Award at a Glance
Gatorade Sport Science Institute Award
Award amount: $600, plus early registration to the American Physiology Summit.
Deadline: Dec. 9
Questions? Contact: APS Community Engagement Department
Nike Loren G. Myhre Award
Award amount: $1,500, plus early registration to the American Physiology Summit.
Deadline: Dec. 9
Questions? Contact: APS Community Engagement Department
Award Description
The Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section Predoctoral Research Awards recognize predoctoral graduate students for outstanding research in environmental, exercise, thermal or applied physiology that involves the evaluation of physiological responses in controlled simulated environmental conditions.
From the Predoctoral Research Award applicant pool, the EEP Section will offer:
One award sponsored by the Gatorade Sport Science Institute for environmental, exercise, thermal or applied physiology research.
One award sponsored by Nike Loren G. Myhre for environmental, exercise, thermal or applied physiology research.
Award Criteria
Applicants will be evaluated on the following areas:
- Abstract. This includes hypothesis/aim, approach, results, conclusion and significance.
- Letter. This includes role, biosketch and goals.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be an APS member in good standing with EEP Section primary affiliation.
- Be a graduate student.
- Be first author on an abstract submitted for the American Physiology Summit to an EEP Section topic category.
- Be able to attend the Summit to accept the award.
Application Requirements
A complete application must include:
- Confirmation that the applicant’s abstract is submitted to an EEP Section topic category.
- A PDF of the abstract submission.
- The abstract number, author's name and sponsor's or advisor’s name and email address.
- A letter from the applicant co-signed by the primary research sponsor or advisor addressing eligibility, research contribution, significance of the abstract and the applicant’s research goals.
- A biosketch in the National Institutes of Health format.
Conditions of the Award
Awardees must accept the award at the Summit and attend the EEP Section Banquet. Recipients are responsible for funding their travel.
Award recipients may receive each of these awards 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 Summit.