This award provides support for students attending ASM Microbe. Each awardee will present a poster in addition to being invited to give a short presentation of the abstract during the meeting. Only 1 travel award will be granted per laboratory.

Program Details

Recipients will receive a $500 USD travel support award with complimentary meeting registration to ASM Microbe.

Eligibility

To qualify for consideration the applicant must be:

• A current ASM member at the time of ASM Microbe.
• An undergraduate or predoctoral student; Ph.D. or M.D. within 2 years of graduation at the time of the meeting, or an M.D. in a residency or fellowship program within 6 years of receipt of the M.D. degree at the time of the meeting.
• Not previously a recipient of the award within the last 2 years.
• A presenting author on an accepted abstract in the area of microbial pathogenesis to ASM Microbe.

Please Note: Applications are to be submitted prior to knowing whether your abstract has been accepted for ASM Microbe.

Submission Requirements To Be Considered For a Travel Award

• Abstract must be accepted.
• Curriculum vitae (CV) including research, teaching, outreach and funding information provided.
• Letter of nomination written by a professor, advisor, mentor, employer or director of the department provided.
• Note: CV, letter of nomination and any additional documentation must be combined into 1 uploaded document (PDF preferred).

Apply

General abstract submissions and travel award applications for ASM Microbe 2024 closed in Jan. 2024.