Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award
The Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award will be awarded competitively to assist undergraduate faculty members presenting research at the ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Awarded applicants will be reimbursed for qualifying travel expenses up to $500. Submission of an application is not a guarantee of funding.
Award requirements and eligibility
- ASBMB membership: Applicants must be active members in good standing. Renewal payments or new membership applications must be completed with dues paid at least two business days prior to submitting an application. Dues must be paid in full for the dues year January–December 2025.
- An abstract submission, as primary author (first author), by the abstract deadline of 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 9.
- Applicants (assistant/associate/full professor or adjunct faculty) must be the primary author (first author) of the abstract associated with the travel award application and unique from any abstract(s) submitted by students.
- No more than two awards will be given to a single lab.
Participation requirements
- Award recipients are required to participate fully in the conference. All requirements will be outlined in the travel award notification letter.
- Selected applicants are REQUIRED to present their abstract at the assigned date and time at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago. Presentation may be scheduled on Sunday, April 13, Monday, April 14, or Tuesday, April 15, 2025. You may not choose your assigned date of presentation and presentation date cannot be changed once assigned. Awardees who do not present their abstract at the scheduled date and time will forfeit their award funds.
- Abstract programming notifications will be sent in late January stating the date, time and format of scheduled presentation.
- Check the important dates page for notification timeline and early registration deadline.
- Completion of post-conference survey.
Information required for submission of application
- Successfully submitted abstract as primary author (first author).
- Course list and student demographics — Statement providing a brief description of classes taught and information on student demographics at your institution.
- Meeting attendance objectives — Statement explaining your objectives for attending the meeting and describing your plans for achieving these objectives once you return to your institution.
- R茅sum茅 or abbreviated curriculum vitae (two–three pages approximately).
- Name supporting document files according to this format: last name_document type, e.g. Armstrong_CV.pdf.