Education＆ScienceAwards

APSR Assembly Education Award

This award is offered to the authors of selected abstracts submitted to each APSR Congress.

Awards will be made on the basis of scientific merit as judged impartially by the Congress Abstract Scoring system.

There are six awards available for each Assembly. Distribution of awards in each Assembly will be as follows:

・Two awardees from Local delegates (Hong Kong)

・Two awardees from Low- or Middle-Income Countries (LMICs*)

・Two awardees from High Income Countries (HICs*)

*Lists of LMICs and HICs can be seen at datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups

The Award

  • US$250
  • A commemorative certificate
  • Opportunity to make presentation orally in front of experts** of the field.
  • Opportunity to hear practical advice from experts** of the field to make the presentation more convincing and appealing.
  • The awardee may also be introduced on the APSR website, publications and social media

**The APSR Assembly Leaders and the APSR Education Committee members

The Awardee

  • Must be an APSR member (via en bloc or individual membership)
  • Must be a member of the assembly which was chosen for the abstract (Awardees who are not members of the assembly are asked to join the assembly; free of charge)
  • Must be aged ≤40 at the start of the Congress
  • Cannot win multiple awards at the same APSR Congress (except the Respirology Case Reports Poster Award), nor have other travel support for the same APSR Congress.
  • Must be the First Author and able to present the abstract at both the Congress and the Assembly Members’ Meeting
  • Must register for the Congress before their individual “cut-off date”. The cut-off date will be provided in the acceptance letter sent by the Local Congress Secretariat. This date will be earlier than the usual registration deadline, to enable the programme schedule to be compiled and awards to be considered

* LMIC:A country with a Low-, Lower-Middle, or Upper Middle-Income economy
HIC:A country a High-Income economy
Lists of LMICs and HICs can be seen at worldbank.org/…

This Year’s Meeting Details

APSR Assembly Members’ Meetings with Education Award Sessions will be held on-site at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during the APSR 2024 Hong Kong Congress.

All Assembly Members are cordially invited to attend their meetings which will be chaired by the Assembly leaders.

If you haven’t yet joined any assemblies, please choose and register assembly membership the next time you log in.

Programme

1．General Assembly Members’ Meeting (first 20 minutes)

Discussion with the Assembly leaders on current and/or future activities, and topics as shown in the schedule (below).

2.　Assembly Education Award Session (next 70 minutes)

Opening & welcome message
Guidance on feedback points from Education Committee
Awardees’ presentations
Closing remarks
Award ceremony & photo shooting

Schedule

＊Room numbers and other details may change.
＊Updates will appear either on this page or at the Congress.

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