Financial Aid

The Keystone Symposia scholarship program offers up to 1,200 USD to Students and Postdoctoral fellows to help defray expenses associated with in-person conference attendance, including airfare (restrictions may apply based on funding sources), ground transportation, lodging, and a portion of the registration fee. Receipts will be required to receive reimbursement.

Abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be used as the basis for awarding the scholarships. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on the quality of science of the abstract and the relevance of the abstract to the conference topic. Only one application per abstract is accepted. Only one award per lab will be allocated.

Scholarship Application fees are as follows: 

• $50 refundable abstract fee for in-person meetings

 

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must be:

• A graduate student or postdoctoral fellow currently enrolled in an academic institute at the start of the meeting for which you are applying. Note: a graduate student is defined as a student who is studying for a higher degree at an academic institution. A postdoctoral fellow is defined as an individual with a Ph.D., M.D., or DVM degree who is engaged in a temporary period of mentored research and/or scholarly training for the purpose of acquiring the professional skills needed to pursue their desired career path and is within 8 years of these degrees. The 8-year degree determination is based on the meeting start date.
• Must attend meeting In Person and present poster abstract.
• An applicant is eligible to receive one award per meeting year (July 1st - June 30th).

 

Criteria for Abstract Review:

1. Relevance to the meeting topic
2. Significance of the scientific question and results
3. Style
   • Organization, grammar and spelling
4. Clarity of scientific presentations
   • Clear question or hypothesis
   • Sufficient background
   • The experimental approach and rationale for the approach are clear
   • The results are clearly presented
   • The interpretation and conclusions are reasonable and logical

If you are eligible and wish to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your scholarship application by the scholarship deadline for the meeting you wish to attend. You will be required to submit and pay for an abstract and have a Mentor Letter submitted on your behalf to complete the scholarship application. It is recommended you begin these steps in advance of the deadline date to ensure completion.

Click the “Apply for a Scholarship” button below.  A new tab will open for the Financial Aid Homepage. You will need to Login or Register on this page to start the scholarship application process. To aid you in the application process, download our Scholarship User Guide here.

Attention NIH employees: Keystone Symposia processes scholarships as a reimbursement. Please note that if your employment status with NIH precludes receiving awards as a reimbursement, your award will consist only of registration paid "in kind". You will forfeit the remainder of the award. We will not be able to pay "in kind" for such expenses as lodging and transportation.

NOTE: Global Health Awards are also available.

Please click here to view the Frequently Asked Questions for scholarships. If you have any additional questions, please contact scholarships@keystonesymposia.org.