CNS Research Recognition Award

• be a current APS member
• be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow/medical resident, and 
• submit a first-author abstract to the American Physiology Summit   

Applicants may only apply to the Section to which their abstract was submitted.

Criteria

The application package includes:

• PDF of abstract
• topic category to which the abstract was submitted
• a one-page statement to indicate applicant’s contribution to the research, the broader importance of the research ,and the applicant's research goals. This statement should be written by the trainee and signed by the mentor; and  
  
• biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format) 

Statement format: 

• PDF
• 0.8-inch margins
• 11-point font
• single spaced

Applications are reviewed by APS section award committees and judged on the following: 

Abstract

• clearly stated hypothesis or aim;
• technical approach/methods to the study
• pertinent results obtained with quantitative and statistical comparisons, when appropriate;
• clearly stated conclusion; and
• significance of the results to the field.

Other

• letter from the applicant (see elements to include below), and
• biosketch

Award recipients may receive this award once as a graduate student and once as a postdoctoral fellow, regardless of section affiliation.  Recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the American Physiology Summit.