SAGES has nine (9) major awards, five of which are open for nomination from the general membership, and four are open for nomination from SAGES Leadership. Five scholarships are also available.
Nomination forms will be reviewed by the Awards Committee and winners will be selected at the SAGES Awards Committee meeting during the ACS Clinical Congress in October. The Committee will recommend recipients to the Board of Governors. Awards will then be bestowed upon the recipients during the SAGES Annual Meeting the following year.
The deadline to submit for the 2020 awards is September 20, 2019.
We encourage you to submit your nomination online by logging in to your SAGES account and selecting one of the links below. The deadline to submit a 2020 nomination is Friday, September 20, 2019. For any questions, please e-mail Viera Ewell in the SAGES office. We hope that you participate in this process so that we may honor those who have contributed a great deal to endoscopic surgery and to SAGES.
Awards open for general nomination from any member:
SAGES Leadership (Officers, Board, and Committee Members) may nominate for the following awards:
Scholarships listed below are also available; interested parties must submit an application:
- SAGES Foundation – Excellence in Medical Leadership
- SAGES Foundation – Barbara Berci Memorial Award – brand new scholarship this year!
- The Brandeis Scholarship
- Advocacy Summit
- SAGES Foundation – Dr. Margrét Oddsdóttir Traveling Fellowship (Opens in January 2020)