APSR Travel Award to the JRS Annual Meeting

64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society in Yokohama, Japan, 5–7 April 2024

Application deadline: 15 August 2023

The APSR is pleased to announce the availability of Awards for three members to attend and present at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society in Yokohama, Japan, 5–7 April 2024.

The awardees will be those judged by the APSR Research Committee to have submitted the best abstracts to the APSR Secretariat.

Award includes:

• Travel subsidy of US$1,000 for each awardee normally resident in Northeast Asia, or US$1,500 for those normally resident in Southeast Asia (and Oceania)
• Accommodation at a JRS-designated hotel
• Meeting registration

Eligibility:

The awardee must be:

• an APSR member (through en bloc membership or individual membership)
• normally resident in Northeast Asia or Southeast Asia. Note that this award is designed for Young Investigators from Asian countries/regions and who do not have the benefit of JRS membership.
• aged ≤40
• the First Author of the abstract for the Meeting and able to attend the Meeting in person.

Post-meeting requirements:

• Awardees are required to send a report (circa 500 words) of their experience at the Meeting, together with their photo at the Meeting, to the APSR Secretariat within one month after the Meeting. The report may be published on the Young Investigators webpage, APSR Bulletin and/or Newsletter.

Application:

• Abstract of up to 1,500 words with no more than 1 figure or table
• One-page bio-sketch (NIH template)
• Letter of support from your supervisor or head of department
• To be received by the APSR Secretariat Education@theapsr.org before 15 August 2023