Award at a Glance
Award amount: First place receives $1,000, reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit; second and third place receive $500, reimbursement of the early registration fee. All three awardees will receive up to $250 travel reimbursement and a complimentary ticket to the CV Section banquet.
Application deadline: November 10
Questions? Contact: Huabo Su, PhD, Awards Chair
Who can apply: APS members who are trainees and have a primary CV Section affiliation.
Award Description
The American Physiological Society (APS) Cardiovascular (CV) Section Outstanding Postdoctoral Trainee Award recognizes outstanding postdoctoral trainees who are on a trajectory to make meritorious contributions to the scientific areas represented by the CV Section This award is made possible by the generous support of APS strategic partner ADInstruments.
Eligibility
The applicant must;
- be a member in good standing with a primary affiliation with the CV Section
- be classified as a postdoctoral fellow (or equivalent) with an academic institution or in industry, and
Criteria
The application package includes:
- letter from advisor, postdoctoral mentor, or department chair supporting the candidate;
- Biosketch in the current National Institutes of Health format including descriptions of the applicant's training plan, how this training plan will help them address important unanswered questions in cardiovascular physiology, service to the CV Section and significant contributions to cardiovascular research;
- abstract number;
- PDF of abstract submission; and
- abstract first author’s full name.
Awardees will be selected on the basis of:
- Abstract
- oral presentation in the Young Investigator Competition
- potential for development into an independent investigator
- their ongoing and proposed future areas of investigation relate to the CV Section, and
- service to APS and CV Section.
The awardee must attend and present their research at the American Physiology Summit and attend Cardiovascular Section awards ceremony at the annual CV Section banquet where they will be recognized.
Selected finalist for the Outstanding Postdoctoral Trainee award will give an oral presentation on their research in the Cardiovascular Section Young Investigator Competition to determine placement.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.