ASM General Meeting Minority Travel Grant

Program Description

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will offer travel grants to increase the participation of underrepresented minority (URM)* groups in the ASM General Meeting. The ASM will select post-doctoral scholars from URM groups in the microbiological sciences or faculty from Minority Serving Institutions. Each grantee will be offered up to $2000 to defray expenses associated with travel to the ASM General Meeting.

Eligibility

• ASM Member
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Applicants must be from one of the targeted groups:

• Faculty from a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic Serving institutions (HSI), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
• Faculty from Community Colleges
• Faculty from an URM Group regardless of institutional type
• Post-doctoral Scholars from URM Group

Criteria for Selection

• Access to financial resources for travel to the ASM General Meeting
• Access to students from URM groups pursuing areas related to the microbiological sciences (may not be applicable for post-doctoral scholars)
• Experience in training and mentoring minority students
• Commitment to research in microbiology and related sciences
• Commitment to diversity
• Commitment to volunteer services

Application Procedure

To apply for an ASM General Meeting Travel Grant complete the application and submit with all required materials following the instructions outlined on the Application Form. The Application Deadline is Friday, January 25, 2013. 

Application Forms:

• Minority Serving Institution and Community College Faculty Application
• Postdoctoral Scientists and Faculty from Underrepresented Minority (URM) Groups

ASM General Meeting Minority Travel Grant
American Society for Microbiology
Public Affairs
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

For more information, please e-mail: ASMGMTravelGrant@asmusa.org

Pending Funding

Awardees

• 2006 Awardees
• 2007 Awardees
• 2008 Awardees
• 2009 Awardees
• 2010 Awardees
• 2011 Awardees
• 2012 Awardees
  

*Underrepresented Minority (URM) Groups
Racial and ethnic minority groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research, such as blacks or African Americans , Hispanics or Latinos , American Indians or Alaskan Natives , and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.