Experiential Opportunities Career Development Award Grant

The Experiential Opportunities Career Development Award, funded by the Society of Toxicology, provides up to $1,000 to support underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postbaccalaureate researchers, in enhancing their education and career development in toxicology. Four awards may be granted at each deadline, with funds supporting activities occurring by July 31 of the current fiscal year.

The SOT recognizes that career development experiences facilitate successful entry of students into advanced degree programs and into a professional position in toxicology. The Experiential Opportunities Career Development Award provides funding up to $1,000 to those from groups underrepresented in the sciences who are undergraduate and graduate students, and persons in their first year of a formal postbaccalaureate research position, to engage in additional education and career development opportunities to enhance their professional development towards a career in toxicology or a related field. The SOT Diversity Initiative Endowment Fund provides this award, which is administered by the Education and Experiential Opportunities Committee.
About four awards of up to $1,000 per recipient may be given at each deadline.  Available funds support experiences occurring by July 31 of the current SOT Fiscal Year.

Eligibility

At time of application and the time of the activity, be enrolled as an undergraduate student or graduate student at an accredited US institution in a STEM-related major or program related to toxicology, or in the first year of a formal postbaccalaureate research position.Be an SOT Undergraduate Student Affiliate or Graduate Student Member.Designate an activity that begins no sooner than one month following the application deadline. Underrepresentation may relate to the following areasDemographicsDisabilitySocioeconomic StatusFirst-generation college students (defined as none of the parents or guardians with whom you primarily resided received a bachelor’s degree)Attend an undergraduate institution that does not confer undergraduate or doctoral degrees in ToxicologyEligible Expenses Might include, but Are Not Limited to:Conference registrations (SOT Annual Meeting excluded)Internship or conference travel (subject to SOT Reimbursement Policy guidelines)Professional workshopsExtramural laboratory experiences
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Ineligibility

Examples of Expenses Not Eligible for the Award:Institutional administrative and/or overhead costsLaboratory training and supplies for a laboratory rotation at your home institutionTuition costs, textbooks, or materials which are part of normal course work at current institutionSOT membership dues, Annual Meeting travel or registrationMembership dues for other professional organizations