Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section Early-career Research Award

Award Description

The Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section Early-Career Research Award recognizes an assistant professor or equivalent who is in the first three years of their first appointment for outstanding research in environmental, exercise, thermal or applied physiology. 

Award Criteria   

Applications will be evaluated based on: 

• Abstract quality.
• A clearly stated hypothesis or aim, technical approach and results reporting.
• An appropriate conclusion and significance.
• A letter from the applicant.
• A biosketch.

Eligibility

The applicant must:

• Be an assistant professor or equivalent in the first three years of their first appointment.  
• Be first author or senior/last author on an abstract submitted to the American Physiology Summit in an EEP Section topic category. 
• Be an APS member in good standing with primary EEP Section affiliation. 

Application Requirements 

A complete application must include:

• Confirmation that the applicant’s abstract is submitted to an EEP Section topic category.
• A PDF of the abstract submission.
• The abstract number, first author’s name and sponsor’s or advisor’s name and email address. 
• A letter from the applicant stating their eligibility for the award, contribution to the research and significance of the research in the abstract and a statement of applicant’s research goals.
• A biosketch in the National Institutes of Health format. 

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.

Conditions of the Award

The awardee must accept the award at the Summit and attend the EEP Section banquet. The awardee is responsible for funding their travel.

The EEP Section Awards Committee selects one recipient each year.

Applicants may apply to as many awards as they are eligible for; however, recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the Summit.