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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: 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:

  • PDF
  • 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.