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Award at a Glance

Award amount: $1,000, plus reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit 

Deadline: November 10

Questions? Contact: Ann Marie Bocus, APS Sections Administrator 

Who Can Apply: Postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors who are APS Members with Primary or Secondary Affiliation with the EEP Section

     

Award Description

The Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Section CANTROL Environmental Systems New Investigator Research Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow/assistant professor or equivalent for outstanding research in environmental, exercise, thermal or applied physiology that involves investigations in different environmental conditions.  

 

Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • be a postdoctoral researcher or assistant professor,
  • be first or senior/last author on an abstract submitted for the American Physiology Summit in an EEP topic category, and  
  • be an APS member with primary EEP Section affiliation.
Criteria

The application package includes:

  • PDF of the abstract; 
  • the abstract number, first author’s full name, sponsor or advisor’s full name and sponsor or advisor’s email address;   
  • letter from the applicant and co-signed by the primary research mentor stating their eligibility for the award(s) applied for*, contribution to the research, significance of the research contained in the abstract to the field and statement of applicant’s research goals;  
  • biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format).   

Letter/statement format:

  • PDF
  • 0.8-inch margins
  • 11-point font
  • single spaced

*If applicant is the senior/last author on the abstract, the letter must state that this same abstract is not being considered for awards by the first author

Applications will be judged on the following:

Abstract

  • clearly stated hypothesis or aim, technical approach, results reporting, and  
  • appropriate conclusion and significance.

Other

  • letter from the applicant (See elements to include below), and   
  • biosketch.   

Award recipients may receive each award once as a graduate student and once as a postdoctoral fellow, regardless of section affiliation. Applicants may apply to as many awards as they are eligible for, however, recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the American Physiology Summit.   


Applications are only accepted via online submission.