IADR Education Research Group Travel Awards

Both Education Research Group Student Travel Award and an Education Research Group Faculty Travel Award are determined at the Annual General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). See Future Meetings. The guidelines for the Awards are listed below:

1. Education Research Group Student Travel Award

An Award of $400 is to be presented to an enrolled student (undergraduate or postgraduate) who has an abstract accepted for an Education Research Group sponsored session. Membership of the Education Research Group is not required. The Group Chairperson of the relevant meeting will advise the assessors of the identity of the participating students. The student has the responsibility of presenting the research in compliance with IADR By-laws.

The purpose of the Awards is to encourage and disseminate publication of education related research. An Award will only be made when a candidate demonstrates sufficient merit.

2. Education Research Group Faculty Travel Award

An Award of $600 is to be presented to a Faculty member who has an abstract accepted for an Education Research Group sponsored session. Current membership of the Education Research Group is a requirement for participants to be considered for an Award. The Group Chairperson of the relevant meeting will advise the assessors of the identity of the participating Faculty. The Faculty member has the responsibility of presenting the research in compliance with IADR By-Laws.

The purpose of the Awards is to encourage and disseminate publication of education related research. An Award will only be made when a candidate demonstrates sufficient merit. Current officers of the Education Research Group will not be eligible for an award.

For both Awards, the criteria for judging the conference presentations are as listed below. Each assessor will utilize a three point scale to judge each criterion.

1. the impact of the research on education or clinical practice will be substantial
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

2. the purpose or hypothesis is clearly stated
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

3. the methodology addresses the purpose or tests the hypothesis
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

4. statistics are appropriately used to assess the data
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

5. the conclusions are based on the data
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

6. the presentation, either oral or poster, is well organized
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

7. the presenter is knowledgeable about the work being presented
a) strongly agree b) moderately agree c) disagree

Please send nominations or inquiries to:

Elizabeth S Davenport
Professor of Dental Education
Barts and The London Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry Turner
Street London E1 2AD United Kingdom
phone + 44 (0)20 7377 7271
fax +44 (0)20 7377 7419
e.s.davenport@qmul.ac.uk

Award Recipients