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Award at a Glance

Award amount: $500, plus reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit

Application deadline: January 6

Questions? Contact: Kelly Hyndman, Chair, Renal Section Awards Committee

Who can apply: APS members who are graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.  

 

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Award Description

The American Physiological Society (APS) Research Recognition Awards (RRA) recognize outstanding research by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who present a first-author abstract at the American Physiology Summit. 

The Renal Section also offers a Steven M. Horvath RRA to the top ranked applicant from a underrepresented racial or ethnic background. Underrepresented groups in basic and biomedical research are defined according to the National Science Foundation/National Institutes of Health criteria as: 

  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders
Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • Be a current APS member.
  • Be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow/medical resident. 
  • Submit a first-author abstract to the American Physiology Summit.

Please note that the applicant may only apply to the Section to which their abstract was submitted.

Criteria

The application package includes:

  • PDF of the abstract;
  • The abstract number and 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

Award recipients may receive an 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. 

Review Criteria

Applications will be reviewed for 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. 

 

Applications are only accepted via online submission.