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ADInstruments Macknight Progressive Educator Award
Award: $1,500 and Institutional Grant
Deadline: December 1
Contact: Education Office
The ADInstruments Macknight Progressive Educator Award ($1,500, complimentary registration to EB meeting, and Institutional Grant providing the award recipient’s institution with a PowerLab PTB 4152 LabTutor Physiology Teaching Bundle or equivalent) honors an APS member who demonstrates the greatest potential for incorporating innovative teaching techniques and effectively utilizing technology resources in engaging undergraduate students in physiology education.
See below for link for additional information and requirements.
Annual Reviews Award for Scientific Reviewing
Award: $2,000 Award and up to $2,000 in travel funds to enable the nominee to attend the Experimental Biology meeting
Deadline: November 15, 2012
Contact: Charmon Kight, ckight@the-aps.org on behalf of the APS Publications Committee
The Annual Reviews Award for Scientific Reviewing is to be given for excellence in providing systematic, periodic examinations of scholarly advances, and provoking discussion that will lead to new research activity. The award recognizes an APS member who has written scientific reviews and has helped provide an enhanced understanding of the area of physiology reviewed. The successful candidate will be awarded $2,000 and up to $2,000 reimbursement towards travel to attend the annual Experimental Biology meeting to receive the monetary award and a recognition plaque.
Nominations must include:
- A letter from the nominator describing the candidate's work and why he or she should be selected for the award. No more than three (3) pages.
- Curriculum vitae of the nominee. No more than six (6) pages.
- Bibliographical listing of no more than 12 review articles of the nominee’s most significant reviews, including the full text of the “best” three review articles. The list should focus on reviews published in APS journals when appropriate.
- Letters of support. No more than three (3).
- Confirmation that the nominee is a member in good standing of the APS.
Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distingusihed Mentor and Scientist Award
Award: $1,000 and reimbursement of expenses up to $1,500
Deadline: September 15
Contact: Education Office
The Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award honors a member of the American Physiological Society who is judged to have made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to excellence in training of young physiologists whether by mentoring, guiding and nurturing their professional and personal development, developing novel education methods/materials, promoting scientific outreach efforts, attracting individuals to the field of physiology, or by otherwise fostering an environment exceptionally conducive to education in physiology.
Distinguished Lectureship Awards
Award: $1,000
Contact: Appropriate Disciplinary Section
Deadline: Set by Section
The 12 Distinguished Lectureship Awards are named after outstanding contributors to the disciplinary areas of physiology represented by the 12 APS Sections. The recipient is chosen by the Section as a representative of the best within the discipline. Lecturers present and are active participants at the Experimental Biology meeting. Each year, four of the 12 lecturers give plenary lectures that incorporate the main meeting topic. In the years that sections do not have plenary lectures, the lecturer presents one hour of a featured topic programmed by the section. Each recipient receives a $1,000 honorarium and up to $2,000 to cover travel and per diem expenses incurred during the meeting.
The 12 named Distinguished Lectureships are:
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Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lecture of the APS Cardiovascular Section
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Hugh Davson Distinguished Lecture of the APS Cell and Molecular Physiology Section
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Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lecture of the APS Central Nervous System Section
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August Krogh Distinguished Lecture of the APS Comparative Physiology Section supported by Novo Nordisk
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Solomon A. Berson Distinguished Lecture of the APS Endocrinology & Metabolism Section
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Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lecture of the APS Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section
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Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lecture of the APS Gastrointestinal Section
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Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lecture of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section
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Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lecture of the APS Renal Section
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Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Distinguished Lecture of the APS Respiration Section
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Claude Bernard Distinguished Lecture of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section
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Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lecture of the APS Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section
Latin American Initiative Program
Award: $5,000
Deadline: November 1, 2012
Contact: Executive Office
With the aim of strengthening the ties between APS, sister Physiological Societies in Latin America, and physiologists working in the Americas, APS established The Latin American Initiative. The program began in 2000.
This initiative is handled by the APS International Physiology Committee. Each year, the initiative supports 4 courses/workshops/symposia that are carried out in Latin American countries with participation of APS members. The budget for each course/workshop/symposium is $5,000, which will be provided in the form of reimbursement upon receipt of a final report on the event. Applicants should note that symposia that occur over half a day or less of a conference will not be supported. However, applications that request funding for symposia combined with other events, such as visits to laboratories or Physiology Departments, that allow Latin American physiologists to have more direct interactions with invited symposium speakers are welcomed.
The deadline for applications is November 1, 2012 or funding in 2013
Applicants are strongly advised to read the Guidelines for Applicants carefully before submitting an application (see Resources below).
Applicants should note that:
- They must be APS members in good standing.
- Providing ALL of the information requested in the Guidelines for Applicants will increase the likelihood that the application will be successful.
- Applications that request funding only for symposia that occur over half a day or less of a conference will not be supported.
- Applications must be submitted online at www.the-aps.org/awardapps. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Questions concerning the Latin American Initiative should be addressed to the Chair of the International Physiology Physiology Committee, Bryan Mackenzie PhD (Tel: (513)558-3627; email: mackenb@ucmail.uc.edu) or to the APS Executive Director Martin Frank (Tel: 301-634-7118; email: mfrank@the-aps.org).
See Resources below to view Guidelines for Applicants and the LAI Award drescription in Spanish.
Orr E. Reynolds Award
Award: $500 and reimbursement of expenses up to $1,500
Deadline: December 1
Contact: Executive Office
The Orr E. Reynolds Award, named for the second Executive Secretary-Treasurer, is presented for the best historical article submitted by a member of the Society. Articles may deal with any aspect of the history of physiology, including the development of physiological ideas and their application, instrumentation, individual and collective biography, departmental and institutional history, history of societies including APS, and physiology in its public context. Manuscripts should represent original research and be adequately documented. Articles published in journals or books of the Society during the prior three calendar years are also eligible for the award upon request by the author. If an author submits a manuscript/article but is not successful in obtaining the award, the same manuscript/article may be submitted for two consecutive years.
The recipient receives $500 and reimbursement of expenses, up to $1,500, incurred while attending the Experimental Biology meeting. The article may be published in one of the Society journals after appropriate peer review. Members may receive the award only once, and those members who have advanced degrees in the history of science or medicine are not eligible
Physiology In Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Award Lecture
Award: $4,000
Deadline: October 1
Contact: Executive Office
The Physiology in Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Award Lectureship is awarded to an outstanding physiological scientist, domestic or foreign, who is an APS member. The recipient is selected by the President-Elect in recognition of his/her original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology. The recipient presents a lecture on "Physiology in Perspective" during the plenary session of the Experimental Biology meeting, addressing Cannon's concepts of "The Wisdom of the Body." The lecture is considered for publication in the Society journal of their choosing. The recipient receives an honorarium of $4,000, a plaque, and reimbursement of expenses incurred in association with delivery of the lecture. The membership is invited to submit nominations for this lecture. A nomination shall be accompanied by a candidate's curriculum vitae and one letter detailing the individual's status and contributions.
The Walter B. Cannon Award Lecture is generously supported by Sucampo AG.
Ray G. Daggs Award
Award: $500
Deadline: At Committee's Discretion
Contact: Executive Office
The Ray G. Daggs Award, in honor of the Society's first Executive Secretary, is presented to a physiologist who is judged to have provided distinguished long-term service to the science of physiology and, in particular, to the American Physiological Society, by holding a prominent position in the Society.
Established in 1973, the Ray G. Daggs Award is presented at the spring Business Meeting of the Society. A Certificate of Citation, expenses to participate in the Experimental Biology meeting, and $500 are presented to the recipient.
APS Research Career Enhanment Award
Award: $4,000
Deadline: April 16 and September 15
Contact: Executive Office
The APS Research Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career potential of regular APS members. The award can be used to support short-term visits to other laboratories to acquire new specific skills and to support attendance at special courses devoted primarily to methodologies appropriate for both a new investigator and a more senior investigator entering a new field of research. The award of up to $4,000 allows an individual in the early phases of his/her career to obtain special training; the award also allows an individual in the later phases of his/her career to develop new skills and to retrain in areas of developing interests. The award does not include any indirect cost reimbursement.
See Resources below for examples of winning applications for the RCEA.
APS Teaching Career Enhancement Award
Award: $4,000
Deadline: April 16 and September 15
Contact: Executive Office
The APS Teaching Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career potential of regular members. The award provides up to $4,000 to allow an individual to develop innovative and potentially widely applicable programs for teaching and learning physiology. The award can be used to support short-term visits to other schools to consult with experts who can assist with the development project. It can also be used to support attendance at special courses devoted to methodologies appropriate for the educational development project. The award does not include any indirect cost reimbursement.
See Resources below for examples of winning applications for the TCEA.