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Award at a Glance

Award amount: $1,000

Application deadline: December 16

Questions? Contact: Executive Office

Who Can Apply: Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty members who work outside the United States and are APS members.


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Award Description

The International Early-career Physiologist (IECP) Travel Awards are presented to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty members who live and work outside the United States. This initiative of the International Committee is designed to assist with travel expenses that international early career physiologists incur while attending the American Physiology Summit to present their work. APS awards up to 12 awards of $1,000 each annually.

Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • Must be an APS member in good standing.
  • Must be studying for a doctoral degree or have received a doctoral degree within the past 7 years.
  • Must not be above the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent.

Criteria

The application package includes:

  • Must have submitted an abstract as presenting author (i.e. first author or senior author) to the American Physiology Summit.
  • New this Year! Must present a 2 minute elevator speech at the American Physiology Summit.
  • The abstract must have been submitted to a Topic Category of the APS Section to which the applicant’s research is relevant.
  • Upload a biosketch.
  • Upload a PDF of the abstract that was summitted to the American Physiology Summit.
  • A letter of support detailing your role in the abstract.

Click on the sample biosketch required for application. A biosketch template has been provided here. 

    Click on the scoring rubric to view detailed requirements and scoring.

    Please Note: Individuals may receive up to two IECP travel awards. Applications are reviewed and rated by the International Committee. To receive an IECP Travel Award, successful candidates are required to attend the American Physiological Summit to present their work. Awardees will be recognized, and a wire transfer fund will be sent after the APS annual meeting.


    Applications are only accepted via online submission.