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Award at a Glance

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

Deadline: November 10

Questions? Contact: Ann Marie Bocus, APS Sections Administrator 

Who Can Apply: Graduate students who are women and APS members with a primary EEP Section.

     

Award Description

The Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section Women in Physiology Predoctoral Research Award recognizes a predoctoral graduate student who identifies as a woman for outstanding research in environmental, exercise, thermal, or applied physiology. This award is made possible by generous donations from Lou Stephenson and Margret (Peg) Kolka, PhD. 

Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • be a graduate student
  • identify as a woman
  • be a first author on abstract submitted to the American Physiology Summit in an EEP topic category, and 
  • be an APS member with primary EEP Section affiliation.
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

Application will be judged on the following:

Abstract

  • clearly stated hypothesis or aim, technical approach, results reporting, and  
  • appropriate conclusion and significance.

Award recipients may receive this 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.   


Applications are only accepted via online submission.