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Application Information
The APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards are open to graduate
students, postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students.
Students who obtained their undergraduate education in Minority
Biomedical Research Programs (MBRS) or Minority Access to Research
Career (MARC)-eligible institutions, as well as students in the APS
Porter Development Program, are encouraged to apply. Minority faculty
members at the above institutions may also submit applications. Funds
will provide transportation, meals, and lodging. A separate application
must be submitted for each applicant; incomplete applications will not
be reviewed.
The APS requests information from program participants concerning racial
and/or ethnic group for use in program evaluation and reports on federal
and private grants. Information on individual participants is not
reported associated with participants' names, only in the aggregate
(e.g., "20% of program participants were Native American."). The APS
does not release information concerning individual participants' racial
and/or ethnic groups, address, or email without their permission. Lists
of awardees and their institutions are published in APS publications
(e.g., "The Physiologist") and at the APS website.
The following definitions for ethnic and racial categories come from the
"NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as
Subjects in Clinical Research-Amended, October 2001" which can also be
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From Section IV E. Racial and Ethnic Categories -
The following definitions apply for ethnic categories:
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Hispanic or Latino - a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South
or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of
race. The term "Spanish origin" can also be used in addition to
"Hispanic or Latino".
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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The following definitions apply for racial categories:
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American Indian or Alaska Native - a person having origins in any of
the original peoples of North, Central, or South America, and who
maintains tribal affiliations or community attachment.
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Black or African American - a person having origins in any of the
black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be
used in addition to "Black or African American".
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - a person having origins in
any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific
Islands. Note: Pacific Islands no longer includes the Philippines.
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Application Form
>>NEW To apply, go to
http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps
(Online applications only)
You will need to submit the following
information:
-a copy of your abstract (if applicable)
-your reason(s) for wishing to attend this meeting
-whether you have previously received support from APS and if so when and
what type
-the reason(s) for your financial need
-Brief curriculum vitae
-Letter of recommendation from your advisor
-Estimated expenses (travel, room, and board)
-Current and pending support (faculty only)
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