Who is Eligible
Students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program (Masters, PhD, or DrPH) of an accredited college or university, or post-doctoral fellows (2 years from completing their PhD/DrPH). Previous finalists are not eligible.

Appropriate topics for Submission
All clinical trial-related issues including (but not restricted to) study design and data analysis methods; meta-analysis; medical, ethical or legal issues in clinical trials; diversity and inclusion in clinical trials; data entry, management, monitoring, sharing, informatics, software development, and computing as it relates to clinical trials; review of the results or methods of a class of trials; or scholarship in the history of clinical trials. Important papers illustrating applications of novel methodology in clinical trials are particularly encouraged.

Application Requirements

• Applicant must be first author on manuscript.
• At the time of submission, the manuscript should not be published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Applicant must be willing to attend the SCT meeting in Boston (May 19-22, 2024) to present the paper if selected as a finalist.

Submissions Should Include

• An abstract of maximum 500 words.
• A short manuscript of maximum 3500 words, not including title, author names, tables/figures or bibliography; the total number of figures and tables is limited to 4.
• A letter from the student's advisor/mentor or department chair confirming status as a student enrolled in a graduate degree program or post-doctoral fellow at the time of submission.
• The manuscript and letter should be uploaded as a single (zipped) file in the submission portal.
• You must indicate whether or not you would like your submission to be considered for a poster presentation if you are not selected as a finalist.

How to Apply

• Visit the online submission form by clicking here.

NOTE: Each candidate can only submit one entry. However, candidates can be co-authors (not first author) on other entries.

What the Three Finalists and One Winner Receive:
Three students will be designated Thomas C. Chalmers Student Scholarship Finalists and will receive complimentary meeting registration (with the exception of optional ticketed courses/events), travel (i.e., economy class roundtrip airfare and ground transportation), hotel, and meal expenses to present their papers at the SCT annual meeting. The three finalists present their papers at the meeting. The winner will then be selected by the SCT Student Scholarship Committee and be presented the Thomas C. Chalmers Student Scholarship Award in addition to a $500 cash prize and a one-year SCT membership.