Respiration Section Research Recognition Awards

Award Description

The Respiration Section Research Recognition Award honors outstanding research by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who present a first-author abstract at the American Physiology Summit.

Award Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated on the following areas:

• Abstract. This includes a clearly stated hypothesis, technical approach to the study, pertinent results obtained with quantitative and statistical comparisons, a clearly stated conclusion and significance of research to the field.
• Letter. This includes the applicant’s role in the abstract research, reasons the applicant is deserving of the award and a statement of the applicant’s research goals. 

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be an APS member in good standing.
• Be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow/medical resident.
• Submit their abstract to a Respiration Section topic category.

Application Requirements

A complete application must include:

• Confirmation that the applicant’s abstract is submitted to a Respiration Section topic category.
• A PDF of the abstract submission.
• Abstract number, first author’s name, sponsor’s or advisor’s name and email address.
• A letter from the applicant 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 a statement of the applicant’s research goals.
• A biosketch in the National Institutes of Health format.

The Respiration Section Awards Committee selects up to nine recipients each year.

Conditions of the Award

Recipients must accept the award at the Summit and attend the Respiration Section banquet. Awardees are responsible for funding their travel.

Applicants may receive a Research Recognition 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.