Award Description
The APS Respiration Section offers The Usha Award, thanks to a sponsorship by Y.S. Prakash, MD, PhD, editor-in-chief of the Comprehensive Physiology. Usha means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This award is given to two promising trainees for their abstract submitted to the American Physiology Summit. Criteria for selection will include the level of excitement regarding the nominee's future, contribution by the nominee to the work and the importance of their work to the field. Nominees are selected by the Respiration Section.
Eligibility
The applicant must:
- Be an undergraduate or graduate student or research fellow (no more than five years since being granted the terminal degree (e.g., PhD, MD, DO, DVM).
- Be a first author of an abstract submitted to a Respiration Section topic category for presentation at the American Physiology Summit.
Criteria
The application package includes:
- A PDF copy of the first-author abstract.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.
Award at a Glance
Award amount: $500, plus reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit and a complimentary ticket to the Respiration Section dinner.
Application deadline: January 6
Questions? Contact: Rory E. Morty, PhD, Chair, Respiration Section Awards Committee
Who can apply: Undergraduate and graduate students and research fellows