IPEG Award Opportunities
Research Grant Award
The purpose of the Research Grant is to stimulate and support high quality original research from IPEG members in basic and clinical science.
Eligibility: This grant is open to IPEG members in good standing. The applicant should have the necessary research facilities and infrastructure available to them to complete their research. The proposal should place an emphasis on basic science research.
Award prize: $5,000 USD grant (funded by the Long Term Research Fund) and a certificate. One winner will be selected by the Research Committee and awarded on site at the annual meeting.
To apply: visit our Research Grant page.
Think Tank/up to 5 Regional “Traveling” Awards
Not available for the 2020 and 2021 annual meetings taking place virtually.
This exciting new award provides members the opportunity to share their current research projects, interests and ideas with the Research Committee through IPEG’s Think Tank.
Eligibility: IPEG members in good standing from any of the 5 international regions (Latin America, Middle East, Asia, Europe and North America)
Award prize: Monetary prize of up to $2,000 USD (up to 5 recipients- 1 per region) that can be used for membership fees and future annual meeting registration. In addition, winners are awarded the opportunity of involvement in the IPEG Research Committee for one year.
IRCAD Award
As a result of a generous grant provided by Karl Storz Endoscopy, one fellow will be selected by the IPEG Research Committee each year to travel to Strasbourg, France to participate in a course in pediatric minimally invasive surgery at the world famous European Institute of Telesurgery. This center, on the campus of the University of Strasbourg, is a state-of-the-art institute for instruction in all aspects of endoscopic surgery. It is now providing a series of courses in pediatric surgery under the direction of Dr. Jacques Marescaux and Dr. Francois Becmeur.
Eligibility: This award is for either a trainee or junior faculty who not only presents the best abstract (judged on combination of written submission and live presentation), but also submits the manuscript for publication by the deadline set for meeting edition of JLAST. During abstract submission, applicants will be considered for the IRCAD award. All submissions are reviewed and scored by the Program Committee. The top 15 highest scored abstracts are then eligible for review and the winner (judged on combination of written submission and live presentation) is selected by the Research Committee.
Award Prize: The award covers the IRCAD course fee and travel expenses of total up to $7,500. The winner is announced on site at the annual meeting during the awards ceremony.
To apply: visit our abstract submission page.
Coolest Tricks Award
Not available for the 2020 and 2021 annual meetings taking place virtually.
Submit your “coolest tricks” abstract to be considered for this award. Abstracts selected and presented at the Coolest Tricks Session during the annual meeting are eligible for this fun award. The voting is done by your peers, so be ready to present your best stuff.
Award Prize: Bragging rights, certificate and local gift
Innovation Award
Submit your innovation abstract to be considered for this award. Abstracts selected and presented at the Innovations Session during our annual meeting are all eligible for this award. Voting is done by the IPEG Innovation Committee.
Award Prize: Complimentary 2022 IPEG membership and congress registration fees
International Award (new for 2021)
IPEG offers four awards for an outstanding international abstract presented at the IPEG Annual Meeting. The purpose of these awards is to encourage submissions and attendance from IPEG’s global membership. Top 10 highest scoring international scientific abstracts selected by the Program Committee for live presentation will be considered for this award. Presenters whose abstracts are selected as contest finalists will be notified four weeks prior to the Annual Meeting. The abstracts are judged by members of the program and research committees; awards will be given to the presenters of the top 4 abstracts. The scoring criteria include: overall presentation, quality of AV material, scientific merit and discussion. Winners will be announced during the annual meeting’s closing awards session.
Award Prize: Complimentary 2022 IPEG membership and congress registration fees
Long Term Research Fund
All of our awards wouldn’t be possible without generous support from members like you. IPEG’s Long Term Research Fund primary goal is to award grants to IPEG members for research. Learn more and/or contribute today here!
IPEG’s 2020 Awards
Due to 2020 world COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, the 2020 annual meeting highlights took place virtually and all awards have been postponed.
IPEG’s 2019 Winners
IRCAD Award: Dr. Jordan Taylor, Stanford, CA
Innovation Award: Dr. Daniel von Allmen, Cincinnati, OH
Coolest Tricks: Dr. Jordan Taylor, Stanford, CA
Research Grant: Dr. Beth Rymeski, Cincinatti, OH
2019 Top Abstracts
These awards were made possible thanks to a generous donation from IPEG’s immediate past president, Dr. Aayed Al-Qahtani.
Dr. Hsien Yang, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr. Jorge Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr. Yury Kozlov, Irkutsk, Russia – Special thank you to Dr. Kozlov for donating his award to IPEG’s Long Term Research Fund!