Education＆ScienceAwards

APSR / VNRS Young Investigator Award

This award will be available for the best abstract from a Vietnam Respiratory Society (VNRS) member at each APSR Congress until 2026.

This award is generously provided by Dr Kwun Fong for an APSR Young Investigator from the VNRS who is presenting their original work at the APSR Congress.

The winning abstract is selected by the APSR, supported by the APSR Assemblies, which ranks the abstracts for their novelty, importance, methodology, clarity and overall quality. A consensus on the best (eligible) abstract is then obtained through a rigorous judging system.

Dr Fong

The Award

  • US$500 (jointly funded by Dr Kwun Fong and the APSR)
  • A commemorative certificate
  • Invitation to the Gala Dinner (or similar social event) for the award ceremony
  • The awardee may also be introduced on the APSR website, Bulletin and social media.

The Awardee

  • Must be a VNRS member with APSR membership
  • Must be the First Author and able to present the abstract at the Congress
  • 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 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.
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