ASPB Women's Young Investigator Travel Award Grant

The ASPB Women's Young Investigator Travel Award promotes the participation of early-career female investigators at Plant Biology 2026 in Ottawa, Canada, from July 18-22, 2026. This initiative aims to support women in academic faculty, government, or corporate research roles within the first five years of their careers. A total of $7,000 will be distributed in $1,000 increments to eligible awardees, encouraging a diverse representation in plant biology research.

Background
ASPB is now accepting applications via electronic submission for the Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards to attend Plant Biology 2026, which is scheduled to be held this year in Ottawa, Canada, from July 18-22, 2026. The goal of the program is to increase attendance of early-career female investigators who are within the first five years of their appointment in academic faculty-level positions, government research positions, or corporate research scientist positions, as well as experienced postdocs. Awardees must hold positions at an academic, corporate, or government institution. The Society plans to allot $7,000 to be awarded in increments of $1,000 for this program.

Eligibility

Eligible women must meet these criteria:Must be members of ASPB. Applicants may reside outside the U.SMust currently be in one of the following categories:Academic faculty member (within first 5 years of appointment)
Corporate researcher (within first 5 years of appointment)
Experienced post-doctoral researcher with at least three consecutive years of research in their field (seeking to obtain an independent position)
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