the proposals to external reviewers based on the expertise of the reviewers and the research area(s) of the proposal. Reviewers are required to keep the information presented in grant applications and the deliberations of the Scientific Review Committee strictly confidential.
The following criteria are taken into consideration when reviewing grants:
1. Scientific merit. Does the investigator have a clear hypothesis and specific aims? Are the hypotheses and specific aims reasonable in the light of current knowledge? Will the experimental design allow the investigator to achieve the specific aims and test the hypothesis? Are the methods clearly explained and appropriate? Has the investigator satisfactorily addressed issues or concerns regarding the rights of human subjects and/or the appropriate care and treatment of laboratory animals? Can the research proposed be accomplished in the time period of the grant?
2. Relevance. Will the proposed research contribute significantly to current knowledge?
3. Appropriateness of the budget. Is the total amount requested reasonable for the research proposed? Are the amounts requested for each budget category reasonable? Has the investigator clearly justified the budget requests?
4. Expertise and experience of the applicant. Does the applicant and/or co-investigator(s) have the appropriate expertise and experience to undertake the proposed research? Has the applicant identified appropriate individuals as key personnel, collaborators, or consultants? Has the applicant documented the willingness of collaborators or consultants to participate in the research?
Awards
The EOS has awards in honour of the following people:
Ernest Sheldon Friel(1887-1970) / William (Bill) John
Ballantyne Houston
(1938-1991) / Beni Solow
(1934-2000)
Sheldon Friel Memorial Lecture
This honour is awarded by the Council of the EOS to a person who is an orthodontist, or who has interests associated with orthodontics, as recognition of past scientific achievement.
An honorarium of £2,500is payable on publication of the lecture in the European Journal of Orthodontics.
Houston Oral and Poster Research Awards
The following awards were instigated by the European Orthodontic Society in memory of William J B Houston:
W J B Houston Research Awards
Every year, the interest from a trust, incorporating some of the Society's reserves, is available to finance two awards, one for the best research paper and the other for the best poster, presenting the results of original, unpublished research, of a topic of orthodontic interest at the annual Congress. The winners will receive an inscribed certificate and a prize of £1,000.00 9 or the equivalent in Euros)
Beni Solow Award
Following the death of Beni Solow, an award was instigated to honour his outstanding work for the European Journal of Orthodontics as a member of the editorial board, referee and author. All papers published in the EJO during the preceding year are eligible. The Editorial Board of the EJO undertakes selection and the winner is announced at the annual Congress.
The award is for £2,500 (or the equivalent in Euros) together with an inscribed certificate.
Evaluation of articles
All members of the editorial board (excluding theEditor and Associate Editors) select 10 articles that should be considered for the award. The Editorial Board are not permitted to select any article in which they are listed as an author.
The marks are collated andthe 10 articles that receive the most with the most marks are then rescored under the following categories:
· relevance
· originality
· methodology
· presentation of results
· discussion
· impact
EOS poster awards
Three awards each with a value of £500.00 (pr Euro equivalent), together with an inscribed certificate, are available for the three posters presented at the annual Congress on any topic displaying the best information, presentation and research.
NOTE: Posters entered for the Houston Research Award are not eligible for these awards. These three poster awards are also open to non-EOS members.
Distinguished Teacher Award
The Distinguished Teacher Award is given annually by the EOS, to a well known speaker/teacher in the orthodontic field to undertake two one-day lectures in different areas of Europe. By organising this award, the EOS aims to contribute to the quality of the postgraduate programmes in Europe. Travel, hotel accommodation and subsistence for the lecturer is paid by the EOS. The EOS will also refund a sum up to €1,000 to the host university to cover the cost of any expenses in arranging the meeting.