AST Achievement Awards
The AST sponsors a variety of Achievement Awards in recognition of AST members' achievements and contributions to the field of transplantation. The AST encourages members to nominate deserving candidates for consideration.
Application Process
The AST is accepting online applications for the 2019 Achievement Awards through January 31.
The AST Board of Directors will review the nominations and select award recipients. Nominees and nominators will be notified of the outcome in March. (Exception: The Transplant Advocacy Award is reviewed and selected by the Transplant Community Advisory Council.)
Award recipients will be recognized at the AST Awards Ceremony during the American Transplant Congress. Recipients are expected to attend the ATC; registration is not included as part of the AST award.
You may review the specific award details and application requirements for each category below.
- Transplant Advocacy Award
- Senior Achievement Award in Clinical Transplantation
- Mentoring Award
- Clinician of Distinction Award (Non-Physician Award)
- Basic Science Established Investigator Award
- Clinical Science Established Investigator Award
- Basic Science Investigator Award
- Clinical Science Investigator Award
- Basic Science Career Development Award
- Clinical Science Career Development Award
Past Recipients
View a list of past AST Achievement Award recipients
AST Transplant Advocacy Award
The Transplant Advocacy award recognizes an individual's contribution and advocacy to one or more of the following areas:
- Transplant Recipient Quality of Life
- Organ Donation
- Transplant Education
- Recipient and Donor Rights
- Transplant Research Funding
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be a transplant recipient, candidate, live donor, donor family and/or community advocate who has championed a transplant donation cause.
- Nominators may be AST members or the transplant community at large.
- AST members are not eligible to receive this award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination Application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s bio or resume
- One (1) letter of recommendation written by the nominator
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
The Transplant Advocacy Award recipient receives round-trip flights, a two-night hotel stay, and an invitation for two to attend AST's President's dinner during the American Transplant Congress in Boston, MA June 1-5, 2019.
Applications for the AST Transplant Advocacy Award will be accepted until February 28, 2019.
AST Senior Achievement Award in Clinical Transplantation
The Senior Achievement Award in Clinical Transplantation recognizes outstanding contributions to clinical transplantation over the course of a clinical career. Special consideration will be given to individuals whose careers have shaped the course of transplantation of solid organs.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must have made significant contribution to the field of solid organ transplantation.
- Nominee must be recognized as an expert in his/her field.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadline with the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Senior Achievement Award within five years of receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination Application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- One (1) letter of recommendation written by the nominator (with signatures on institutional letterhead)
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Mentoring Award
The AST Mentoring Award recognizes outstanding mentors in the field of transplantation. Special consideration will be given to individuals whose dedicated leadership and contribution have shaped the career path(s) of individuals who trained under their guidance.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must have made significant contributions over the course of his/her career in mentoring individuals in the field of solid organ transplantation.
- Nominee must be recognized as an expert in his/her field.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee must be at an Associate Professor or Professor Level.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadline with the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV: this document must identify mentoring accomplishments and include a list of mentees and where they are now located
- One (1) letter of recommendation from the nominator and three (3) letters of support from mentees (with signatures on institutional letterhead)
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Clinician of Distinction Award (Non-Physician Award)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be a distinguished non-physician clinician or administrator who is considered an expert in his/her field, whose career is dedicated to transplant, and who is recognized for outstanding contributions to clinical transplantation.
- Clinicians eligible include those with a profession within healthcare: Nurses, Transplant Coordinators, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Social Workers, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Administrators, Pharmacists, or Dietitians.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the AST Clinician of Distinction Award within five years receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- One (1) letter of recommendation, written by the nominator with signature on institutional letterhead
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Basic Science Established Investigator Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be a senior basic scientist in the field of transplantation at the Professor level.
- Nominee must have made significant contributions and be recognized as an expert in his/her field.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Basic Science Established Investigator Award within five years of receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number) (online)
- Nominee’s CV
- One (1) letter of recommendation, written by the nominator with signature on institutional letterhead
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Clinical Science Established Investigator Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be a senior clinical scientist in the field of transplantation at the Professor Level.
- Nominee must have made significant contributions and be recognized as an expert in his/her field.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Clinical Science Established Investigator Award within five years of having been the recipient of a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- One (1) letter of recommendation, written by the nominator with signature on institutional letterhead
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Basic Science Investigator Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be a mid-career investigator at the Assistant Professor Level more than seven (7) years from initial appointment as Assistant Professor or at the Associate Professor Level.
- Nominee must have made substantial contributions to the field of transplantation medicine
- Nominee must show signs of a bright future ahead in transplantation; therefore, the award may be used as a device for career development.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Basic Science Investigator Award within five years of receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- Two (2) letters of recommendation with signature on institutional letterhead. One of the letters must be written by the nominator
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Clinical Science Investigator Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be a mid-career investigator at the Assistant Professor Level more than seven (7) years from initial appointment as Assistant Professor or at the Associate Professor Level.
- Nominee must have made substantial contribution to the field of transplantation medicine.
- Nominee must show signs of a bright future ahead in transplantation; therefore, the award may be used as a device for career development.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Clinical Science Investigator Award within five years of receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- Two (2) letters of recommendation with signature on institutional letterhead. One of the letters must be written by the nominator.
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Basic Science Career Development Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be an investigator at the Assistant Professor Level within the first seven (7) years of initial appointment as an Assistant Professor.
- Nominee must show contributions to the field of transplantation medicine since gaining independence and must show promise of continued contributions to the field; therefore, the award may be used as a mechanism for career development.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Basic Science Career Development Award within five years of receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- Two (2) letters of recommendation with signature on institutional letterhead. One of the letters must be written by the nominator.
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.
AST Clinical Science Career Development Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be an investigator at the Assistant Professor Level within the first seven (7) years of initial appointment as an Assistant Professor.
- Nominee must show contributions to the field of transplantation medicine since gaining independence and must show promise of continued contributions to the field; therefore, the award may be used as a mechanism for career development.
- Nominee's service to the AST will be taken into consideration during the review process.
- Nominee and nominator must be active members of the AST or apply for membership by the submission deadlinewith the expectation that membership will be active before the award review occurs. You can apply for membership here.
- An individual cannot receive the Clinical Science Career Development Award within five years of receiving a previous AST award.
Application requirements:
- Nomination application (including nominee’s institution, department, title, email, and phone number)
- Nominee’s CV
- Two (2) letters of recommendation with signature on institutional letterhead. One of the letters must be written by the nominator.
- THE APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED AS A DRAFT. Applicants must be prepared to complete the application entirely before submitting.