Best Paper of the Year 2025

Application form

3rd Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Circulation Research Society (TCRS)
2026 Stanford–Taiwan Symposium on Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
B1C Hall, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

The Taiwan Circulation Research Society (TCRS) has established this award to encourage members to pursue forward-looking basic or applied research, promote scientific studies related to circulatory medicine, and advance both fundamental and clinical developments in cardiovascular science. Eligible members are welcome to submit applications.

I. Eligibility

Applicants must be TCRS members or have submitted a membership application at the time of application and upon receiving the award.

II. Application Period

The application period will follow the official announcement issued by TCRS each year.

III. Required Documents

(All documents must be submitted in electronic format.)
Applicants must complete and submit the following materials:

1. Application form.
2. Representative publication (The submitted work must be completed and published—or officially accepted—in an international journal within one year prior to the application year (January 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026). The applicant must be the first author or corresponding author of the paper.)
3. Please send all application materials to: tcrs2024@gmail.com

IV. Review Process

TCRS will assemble a review committee consisting of distinguished scholars in relevant fields. A peer-review mechanism will be adopted, and evaluations will be conducted primarily through document review.

V. Award

1. In principle, one award recipient will be selected each year. If no suitable candidate is identified, no award will be granted.
2. After the review results are finalized, the awardee will be invited to the TCRS Annual Meeting & Symposium for a public award ceremony. The recipient will receive a trophy and a cash prize of NTD 20,000. If more than one awardee is selected, the prize will be divided equally.

VI. Amendments

These regulations are implemented upon approval by the TCRS Board of Directors and Supervisors. Amendments follow the same procedure.