Outstanding Study Group Leadership Award & Outstanding Study Group Member Award Policy

Purpose

To recognize study group leader(s) and study group member(s) who demonstrated exceptional contributions to advance research and development in supportive cancer care.

Scope

The Outstanding Study Group Leadership Award recognizes a study group chair/vice-chair’s excellence and outstanding achievement in promoting, activating, and executing activities within the study group in the past year.

The Outstanding Study Group Member Award recognizes the study group member (not the chair or vice-chair) who demonstrated exceptional contributions and achievements towards the advancement of the study group projects and activities over the past year.

The two awards are independent and may recognize members from different study groups, based on merit.

Award

The Outstanding Study Group Leadership Award and Outstanding Study Group Member Award recipients will be recognized at the Annual Meeting and in MASCC publications deemed appropriate. The award recipients will receive complimentary conference registration for the following year’s Annual Meeting. The recipients will receive an invitation to the Awards Reception to receive their award certificate.

Eligibility

Outstanding Study Group Leadership Award

1. The individual recipient(s) must be MASCC member(s) in good standing.
2. The individual recipient(s) must be active and engaged study group chair/vice-chair(s) demonstrating excellence and outstanding achievement in promoting, activating, and executing activities within the study group in the past year.
3. Nominees who have previously been awarded the Outstanding Study Group Leadership Award are generally not eligible (unless being recognized for contributions to a different study group).

Eligibility for the Outstanding Study Group Member Award

1. The individual recipient must be a MASCC member in good standing.
2. The individual recipient must be an active and engaged member within their study group, demonstrating exceptional contributions and achievements toward the advancement of the study group projects and activities over the past year.
3. Nominees who have previously been awarded the Outstanding Study Group Member Award are generally not eligible (unless being recognized for contributions to a different study group).

Procedures

Nomination Process for the Outstanding Study Group Leadership Award

Study group chairs and vice-chairs must submit an annual report. The Awards Committee will review these reports to identify and select the award recipient(s).

Nomination Process for the Outstanding Study Group Member Award

1. A call for nominations will be published on the MASCC website and via email to all members.
2. Study group members interested in this award may self-nominate and should first discuss this opportunity with their study group chair/vice-chair. The decision for whom to nominate rests with the study group chair/vice-chair.
3. Study group chair/vice-chair may nominate an active member of their own study group for this award by submitting the nomination form alongside the study group annual report. The form captures the nominee’s engagement and contributions over the past year through rating questions and optional comments:
   • An overview of the nominee’s role and level of engagement in study group activities
   • Key contributions and achievements that advanced the study group’s mission and goals
4. Each study group may submit only one nomination per year.

Selection Process

1. The study group annual reports and Outstanding Study Group Member Award nomination forms will be reviewed by the MASCC Awards Committee and provide their recommendation to the MASCC Executive Committee for review and approval.
2. The award recipients will be notified by email.
3. In the absence of qualified submissions, the MASCC Executive Committee may nominate an individual who meets the established criteria for the award.