Award at a Glance
Award amount: $1,000, plus reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit
Deadline: January 6
Questions? Contact: Member Communities Department
Who Can Apply: APS Members who are postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors with primary EEP Section Affiliation.
Award Description
The American Physiology Society (APS) Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section CANTROL Environmental Systems New Investigator Research Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow, assistant professor or equivalent for outstanding research in environmental, exercise, thermal or applied physiology that involves investigations in different environmental conditions.
Eligibility
The applicant must:
- Be a postdoctoral researcher or assistant professor.
- Be first or senior/last author on an abstract submitted for the American Physiology Summit in an EEP topic category.
- Be an APS member with primary EEP Section affiliation.
Criteria
The application package includes:
- PDF of the abstract.
- The abstract number, first author’s full name, sponsor or advisor’s full name and sponsor or advisor’s email address.
- Letter from the applicant and co-signed by the primary research mentor stating their eligibility for the award(s) applied for*, contribution to the research, significance of the research contained in the abstract to the field and statement of applicant’s research goals.
- Biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format).
Letter/statement format:
- 0.8-inch margins
- 11-point font
- Single spaced
*If applicant is the senior/last author on the abstract, the letter must state that this same abstract is not being considered for awards by the first author
Applications will be judged on the following:
Abstract
- Clearly stated hypothesis or aim, technical approach, results reporting.
- Appropriate conclusion and significance.
Other
- Letter from the applicant (See elements to include above).
- Biosketch.
Award recipients may receive this award once as a graduate student and once as a postdoctoral fellow, regardless of section affiliation.
Applicants may apply to as many awards as they are eligible for, however, recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the American Physiology Summit.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.