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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:

  1. Completed application form
  2. Current curriculum vitae
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5.  Supporting information (not to exceed three pages), including:
    • 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)