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Award at a Glance

Award amount: $1,000, plus reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit.  

Deadline: Jan. 9

Questions? Contact:  APS Community Engagement Department 

Award Description

The American Physiological Society (APS) Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section Cantrol International 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. Cantrol International sponsors this award.

Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • Be an APS member with primary EEP Section affiliation.
  • Be a postdoctoral researcher or assistant professor.
  • Be first or senior/last author on an abstract submitted for the American Physiology Summit under an EEP Section topic category.

Criteria

The application package includes:

  • PDF of the abstract. 
  • The abstract number, first author’s full name, sponsor or advisor’s full name and email address.     
  • Letter from the applicant and co-signed by the primary research mentor stating their eligibility for the award, contribution to the related research, significance of the research and statement of applicant’s research goals.   
  • Biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format).   

Letter/statement format:

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

If the 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’s stated hypothesis or aim, technical approach and results reporting.
    • Appropriate conclusion and significance
  • Letter from the applicant.
  • Biosketch.

Applications with excess or incomplete materials, such as additional letters or an unsigned letter, will not be evaluated

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.  The recipient must attend the Summit to receive the award. 


Applications are only accepted via online submission.