Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students Student Travel Award
November 7-10, 2012 San Jose, California
Application Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2012
The ABRCMS Student Travel Award provides undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students up to $1,500 to cover registration, housing and travel (airfare and ground transportation). Graduate students and postdoctoral scientists are not eligible to apply.
Eligibility Requirements
Prospective ABRCMS Student Travel Award applicants must satisfy the following five criteria:
Must be full-time matriculating undergraduate student at an accredited U.S. institution of higher education or a postbaccalaureate student who fulfills at least ONE of the following characteristics:
From an underrepresented minority group, or
From a community college, or
From a minority serving institution (such as historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, or tribal colleges), or
First generation college student, or
Non-traditional student (e.g. beginning post secondary education at or after age 21, full-time employment, having dependents, taking longer than six years to complete a degree)
Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident, and
Must be accepted to present a poster or oral presentation at the 2012 ABRCMS, and
Cannot be a recipient of another travel award/grant, including the NIGMS/MORE grants, and
Cannot be a previous presenter at any national scientific meeting, including ABRCMS, SACNAS, FASEB, GORDON Research Conference, etc.
Note: Graduate students and postdoctoral scientist are not eligible to apply
ABRCMS Student Travel Award Questions? Contact (202) 942-9228 or rrodela@asmusa.org
