NIH Matilda White Riley Honors Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Paper Competition

The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) invites Early Stage Investigators (ESI, within 10 years of their terminal degree) to participate in the NIH Matilda White Riley Honors Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Paper Competition.

Initiated as an annual distinguished scholar lecture, OBSSR expanded the Matilda White Riley Honors event in 2016 to recognize emerging scientists with a competition for peer-reviewed articles by ESIs. OBSSR will pay the travel expenses for up to four ESI honorees to present the findings from their accepted paper and participate in a moderated discussion of future behavioral and social sciences research possibilities during the 12th annual meeting, to be held on Thursday, June 6.

ESIs can submit one research article meeting the following criteria:

1. The first author of the paper is an Early Stage Investigator (as of the deadline for this paper competition submission), defined by the NIH as someone who has completed their terminal research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, whichever date is later, within the past 10 years and who has not previously competed successfully as PD/PI for a substantial NIH independent research award
2. The article was published or accepted and in-press between 01/01/18 and 12/31/18
3. The article involves original research published in a peer-review journal. (Note: conceptual, review, or meta-analysis papers are not eligible for this competition)

The submission deadline is Sunday, March 31, 2019. Submission link: mwr.obssr.od.nih.gov/Contestant

The 12th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019, from 8:00 am to 12 noon on NIH's Main Campus - Wilson Hall, Building 1.

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For more information about past NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, visit the OBSSR website: obssr.od.nih.gov