Caroline
tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards
APS AWARDEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TAX RULES
2008 Awardees
Deadline for Application and Abstract Submission:
November ?, 2008 (EB abstract deadline)
To Apply
Go to
http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps for online application (paper
applications no longer accepted)
Information on the Experimental
Biology meeting and abstract deadline
NOTE: NEW MEMBER REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS
The annual Caroline tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional
Opportunity Award (provides $500 and complimentary registration for the
meeting) will be granted to as many as 36 male or female graduate students
or postdoctoral fellows who present a contributed paper at the meeting.
To be considered for the award, the candidate must be the first author of
an abstract submitted to APS and must be a member of APS at the time of
application (either Student or Regular).
The candidate must submit the following:
1. A copy of his/her abstract
2. A 1-page letter written by the candidate
stating his/her career goals; his/her research goals, role in the research
described in the abstract, and reasons why he/she is deserving of the
award. The letter should NOT restate the abstract OR be longer than 1 page
(or the award application will NOT be considered)
Successful abstracts typically include: a clearly stated hypothesis or
aim; the technical approach to the study; the pertinent results obtained
with quantitative and statistical comparisons, when appropriate; and a
clearly stated conclusion, including the significance of the results to
the field. Candidates may submit ONE abstract for consideration.
Awardees will be notified prior to March 1 and MUST be present at the APS
Business Meeting to receive their award.
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