Poster Session & New Investigator Awards

Poster Session

The Poster Session features posters on various aging-related topics dealing with psychosocial, biomedical, and clinical/applied research. Posters are presented by faculty, research scientists, postdocs, and graduate students.

The application for the Poster Session and/or the New Investigator Award automatically registers applicants for the IOA Annual Colloquium. Applicants’ poster abstracts undergo a scientific review and an acceptance process.

New Investigator Awards

Awards are given to UW–Madison students or advanced trainees to recognize outstanding achievement in aging or life course studies. Winners receive a monetary award and their research is showcased in the event’s Poster Session.

Award Eligibility & Rules:

• Applicants must be UW–Madison students or advanced trainees (including undergraduates; graduate or medical students; or postdoctoral fellows or trainees). Faculty/staff are not eligible for the award.
• Work must be performed within the previous two academic years.
• Work must be substantially the applicant’s own research.
• Applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from their faculty advisor/mentor.  It should:
  • include the statement “I can confirm that the work is substantially the applicant’s own” or something equivalent
  • be on letterhead with a handwritten signature.
• Applicant must be available to attend the IOA Annual Colloquium in order to present their work in poster format and be available for the award presentation.
• Award selections are made by a team of IOA affiliates, based on:
  • importance/significance of the work to aging or life course studies
  • quality of the research
  • accessibility of the work to a general audience
  • strength of the letter of recommendation.
• Previous winners are not eligible to apply.