Award at a Glance
Award amount: $500
Application deadline: Jan. 9
Questions? Contact: Kelly Hyndman, Chair, Renal Section Awards Committee
Award Description
The American Physiological Society (APS) Renal Section Predoctoral Excellence in Renal Research Awards recognize graduate students who are first author on a renal-based abstract presented at the American Physiology Summit.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be an APS member in good standing with a primary Renal Section affiliation.
Previous winners of this award are not eligible to reapply.
Criteria
The application package includes:
- PDF of first-authored abstract submitted to the Summit under a Renal Section topic category.
Review Criteria
Applicant abstracts will be reviewed for the following:
Abstract
- Clearly stated hypothesis or aim.
- Technical approach to the study.
- Pertinent results obtained with quantitative and statistical comparisons, when appropriate.
- Clearly stated conclusion.
- Significance of the results to the field.
Finalists selected for the award will be notified prior to the Summit and their posters will be judged on site by the APS Renal Section Awards Committee. Awardees will be recognized at the Summit.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.