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Meeting Award Applications and Instructions

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 meeting.

• 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.

The deadline for submitting the award application to APS is Monday, June 9, 2008. Please fax or email the entire application and a copy of your abstract by the above date.

Click here to download the application form for the Abstract-based Travel Award.

Award applicants will be judged onsite and the winners announced during the Banquet and Awards Reception that is being held on Saturday, September 27, 2008.

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 2008 APS Intersociety Meeting: The Integrative Biology of Exercise being held in Hilton Head, SC from September 24-27, 2008.

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. Applications must be completed online at https://www.the-aps.org/awardapps. The deadline for applications is Monday, June 9, 2008. Please note that the online application site for this award will not be available until January 2008.

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