Award at a Glance
Award amount: $1,000
Application deadline: Dec. 15
Questions? Contact: APS Community Engagement Department
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:
- Be an APS member.
- Be studying for a doctoral degree or have received a doctoral degree within the past seven years.
- Not be above the rank of assistant professor or equivalent.
Criteria
The application package includes:
- An abstract as presenting author (i.e. first author or senior author) to the Summit.
- A PDF of the abstract summitted to the Summit under the topic category of the Section to which the applicant’s research is relevant.
- A letter of support detailing your role in the abstract.
- Must present a two-minute elevator speech at the Summit.
- Biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format).
- View the detailed requirements and scoring.
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 Summit to present their work. The award cannot be delayed and is contingent upon funding. Awardees will be recognized, and a wire transfer fund will be sent after the Summit.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.