Annual Awards

The Research Society on Alcoholism presents 6 annual awards,
plus the Lifetime Achievement Award when an approved nomination is received.

The Marlatt Mentorship Award was created in 2011,
with the first award to be presented in 2012.

Information and previous recipients of each are below.

Requests for nominations, including criteria, are posted, in October, on our website

under the meeting button – the deadline for nominations is January 31.
Link to Nomination Requirements

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RSA Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominations for this award are accepted from members only. Non-members nominated will be considered but are not encouraged. Past RSA Distinguished Researchers are not eligible. Recipients of this award receive a plaque and cash award at the annual meeting. This award is given to an individual who has had a long, balanced career including outstanding research, training, service and advocacy.

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RSA Distinguished Researcher Award

Nominations for this prestigious award are accepted from members only – but members or non-members can be nominated. Past recipients of this award received a plaque and cash award at the annual meeting and they presented a plenary session. The award will alternate between psychosocial and biomedical awardees.

Previous recipients of this award are:

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RSA Young Investigator Award

Nominations for this award are accepted from members only. Nominees must be active in alcohol research and be an RSA member. Recipients of this award receive a plaque and cash award at the annual meeting and present a plenary during the following year’s meeting.

Previous recipients of this award are:

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Henri Begleiter Excellence in Research Award

Nominations for this award are accepted from members only – but members or non-members can be nominated. Recipients of this award receive a plaque and cash award at the annual meeting. This award is given to an individual demonstrating innovation or creativity and excellence in their research and/or someone whose work has a major impact on the field.

Previous recipients of this award:

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RSA Seixas Award For Service

The RSA Board of Directors selects the recipient of this award. Nominations are accepted from the membership but are not solicited. Recipients of this award receive a plaque and watch at the annual meeting. The recipient of the Seixas Award is confidential until the meeting.

Previous recipients of this award are:

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RSA Marlatt Mentorship Award

Nominations for this award are accepted from members only. Nominees must be active in alcohol research and be an RSA member. This award will be given annually to an individual whose mentoring of young researchers in the alcohol research field is demonstrated to be exceptional and, therefore, should be recognized by his/her peers. The first award will be presented in 2012.

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RSA Media (formerly Journalism) Award

Nominations are accepted from RSA members only and can be for a single person or a group of people. This award is designed to recognize outstanding journalistic efforts (“journalism” in the broadest sense) of writers who cover empirical research on alcohol. The committee wishes to recognize the ability of science writers to expertly interpret difficult-to-understand scientific findings for a broad audience of non-scientists. The contribution can be in a wide variety of formats, including print, film, video, and web publishing. Recipients of this award receive a plaque. They also receive a travel stipend if they attend the annual meeting.

Previous recipients of this award are:

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