American Society for Microbiology

ASM is committed to ensuring diversity in science. We offer more than 50 travel awards for students, postdocs, scientists from low and low-middle income countries and more to help offset the costs of attending and traveling to the meeting.

How to Get Started

While submitting your abstract, select the awards you would like to apply for and upload any supporting documents.

Types of Travel Awards

ASM offers the following travel awards. Review award details and confirm your eligibility:

The Richard and Mary Finkelstein Student Travel Award | Amount: $500 per awardee. 
This award provides support for students attending ASM Microbe.
Awards available: 6.

Outstanding Student Presentation Award | Amount: $1,000 per awardee.
Sponsored by ASM and determined by the ASM Microbe Program Committee, these awards highlight outstanding abstracts presented by students, residents or medical/clinical fellows. 
Awards available: ​8 (1 for each ASM Microbe core track).
 
ASM Infectious Disease (ID) Travel Award | Amount: $1,000 per awardee.
These awards provide financial support for Infectious Disease Fellows to travel to ASM Microbe. 
Awards available: 3.
 
ASM Microbe Minority Travel Award | Amount: $1,000 per awardee.
This travel award encourages increased participation of underrepresented minority groups at ASM Microbe. 
Awards available: 10.

ASM Student and Postdoctoral Travel Award | Amount: $1,000 per awardee.
The Travel Award Committee selects student and postdoc awardees based on the scientific quality of the submitted abstracts.
Awards available: 16.
 
Carlyn Halde Latin American Student Travel Award | Amount: $1,200.
This award supports the travel of a student medical microbiologist from Latin America, Puerto Rico or the Caribbean to ASM Microbe.
Awards available:1.
 
ASM-FEMS Mäkelä-Cassell Travel Award for Early-Career Scientists | Amount: $4,000.
The ASM-FEMS Award supports 1 member from each organization to present their research at the other organization’s main conference.
Awards available:1.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Travel Award for Scientists from Low and Low-Middle Income Countries | Amount varies. 
Scientists in low- and low-middle-income countries, who would otherwise be unable to attend the ASM Microbe meeting, can receive the funds necessary for travel expenses.
Awards available:15.

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