Research Awards
The American Headache Society® (AHS) and the Migraine Research Foundation (MRF) announce the 2010 Thomas E. Heftler Migraine Research Award. The $10,000 award will recognize the most innovative research proposal in migraine by a neurology resident or headache medicine fellow in an accredited U.S. program. Both clinical and basic science proposals will be considered. Reviewers will look for innovation, impact, and importance to the field of migraine research.
The Migraine Research Foundation created and funded the award in memory of Mr. Heftler who was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Migraine Research Foundation until his untimely death in June 2007. The Migraine Research Foundation is the only organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds for innovative scientific research to further the understanding of the causes and mechanisms of migraine, to develop improvements in treatment, and to find the cure.
The American Headache Society® is a professional organization comprised of physicians and other health care professionals dedicated to improving the care and lives of headache sufferers.
The criteria are: (1) the quality of the research proposal; (2) the potential for the research to contribute to the advancement of the field of headache medicine; and (3) the quality of the research environment. Awardees must submit a progress report after 6 months of work, an abstract to the 2012 AHS Annual Scientific Meeting to be reviewed for presentation, and a manuscript based on this work to the journal Headache. Headache has the first right of refusal for the manuscript.
To be considered for this award, the completed application form and all supporting documents must be received by the AHS Executive Offices no later than 5:00pm EST on March 12, 2010. Click here for the applicaton form with instructions.
- Proposals due March 12, 2010
- Winner announced April 15, 2010
- Award research to commence July 1, 2010
Please contact the American Headache Society® if you have any questions.
American Headache Society®
19 Mantua Rd.
Mount Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: 856-423-0043
Fax: 856-423-0082
ahshq@talley.com