The purpose of these awards is to encourage the active participation of graduate and undergraduate bioengineering students in the Annual Fall Meeting of BMES and to provide encouragement and recognition for their academic achievements. Therefore, you should have already submitted an abstract for consideration for the BMES 2008 Meeting before May 1.

Graduate Student Awards
Up to five graduate student awards for outstanding biomedical engineering research projects. The awards consist of a certificate, a stipend, registration for a BMES Annual Fall Meeting, and limited travel expenses. If there is more than one author/winner, the award is to be shared amongst the winners.

Undergraduate Student Awards
Up to five undergraduate student awards for outstanding biomedical engineering research and/or design projects. The awards consist of a certificate, a stipend, registration for a BMES Annual Fall Meeting, and limited travel expenses. If there is more than one author/winner, the award is to be shared amongst the winners.

Conditions:

1. Students competing for undergraduate Student Awards will submit an abstract at the time of the official abstract submission deadline for the Annual Fall Meeting, and pay the abstract submission fee. In addition undergraduates should submit a 2-3 page extended abstract by May 30 [via the link provided]. Each description should include the following subsections (some deviation in section headings is allowable to accommodate individual projects): Summary, Description of Design Objective, Description, Analysis and Performance Evaluation, Discussions, and References.

2. Students competing for graduate Student Awards will submit an abstract at the time of the official abstract submission deadline for the Annual Fall Meeting, and pay the abstract submission fee. In addition, graduate students will submit a 3-4 page extended abstract by May 30 [via the link provided]. The title of the paper should appear at the top of the first page, followed by the author name(s), affiliation(s), and mailing address. Skip one line before beginning the text of the abstract.

3. The BMES Awards Committee will select up to five graduate student winners on the basis of scientific merit, originality, and quality of written presentation. Up to five undergraduate student winners will be selected on the basis of originality, significance, thoroughness of design analysis, and performance evaluation.

4. Each student submission requires a letter of support from the scientific advisor or department chair certifying the originality of the student effort. These letters must be received in the BMES offices before Friday, May 30^th.

5. Applicants for these student awards must be Student Members of the BMES (before May 16).

6. Awardees are expected to participate in the Annual Fall Meeting and present their work.

7. All Awards will be presented at a ceremony during the BMES Business Meeting at the Annual Fall Meeting.

Please submit extended abstracts via the online link provided and send the Scientific Advisor or Dept Chair letters as described above before May 30 to: BMES, Awards Chair, BMES, 8401 Corporate Drive, Suite 140, Landover, MD 20785-2224. [letters must be received in BMES offices by May 30]