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The GSA Kathryn Hyer Memorial Fund in honor of Kathy Hyer, former 2020 GSA President and 2021 Board Chair, will be used to support our GSA Annual Policy Internship Program.  

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Your donation will be instrumental in the development of new programs and services for members with a generativity focus on emerging scholars and others along the career continuum.
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In honor of a former executive director, this fund assists student members of the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization to attend the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.
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GSA's Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award, is given to a member who has made a sustained contribution to geriatric nursing research.
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The Gregory S. O’Neill Student Policy Internship is a professional development opportunity for emerging scholars in the aging field is named in memory of Greg O’Neill, PhD, a scholar himself and long-time GSA staff member.
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This endowment fund, established in 2005, invests in special programs and projects that further the mission of the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) to advance gerontology and geriatrics education in academic institutions and to provide leadership and support of gerontology and geriatrics education faculty and students at education institutions. Donations to the endowment are invested to generate interest for AGHE programs.  Up to 75% of annual investment income each year is made available to partially fund projects that support AGHE’s mission and vision; the remainder of annual income is used to build the endowment corpus.  
 
Endowment Recognition Levels:
Friend -- $1 - $49
 
Ambassador -- $50 - $199
 
Patron -- $200 - $499
 
Guardian -- $500 - $999
 
Visionary -- $1,000 or more
 
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The unrestricted annual fund supports AGHE’s mission and vision through the development of new programs, products, awards, services and membership initiatives. Donations may be used to support participation in the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting by students, trainees, and faculty members affiliated with AGHE; and to support increased student involvement in AGHE through other initiatives such as membership outreach. Donations may support special initiatives with community colleges, and with age-friendly universities and institutions.
 
Tree of Knowledge Recognition Levels:
Friend -- $1 - $49
 
Ambassador -- $50 - $199
 
Patron -- $200 - $499
 
Guardian -- $500 - $999
 
Visionary -- $1,000 or more
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The Shock New Investigator Award is given annually at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting to acknowledge a Biological Sciences member for outstanding contributions to new knowledge about aging through basic biological research. 
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Support the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section efforts to support student involvement in GSA, primarily through the provision of awards for emerging scholar travel to the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.
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The Boaz Kahana Student Poster Award recognizes a current BSS student member, graduate or undergraduate, for original and innovative research relevant to mental health and aging.
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The Douglas Holmes Emerging Scholar Paper Award recognizes research with potential to improve quality of life and/or quality of care in long-term care and is intended to encourage and support innovative and promising research across long-term care settings (i.e., nursing home, hospice, assisted living, adult day, or home and community based care).
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TJ McCallum Memorial Student Registration Award
 
GSA student members with a focus on caregiving or technology and aging are eligible for a chance to win this award that covers the student registration fee for attending the GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting. In order to be eligible, one must fulfill all of the requirements and instructions for submission outlined below.
 
Requirements
• Must be a current GSA paid dues ESPO member and have an updated GSA Connect Profile.
• Must have an accepted paper, poster, or symposium paper with a focus on caregiving or technology and aging for the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.
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Health Science Section supports efforts to provide awards to emerging scholars to travel to the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.
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The Excellence in Rehabilitation Award is given annually at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting to acknowledge outstanding contributions in the field of rehabilitation of aging persons.
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Social Research, Policy, and Practice section supports student travel and engagement at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.

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