1. Participation is limited to doctoral students.
2. Applicant must be a first-time participant at Biomag.
3. Each participant is limited to one entry.
4. Participants must be the first author of their entry.
5. In order to be considered for the award, each participant must submit a Proceedings paper (for guidelines, see here)
6. Proceedings paper will be judged on basis of scientific merit, using the following criteria:
   • design and methodology
   • data analysis
   • discussion and interpretation of findings
   • conclusion
   • significance and future impact of findings
   • clarity of content
   • illustrations
   • tables

Application submission and deadline: To apply for Fellowships for doctoral students please select the corresponding group within EasyChair abstract submission and upload a student status confirmation and a written signed statement on first time participation at Biomag as a single pdf file (last name_fellowship.pdf) by December 1, 2009. Proceedings paper must be submitted by December 10, 2009. - Closed.

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2. Young Investigator Awards (YIA)

*Three awards will be presented, one in each of the following categories:
Theory, Instrumentation, Application.

Following are the rules for participation in the Young Investigator Awards program:

1. Participation is limited to postdoctoral fellows.
2. Applicant should be within five (5) years of having obtained a Ph.D.
3. Each participant is limited to one entry, and should indicate the category of their entry.
4. Participants must be the first author of their entry.
5. In order to be considered for the award, each participant must submit a Proceedings paper, in addition to their conference presentation.
6. Each participant will receive an overall score, based on their Proceedings paper and conference presentation (poster/talk).
7. Entries will be judged on the basis of the following criteria:
   1. Originality of contribution (i.e., novelty of content/approach)
   2. Presentation skills
   3. Thoroughness and scientific merit of:
      • design and methodology
      • data analysis
      • discussion and interpretation of findings
      • conclusion
      • significance and future impact of findings
   4. Additional criteria for Proceedings paper:
      • clarity of writing
      • illustrations
      • tables

Application submission and deadline: To apply for the Young Investigator Award please select the corresponding category (only one entry is eligible) within EasyChair abstract submission form and upload your CV as a single pdf file (last name_YIA.pdf) by December 1, 2009. Proceedings paper must be submitted by December 10, 2009. - Closed.

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3. Sam Williamson Prize (SWP)

*The Sam Williamson Prize is awarded to a promising junior or mid-career
scientist, with an active research record and whose work has received peer
recognition.

Application criteria:

1. less than 45 years of age
2. within 10 years of last postdoctoral position
3. holds faculty position (tenure-track or equivalent)
4. has strong publication record, especially first author publications.
5. complete CV
6. statement of goals and vision of the field of biomagnetism
7. letter of nomination from established senior researcher in the field as testimonial of applicant's qualifications for the award.
8. participant in current Biomag conference.

Application submission and deadline: To apply for SWP please upload your application and supporting documents as a single pdf file (last name_SWP.pdf) by January 31, 2010. Closed.

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4. James Zimmerman Prize (JZP)

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the SQUID, Biomag 2010 is proud
to announce a new award in honor of the late James Zimmerman, co-inventor
of the SQUID.

March 18, 2010 Biomag 2010 announces a new and exciting collaboration with the
International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) in instituting
the new James Zimmerman Prize. The IFMBE has agreed to sponsor the award
on a biannual basis at the Biomag conference. The award, to be presented
for the first time in Dubrovnik, will commemorate 40 years of the SQUID, a
celebration of the early pioneering work of James Zimmerman in the
application of SQUID technology. We look forward to working with members
of the IFMBE in acknowledging the contribution of the biomedical
engineering community at large and hope it will encourage new ideas.

The competition is open to postdoctoral fellows, faculty and research scientists.

Application criteria:

• Ph.D.
• CV
• Best novel SQUID application-based and/or multi-modal integration of MEG

**Applicants are free to also apply for a Young Investigator Award, if they meet the criteria.

Application submission and deadline: To apply for JZP please upload your application and supporting documents as a single pdf file (last name_JZP.pdf) by February 15, 2010.

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5. Connectivity Challenge Award (CCA)

The purpose of this award is to encourage the development and validation of innovative methodologies to study structural-functional connectivity patterns underlying human sensory and cognitive processing.

This competition will serve as a first step toward this goal by creating a repository of data, to enable studies of connectivity, that will be freely accessible to all members of the biomag community. The competition is open to all, students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, research scientists.

Click here for complete competition and award details

In order to participate, all participants will be required to submit a letter of intent by February 15, 2010. The letter should be accompanied by a short abstract describing (a) what the datasets will consist of (b) the paradigm and (c) the hypothesis (one or more) that the datasets will allow one to test. A more detailed version should accompany the final sumbission.

Application submission deadline: March 7, 2010