2007 Annual Report

2007 Annual Report

Important Messages

Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship Award

This prestigious fellowship, awarded by NSGC, is in memory of Jane Engelber, MS (Sarah Lawrence College, 1973). A bilingual genetic counselor, she developed expertise in counseling patients on issues related to hemophilia nd prenatal diagnosis during her 15 year career in New York City. Jane Engleberg died of Hodgkin's disease in 1988. The JEMF was established in 1990 by Jane's husband, Alfred B. Engelberg, and is funded by the Engelberg Foundation.

Objective: To promote the professional development of individual counselors and to improve the practice of genetic counseling by providing support for scholarly investigation of any aspect of the profession. Recipients may wish to explore new interests, enhance present skills, answer a specific research question or develop expertise in areas related to genetic counseling. Results must be sufficiently broad interest and high caliber to warrant professional publication or presentation.

Award: A one-year, $50,000 award to an individual genetic counselor (or more than one genetic counselor who will share the award).

Eligibility: Board-certified (ABMG or ABGC) genetic counselor who is a full member in good standing of the NSGC. Genetic counselors who have been granted active-candidate status by the American Board of Genetic Counseling are also eligible to apply.

Deadline: May 5, 2008 - first Monday in May

Program Application & Guidelines: Please visit the JEMF web site for the program application, guidelines and additional information. Abstracts of previously funded projects are also available.

Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award

The Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award will provide funding support to one or more genetic counselors for project(s) that focus on the future of the genetic counseling profession and/or the provision of genetic services. Projects will be reviewed on the basis of their merit and strength as well as on their vision of the future of the profession.

Award: Projects will be funded for one year, beginning January 1 of the year immediately following the year of application. Requests for renewals or extended study will be judged with other proposals in the year of application.

Eligibility: Applicants must be full members in good standing of NSGC.

Deadline: May 15, 2008

Program Application & Guidelines: Please visit the AHSPA web site for application instructions and additional information.

2007 Annual Report