Early Career Achievement Award Grant

Early Career Achievement Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society of Primatologists
Amount: US $1,500
Last Updated: March 14, 2026

Summary

The Early Career Achievement Award, initiated in 2001 with support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, honors outstanding contributions by scientists within seven years of earning their Ph.D. Recipients receive a plaque and $1500 to cover travel and registration costs for the ASP meeting, where they present a featured talk. To be eligible, nominees must be independent of their doctoral research and nominated from outside their research unit, accompanied by their CV.

Overview

Originally begun with a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (then called the Young Investigator Award) and established in 2001, this award acknowledges exceptional work by beginning scientists. The award includes a plaque and $1500 toward travel/registration expenses to the ASP meeting at which the individual is invited to present a featured talk.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The award is given to someone who is less than seven years past receiving the Ph.D. The work commended must have been carried out independently of the advisor, and be independent of the doctoral work.Nominations must come from outside of the lab or research unit in which the individual works and must include the nominee’s CV.