Respiration Section Research Recognition Awards

• be a current APS member;
• be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow/medical resident; and
• 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. There are no citizenship requirements for this award.

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; and
• 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 n 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, and
• appropriate conclusion and significance

Other

• letter from the applicant (see elements to include above), and
• biosketch

Materials in excess or insufficient (e.g., inclusion of the letter with extra pages or letter with no signature) will be excluded from evaluation.

Applications are only accepted via online submission.