Apply for a Travel Award

Prospective ABRCMS Student Travel Award applicants must satisfy the following criteria:

• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident, and
• Must submit an abstract (poster, oral, or ePoster) for ABRCMS 2025, and 
• Must be 18 years old or older as of Nov. 19, 2025, and 
• Must be one of the following educational levels as of Nov. 19, 2025:  
  • Community College student 
  • Undergraduate student 
  • Postbaccalaureate student 
  • Gap-year student 
  • Graduate student 

Note: Students that are fully funded by a NIH/NSF program or a university program are not eligible to apply for/accept an ABRCMS Student Travel Award.  

A complete ABRCMS Student Travel Award application includes the following essays:  

• Describe efforts you have made towards receiving financial support to participate in ABRCMS from your institution or other sources.  

• Describe your reasons for attending ABRCMS 2025 and plans for preparing yourself for ABRCMS. 

All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the following criteria: 

1. Academic achievement 
2. Experience conducting research 
3. Interest in science 
4. Motivation to attend ABRCMS 
5. Funding need 

 Note: Preference will be given to first-time ABRCMS presenters. 

Full Travel Award: 

• Conference registration (in-person), AND 
• Housing (shared room) at one of the conference hotels assigned by ABRCMS staff from Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Sunday, Nov. 23, AND 
• Travel to San Antonio, Texas  

Partial Travel Award: 

• Registration (virtual or in-person), Housing, OR travel as determined by ABRCMS staff 

Note: 

• Meals outside of the scheduled conference meals are not included in the travel award package. 
• Awardees are required to share a room with a fellow travel awardee as assigned by ABRCMS staff. Roommate requests can be submitted through the travel award application and accepted up until Sept. 5.  
• Transportation to and from the airport is not included in the Travel Award package. Awardees are responsible for making their own arrangements. 
• Travel includes airfare or Amtrak booked through the provided ABRCMS travel agency. Travel purchased outside of the ABRCMS travel agency will not be reimbursed. 

ABRCMS Student Travel Awardees are required to:  

• Attend the ABRCMS Travel Awardee Orientation virtual webinar (Oct.)  
• Attend the ABRCMS Conference Orientation virtual webinar (Nov.)  
• Participate in all conference sessions and activities (Nov. 19-22)  
• Present your poster/oral/ePoster presentation at your assigned time (Nov. 19-22) 
• Provide feedback through the post-conference survey (Nov. 22) 
• Attend the virtual post-conference Career Summitt (Dec. 1-5) 

In addition to the items listed above, graduate awardees that have passed their qualifying exams are also required to:   

• Serve as a judge in at least three poster sessions during ABRCMS 2025   

Note: Failure to complete the requirements will result in being removed from the Student Travel Award Program.   

A notification email will be sent by Friday, Sept. 26 regarding the final status of your application.

The application site opens April 30.