Thank you for joining us at the 2025 NAVREF Conference

We celebrated a century of VA research and looked ahead to the next!

Your participation helped spark new ideas, new connections, and a

bold vision for the future.

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

2025 NAVREF Conference Agenda

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NAVREF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:

NAVREF encourages every VA-affiliated nonprofit research and education corporation (NPC) to attend NAVREF’s Annual Conference. To make this goal more possible, NAVREF offers scholarships to assist member organizations with registration costs to attend our signature event.

If your NPC is interested in applying for this scholarship, please complete the online application. The NAVREF Team will be in touch after we review your application. If you do not hear a response from us within 72 hours, please reach out to Hawk at htran@navref.org

NAVREF MERCH STORE

Sometimes we can't meet in person, but that doesn't mean you can't get some cool NAVREF branded merchandise. From apparel to accessories, the store will have everything you need to collect memories and show your NAVREF pride.

Enter the NAVREF Merch Store

2025 NAVREF Awards Nominations

The National Association of Veterans’ Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF) is pleased to continue our “Awards for Distinguished Service & Innovation” for its tenth year. The awards will recognize professional contributions by individuals to NAVREF, its member nonprofit corporations (NPCs) or affiliated organizations within the fields of VA research and education.

Click Here to Submit Your Nomination

2024 Winners

 Partnership in Progress Award

Gwen Cham and Dr. Kyong-MiChang, Kyle Robinson, Yu-Ning Wong, Kara Maxwell

Daniel Lee, and Carl June

Pennsylvania Research and Education Foundation & U-Penn Team

Barbara West Award

Mary Ford, Ocean State Research Institute

Dr. Molly Klote, Deputy CRADO

Board of Directors Award

Michele Packard-Milam, Interim Executive Director, Institute for Medical Research

Innovations and Best Practice Award

Allison Shafer, Veterans Research and Education Foundation of St. Louis