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Student Awards

ACSM invests in the future of sports medicine and exercise science by giving to our student members. Student members are eligible for grants and awards to offset the rising costs of tuition and travel. Upcoming student award opportunities are listed below. 

Steven M. Horvath Travel Award

  • Deadline: Apr 01, 2013
  • Amount: $500
  • Number Given: 2

The Steven M. Horvath Travel Award funds travel expenses for underrepresented minority graduate students traveling to the ACSM Annual Meeting to present their scholarly work.  Download the 2013 Steven M. Horvath Travel Award application now.

Award requirements include:

  1. Applicants must be underrepresented minority graduate students in good standing with a research focus related to sports medicine and/or exercise science.
  2. Applicants must have been accepted to present research at the 2013 ACSM Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
  3. Applicants must have a faculty sponsor to sign the application, confirming that the student is a current student in good standing, the student is responsible for the research project being presented, and the college/university has limited research funds for students to present scholarly work. The faculty sponsor must also verify that the student is an underrepresented minority student.
  4. Applications must be submitted on or before the deadline to the Foundation. Please type "2013 Steven M. Horvath Travel Award" as the email subject line.
  5. Students directly associated with members of the selection committee may not apply

Winners receive a $500 award to pay for travel expenses to attend and present research at the ACSM Annual Meeting and World Congress on Exercise is Medicine.

This award is given in memory of Steven M. Horvath, Ph.D., FACSM, who received the ACSM Citation Award in 1971.

Download the 2013 Steven M. Horvath Travel Award application now. NOTE: You must have Adobe Reader 9 to complete the application for this grant. Adobe Reader 9 is available for download at http://www.adobe.com.)

Please contact the ACSM Foundation with questions regarding this grant.

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