Travel Award Program for Early Career Investigators from URM Backgrounds
This program is funded by the NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
Ancillary Training Activities Program, therefore those employed by the National Institutes of Health are not
eligible to apply.
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology will offer a limited number of travel awards to early career
investigators at the Assistant Professor or equivalent industry scientist level. The travel awards are to
attend Keystone Symposia meetings.
Background
The purpose of these travel awards is specifically for early career investigators at the Assistant Professor
or industry scientist equivalent level. At times researchers find that attending a
Keystone Symposia meeting
might substantially further a current research project or assist in problem solving around a particular
experimental issue. These travel awards are specifically designed to address this situation.
The emphasis is on URM scientists who are pursuing research careers. This is a pilot project and
the plan for providing such awards is as follows:
- There will be (7) awards 2012/2013 Keystone Symposia meeting season.
- All awards will be made on a "first come - first served" basis.
- Award Amount: $1,800. This is a reimbursement award - all receipts must be submitted at one time for reimbursment.
- The application process for such awards will open March 1, 2012.
- Click here to download the application.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
- Applicant must be from one of the designated underrepresented minority (URM) populations
in the United States. These are African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Alaska Native,
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or Bicultural (i.e. - claims parental heritage to one of the above
populations in the United States).
- Applicant must hold a Ph.D. in life or biomedical sciences from an accredited institution and
be actively engaged in "bench" research.
Required Commitment of Successful Applicant
Applicants receiving travel awards will be required to submit a concise statement regarding specifically
how this travel award will benefit their current research and assist in solving a research/experimental problem.
They will also be asked to commit to seriously mentoring a URM student in a laboratory (undergraduate, graduate,
Postdoc) around career development and positioning issues as well as research for a minimum of 1 year.
Application Process
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