ISPAD Prizes

ISPAD Best Oral / Poster Prize
The ISPAD Best Oral Prize and also the ISPAD Best Poster Prize will be given to any individual (ISPAD Member and Non-Member) submitting an abstract to the 36th Annual Meeting International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes. The papers will be judged and ranked by the Reviewing Committee. The best poster and oral presentation will be chosen at the meeting by the Prize Committee under the auspices of the ISPAD Steering Committee.

ISPAD Prize for Achievement
Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company
The ISPAD Prize for Achievement is the society’s highest honor. It is awarded to any individual who has made outstanding contributions in the areas of science, education or advocacy which have had a major impact on childhood and adolescent diabetes.

ISPAD Young Investigator Award
Sponsored by Medtronic
Any ISPAD Member (aged 40 or less) can apply for the ISPAD Young Investigator Award. The application must include a paper published in a peer reviewed journal within two years prior to application. The award also includes a fifteen minute presentation during the “Young Investigator Lecture”.

ISPAD Lestradet Award for Education and Advocacy
Sponsored by LifeScan
The ISPAD Lestradet Prize for Education and Advocacy will be given to honor any nominee (ISPAD Member) who has made an outstanding contribution within education and advocacy. The beneficiary will hold a thirty minute talk during the “Lestradet Lecture”.

Nominations for the ISPAD Prize for Scientific Achievement, the ISPAD Young Investigator Award and the ISPAD Lestradet Prize for Education and Advocacy must be submitted with all supporting documents to the ISPAD Secretary-General by June 1st, 2010.