Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Biomedical Research: did not establish eligibility under the 'awards' criterion
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility under the 'awards' criterion. The AAO determined that a university award was an academic achievement, not for excellence in the professional field, research grants are funding for future work rather than prizes, and a provincial award did not name the petitioner as a recipient and was issued after the petition's filing date.
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Lesser Nationally/Internationally Recognized Prizes Or Awards
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