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2025 Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research
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Applicants should submit one complete set of the following materials:
- Completed application form
- Current curriculum vitae
- Description of how scientific contributions have created a better understanding of ALS; why applicant should receive award; and why contributions represent a major advance or hold significance in ALS research in terms of identifying the cause, potential treatment, prevention, or cure
- Letter from colleague summarizing applicant's body of work including:
- Relevant background material
- Research accomplishments placed in context
- Assessment of the direct or indirect impact of contributions to the understanding of ALS
- Single page biography including previous positions and any awards or recognition received
- One- to two-page listing of six to ten peer-reviewed journal references that support statements about contributions to ALS research (do not send reprints or a bibliography)
Supporting information (not to exceed three pages), including: