Annual Outstanding Awards 2022-2023 – Call for Nominations

KBHN National Training Program aims to enhance the training of the next generation of researchers and professionals to develop and implement innovative solutions and services with the potential to improve the lives of children living with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. 

To support, promote, and acknowledge those who have shown excellence and dedication within the network, four awards are available for professionals with outstanding achievements: the Outstanding KBHN Trainee Member Award, the Outstanding KBHN Promising Researcher Award, the Outstanding KBHN Mentor/Supervisor Award, and the Outstanding KBHN Leadership Award in Family Engagement in Research—a new award category. 

Be sure to send in your nominations by January 16th, 2023.

Outstanding KBHN Trainee Member Award 

This award recognizes a trainee’s outstanding contribution and commitment to the KBHN network. The recipient dedicates large amounts of time and energy to the KBHN’s network activities, including, but not limited to, conferences, webinars, and workshops. The individual has shown enthusiasm through high levels of engagement and involvement. The nominee must be a KBHN trainee in the year 2021-2022. All levels of trainees may be nominated, including undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. 

The awardee will receive $1,500 and a certificate of the award, as well as registration and a travel award to the 2023 KBHN Conference in Ottawa. The awardee will be featured on the KBHN website, newsletter, and social media. 

Read more: Outstanding KBHN Trainee Member Call for Proposal

Outstanding KBHN Promising Researcher Award

This award recognizes a trainee’s outstanding research achievements. Submissions can be for either bench or bedside research. The nominee must be a KBHN trainee involved in research. All levels of trainees may be nominated, including undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. 

The awardee will receive $1,500 and a certificate of the award, as well as registration and travel award to the 2023 KBHN Conference in Ottawa. The awardee will be featured on the KBHN website, newsletter, and social media. 

Read more: Outstanding KBHN Promising Researcher Call for Proposal

Outstanding KBHN Mentor / Supervisor Award

This award is presented to a researcher or a professional who provided outstanding supervision or mentorship with the ability to inspire KBHN trainees. This person coaches and encourages others to succeed in fulfilling the KBHN’s mission to conduct research in an inclusive and dynamic learning environment and translates that knowledge into practice. Any mentor or supervisor contributing to the KBHN training program. Researchers and professionals from all disciplines are eligible. 

The awardee will receive a certificate of the award. The awardee will be featured on the KBHN website, newsletter, and social media. 

Read more: Outstanding KBHN Mentor/Supervisor Call for Proposal

Outstanding KBHN Leadership Award in Family Engagement in Research

To celebrate the important contributions of individuals with lived or living experience and/or their caregivers in neurodevelopmental disability research, KBHN announces the launch of its first-ever Outstanding KBHN Leadership Award in Family Engagement in Research for members with lived or living experience of a neurodevelopmental disability and/or their caregivers.

The awardee will receive $1,500 and a certificate of the award, as well as registration and travel to the 2023 KBHN Conference in Ottawa. The awardee will be featured on the KBHN website, newsletter, and social media. 

Read more: KBHN Leadership Award in Family Engagement in Research Call for Proposal