ReSS Awards
Attend ReSS 2026 to learn who is being recognized for these prestigious awards.
The ReSS Best of the Best Abstract Awards are presented for the top-scoring abstracts submitted to the Resuscitation Science Symposium. To be eligible to receive one of these awards, attendees must have submitted an abstract to ReSS 2026 during the regular submission process that is related to either cardiac or trauma resuscitation science, receive a top score for that abstract and be a member of the American Heart Association.
The ReSS Early Career Investigator Awards will be presented for top-scoring abstracts submitted to the Resuscitation Science Symposium. Awards will be given for abstracts pertaining to both cardiac and trauma resuscitation science. To be eligible to receive one of these awards, early career investigators (researchers/clinicians within the first five years of their appointment) must have submitted an abstract to ReSS 2026 during the regular submission process, receive a top score for that abstract and be a member of the American Heart Association.
The Ian G. Jacobs Award for International Group Collaboration to Advance Resuscitation Science recognizes international collaboration among individuals over an extended time that has resulted in major contributions to fundamental or clinical science related to cardiac arrest or traumatic injury.
The Resuscitation Champion Award, established in 2017, recognizes an individual (or individuals) who have demonstrated commitment to the field of resuscitation science, through championing research and/or clinical improvements, supporting resuscitation scholars, and serving as a passionate advocate for our field.
The Lifetime Achievement Awards in Resuscitation Science were established by the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee in 2003 to honor scientists for their outstanding contributions in resuscitation science.
The Max Harry Weil Early Career Award Competition for Resuscitation Science acknowledges the accomplishments of early career investigators. Candidates must have submitted an abstract to ReSS during the regular submission process. Selected finalists will present their research results at ReSS.
Awards applied for through the Council Awards Application System. Detailed instructions, eligibility requirements, award criteria and important deadlines for these awards may be found on the individual award pages shown below.
- 3CPR Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Travel Stipend
The EMS travel grants allow full-time EMS personnel to attend ReSS. The recipients of these travel grant are selected based on their commitment and interest in cardiac arrest, CPR and resuscitation care.
Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award
Abstracts submitted to the Resuscitation Science Symposium 2026 may be considered for a Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award. This award recognizes authors who contributed to the highest ranked accepted abstract from each country. You don't have to apply, and professional membership is not required.
Visit the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award web page to view last year’s winners.
Note:
The American Heart Association has moved to a single sign-on process for submitting abstracts and disclosures.
Abstract submitters must have a username and password on professional.heart.org to complete their abstract submission when submitting to any AHA scientific meeting.
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The AHA is now required to collect financial disclosures from all abstract submitting authors and co-authors. As the submitting author, please be prepared to provide all co-author emails.
Co-authors without a complete disclosure will receive separate correspondence to submit this information.