Abstract-based Travel Awards for Postdoctoral and Graduate Students

To encourage the participation of young scientists in training, awards will be granted to postdoctoral fellows and graduate students for best abstract presentation. The awards will consist of a cash prize and certificate.

To be considered for an award the candidate must:

• Submit an abstract for the conference.

• Be the first author on the abstract.

• Indicate on the “Details” page of the abstract site, their desire to be considered for the award.

• Complete and submit an award application form by the deadline.

 

Award applicants will be judged onsite and the winners announced during the Banquet and Awards Reception that is being held on Friday, July 17, 2009.

For more information on the Abstract-based Travel Awards, please contact the APS Meetings Department at: meetings@the-aps.org.

NIDDK Minority Travel Award Information

The American Physiological Society, with support from NIDDK, is offering travel awards for underrepresented minorities (i.e., African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, to attend the 2009 APS Conference: Sex Steroids and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology being held at the Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield, CO from July 15 – 18, 2009.

The specific intent of this award is to increase participation of pre- and postdoctoral minority students in the physiological sciences. The awards are open to graduate students, postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students. Minority faculty members at institutions eligible for Minority Access to Research Career (MARC) awards or Minority Biomedical Research Programs (MBRS) awards may also apply. Funds will provide transportation, meals, and lodging.

A separate application must be submitted for each applicant; incomplete applications will not be reviewed. To apply for the NIDDK Travel Award, please click here. The deadline for submitting an application for the NIDDK Travel Award is Friday, April 10, 2009.

For more information regarding the NIDDK Travel Award, please contact Brooke Bruthers at: bbruthers@the-aps.org.