Award at a Glance
Award amount: $250
Application deadline: November 10
Questions? Contact: Ann Marie Bocus, APS Sections Administrator
Who can apply: Trainees
Award Description
In 2014, an anonymous member of the American Physiological Society (APS) Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation (NCAR) Section generously sponsored a trainee award to recognize research excellence. In 2017, another NCAR member matched the donation to provide a second award to a deserving postdoctoral trainee.
The NCARnation Trainee Presentation Award requires that NCAR trainees to make an oral presentation at American Physiology Summit to highlight their research.
Eligibility
The applicant must:
- be an APS member with primary affiliation in the NCAR Section
- be an undergraduate student, graduate student, or postdoctoral fellow
- submit an abstract to a NCAR Foundational Science Session at the American Physiology Summit.
Criteria
The application package includes:
- a PDF copy of an abstract submitted to any appropriate NCAR topic at the American Physiology Summit.
NCAR trainee committee members and former NCARnation participants review and select abstracts from those submitted by NCAR trainees to any NCAR abstract topic.
The NCARnation session provides 12 selected finalists (6 undergraduate/graduate; 6 postdoctoral fellows) with an opportunity to give a five-minute oral presentation at the American Physiology Summit. NCARnation is a special oral session that takes place on the first day of the Summit.
During the on-site oral presentation, speakers will be judged based on the following:
- significance
- innovation
- clarity of the presentation
- familiarity with the field
- ability to answer questions