Award at a Glance
Award amount: $500, plus early registration for the American Physiology Summit.
Application deadline: Dec. 9
Questions? Contact: APS Community Engagement Department
Award Description
The Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation (NCAR) Section Outstanding Graduate Student Award provides travel support to one graduate student to present research at the American Physiology Summit.
Award Criteria
Applicants will be evaluated on their current work reflected in the abstract, their research accomplishments and letter of recommendation.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be an APS member in good standing with the NCAR Section as their primary affiliation.
- Be a graduate student working toward a PhD (post-candidacy exams) in neural control and autonomic regulation.
- Submit their abstract to an NCAR Section topic category.
- Be able to attend the Summit to accept the award.
Application Requirements
A complete application must include:
- Confirmation that the applicant’s abstract is submitted to an NCAR Section topic category.
- A PDF of the abstract submission.
- A biosketch in the National Institutes of Health format that includes a one-page personal statement summarizing their research contributions, a complete list of publications and abstracts (listed separately) and any grants, fellowships and awards.
- A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s advisor, including the expected month and year of completion of the degree program.
The NCAR Section Awards Committee selects one recipient each year.
Conditions of the Award
The recipient must accept the award at the Summit, present their abstract at the NCAR Trainee Awards Session (oral and poster sessions) and attend the NCAR Section banquet and business meeting. The awardee is responsible for funding their travel.
Applicants may apply to as many awards as they are eligible for; however, recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the Summit.