Beverly Petterson Bishop Award for Excellence in Neuroscience
Beverly Petterson Bishop Award for Excellence in Neuroscience supports a promising investigator’s neuroscience or neurophysiology research, recognizing its excellence, impact, and future research plans.
Funder: American Physiological Society
Due Dates: December 9, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $20,000 plus reimbursement of the American Physiology Summit early registration fee
Summary: Recognizes a promising investigator for excellence in neuroscience or neurophysiology research and their future research plans.
Key Information: Applicants must have three consecutive years of APS membership in good standing and hold a rank no higher than assistant professor or equivalent.
Description
The Beverly Petterson Bishop Award for Excellence in Neuroscience is administered by the American Physiological Society (APS). It recognizes an investigator demonstrating outstanding promise through their neuroscience or neurophysiology research program. The award focuses on research excellence, the impact of the applicant’s work, and future research plans.
The award honors Beverly Petterson Bishop, PhD, whose contributions to neurophysiology included research on motor control in humans and animals. Bishop served on the University at Buffalo faculty and was a State University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor of physiology and biophysics. The selection committee includes representatives from the APS Central Nervous System and Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Sections.
