Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award

To qualify for this Scientific Sessions 2023 award, you must meet the following deadlines:

• June 7, 2023 – Deadline to have an active AHA membership with the sponsoring Council.
• June 14, 2023, 6 p.m. CT – Deadline to apply for Scientific Sessions 2023 awards in the Council Awards System.

New deadline! For awards requiring abstract submission, the deadline to submit your science to Scientific Sessions 2023 is June 12, 2023, 6 p.m. CT

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be actively engaged in research, teaching or practice related to the care of elders.
• Applicant must be a member of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing at the time of application. Applicants needing to join the AHA should do so no later than at least one week prior to the award application deadline.
• Applicant can be at any career stage, but must have evidence of sustained contribution to the field of aging.
• Applicant must hold a full-time position.
• Award recipients are not eligible to compete in subsequent years.
• The chosen awardee must agree to attend the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing annual dinner.

Evaluation Criteria

Evidence of nominee's excellence in promoting competence in caring for the elderly cardiovascular or stroke patient in two of the three following areas: teaching, research, or practice

Examples of such evidence include (but are not limited to):

• Receipt of extramural grants or fellowships with peer reviewed publications disseminating the results.
• Leadership in professional organizations dedicated to aging or in other organizations where the individual has promoted aging.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Presentations at the national or international level.
• Awards and recognitions.

How to Apply or Nominate a Colleague

Individuals may be nominated an unlimited number of times, but may receive this award only once. Self-nomination is acceptable.

The nomination file (which can be submitted on the nominee’s behalf) should contain the following documents in PDF format:

• Nominee’s curriculum vitae, including bibliography.
• Reprint of a published, data-based, peer-reviewed article or, if not available, an article that is indexed, peer reviewed, and publicly available. The article should be focused on biobehavioral/physiologic cardiovascular nursing research.
• At least two letters of nomination are required, drafted on electronic letterhead with a signature, that thoroughly outline and provide clear support (through examples as mentioned above) of the nominee's excellence in promoting competence in caring for the elderly cardiovascular or stroke patient in at least two of the three following areas: teaching, research, or practice.

Visit the Council Awards Application System to complete an application.

A username and password previously set up through online registration at Professional Heart Daily (PHD) will be necessary to access the Application System. AHA Professional Members who are creating an online profile for the first time should make sure to register using their AHA membership identification numbers.

An active AHA Professional Membership is required of all applicants for this award. If you are joining the AHA to apply, please wait for your AHA member number to arrive from AHA Member Services via e-mail before creating an online profile and starting your application file. We suggest that new members join the AHA no later than one week prior to the application submission deadline for the member ID number to be processed and delivered in time for the application deadline. The membership number will be required on the award application form.

1. Click the link for the Council Awards Application System.
2. Sign in with your Professional Heart Daily username and password.
3. Follow the instructions to set up your profile in ProposalCentral. Setting up your ProposalCentral profile will only need to be done the first time you login to apply for an American Heart Association Council Awards.
4. Once logged in, you may apply for the Scientific Sessions Cardiovascular Nursing Awards and select the Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award from the award drop down list.

For more detailed information on ProposalCentral, also included are additional materials on specific ProposalCentral functionality.

• How to Create an Application in ProposalCentral (PDF)
• How to Register a ProposalCentral User (PDF)
• How To Add Publications in ProposalCentral (PDF)

Prize

The winner will receive:

• $1,000 honorarium
• Complimentary registration to Scientific Sessions
• Complimentary council dinner ticket, and recognition and presentation of a plaque at the council dinner

• Join or renew as an AHA Professional Member
• Submit your application at Council Awards Application System
• Instructions for ProposalCentral, the new Council Awards platform
  

• Council Awards Application System (ProposalCentral) Help Desk: [email protected]
• Council Awards: [email protected]
• Member Services: [email protected]
• Password/Login: [email protected]
• Abstract Submission: [email protected]