Process

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must be Endocrine Society members. Join Now or renew your membership for 2025!
• The applicant must be a postdoctoral fellow, a clinical fellow, a PhD student, an internal medicine resident, or a medical student.
• Must not be a prior Early Career Forum participant
• In-person attendance at ENDO is required to receive the award.

Optional but beneficial award criteria:

• Applicants are encouraged to submit an abstract for the ENDO Annual Meeting but are not required.

Application Requirements:

• Applicants must submit a personal statement detailing their interest and experiences in endocrine research or practice along with their career goals. The personal statement should indicate what they hope to learn from Early Career Forum and how it will benefit their careers. (1 page maximum, single spaced).
• Applicant must receive verification of participation in endocrine focused program from a mentor at the institution or the program chair.

REGMS Eligibility Requirements

Student applicants must meet the following requirements at the time of application:

• Must be an active member of the Endocrine Society for the duration of the program. Join Now or renew your membership for 2025!

• Summary of research project, jointly prepared by Mentor and Student (1 page)
• Mentor statement which includes:
  • Mentor's role in the research project including their plans for training
  • Student's role in the research project
  • Student's qualification
• Mentor's biosketch
• Transcripts from all advanced academic institutions in which the student has been enrolled Transcripts do not need to be official. All transcripts must be submitted in English
• Student's CV or resume (current and permanent mailing addresses must be included)

The Endocrine Society provides travel grants to attend ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting. These travel grants are awarded to outstanding abstracts submitted by women in honor of Mara E. Lieberman. In addition to completing this application, you must submit an abstract for ENDO 2025 by January 30, 2025, to be considered for this award. Only first and presenting abstract authors are eligible.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be the first and presenting author on the abstract
• Must be a graduate student, in-training post-doctoral fellow (1st–4th year of fellowship), or new faculty (1st–2nd year of appointment)
• Must be a woman
• Must be a member of the Endocrine Society. Join Now or renew your membership

Application Requirements

• Letter of Recommendation from research mentor
• CV

• Eligibility Requirements

• Personal Statement (no more than 1.5 pages) including:
  • A description of applicant’s most relevant experiences and accomplishments in the field of endocrinology.
  • Details of how the award would benefit the applicant.
• Verification of current training or job status (i.e. copy of degree or certificate)

The Excellence in Clinical Endocrinology Leadership (ExCEL) program offers comprehensive leadership training and mentorship to early career physicians of communities underrepresented in medicine and science.

Eligibility Requirements

• Candidates must be a member of the Endocrine Society. Join Now!
• Candidates should be 1st through 3rd year clinical fellows enrolled in an accredited U.S. fellowship program
• Candidates should be from backgrounds historically underrepresented in medicine (URM)
• Candidates must have expressed interest in pursuing careers in clinical practice/ clinical care settings
• We will select candidates who aspire to leadership positions that make a difference in their profession and communities
• Preference is given to US citizens and US permanent residents. Visa holders studying in the US may also apply

The Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) program is for basic science, clinical research trainees, and junior faculty from underrepresented minority communities who have demonstrated achievement in endocrine research. FLARE program components provide structured leadership development and in-depth, hands-on training in topics ranging from grantsmanship to lab management.

Eligibility Requirements

• Endocrine Society in-training member. Join Now!
• Currently enrolled in a US graduate program, post-doctoral fellowship, an endocrine clinical fellowship, or junior faculty (within 1-3 years of obtaining first faculty position)
• Of an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (African American, Hispanic American, American Indian or Native American, Alaska Native, and Natives of the US Pacific Islands)
• US citizen or US permanent resident