Travel Grants

ASBMR Travel Grants provide funding to members at all career stages to help offset the cost of attending the ASBMR Annual Meeting. To be considered for a travel grant, please check the applicable box(es) during your abstract submission. 

ASBMR Young Investigator Annual Meeting Travel Grant

The Young Investigator Travel Grant is awarded to the ASBMR member Young Investigators who are selected to present an oral presentation or plenary poster at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. ASBMR Young Investigator Travel Grants will provide $500 for North American-based applicants and $750 for all other applicants. Eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author of the abstract submitted
• Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a Ph.D., M.D., residency training or equivalent
• Have not received any other ASBMR funded-travel or young investigator support for the 2024 Annual Meeting

The five years of eligibility are defined to extend from the end of the calendar year of the date of graduation or, if applicable, of completion of residency training or clinical subspecialty fellowship training, to the submission deadline date. Clinical subspecialty fellowship training is considered to end no later than the point at which the individual becomes board eligible. To petition for an extension of eligibility, please contact the ASBMR prior to the abstract submission deadline. 

ASBMR Young Investigator Emerging Country Travel Grant

The ASBMR Young Investigator Emerging Country Travel Grant will be given to a recipient from outside North America who resides in a developing country. Recipient must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be a first and presenting author of the abstract submitted
• Be a student/trainee or within five years of completion of a Ph.D., M.D., residency training or equivalent
• Have not received any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator support for the 2024 Annual Meeting
• Must currently reside in a developing country (those residing in upper-middle, lower-middle, and low income countries).

ASBMR Mid-Career Faculty Travel Grant

The Mid-Career Faculty Travel Grant is awarded to top Mid-Career Investigators who are selected to present an oral presentation at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. The ASBMR Mid-Career Travel Grant will provide $500 for North American-based applicants and $750 for all other applicants.  Eligible applicants must: 

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author of the abstract submitted
• Have held a Ph.D. or M.D. degree for more than 5 years and less than 25 years
• Have not received any other ASBMR funded-travel or young investigator support for the 2024 Annual Meeting

ASBMR Research Team Travel Grant

The Research Team Travel Grant is awarded to mid-career and senior investigators to help defray travel and lodging expenses for recipients and one individual from their research team to attend the ASBMR Annual Meeting.  Abstracts must be selected as an oral or plenary poster presentation at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. The ASBMR Research Team Travel Grants range from $1,000 to $1,500 each. Eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be a first or last author of the abstract submitted
• Have held a Ph.D. or M.D. degree for more than 5 years
• Neither the applicant nor the travel-funded research team colleague may be eligible for this award if they are receiving any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator travel support for the 2024 Annual Meeting

ASBMR Family Care Travel Grant 

The Family Care Travel Grant provides financial support to offset the cost of childcare, eldercare, or other family care, enabling meeting attendees with dependents more financial freedom to attend the ASBMR Annual Meeting. The Family Care Travel Grant provides $400 to each recipient. Eligible applicants must:

• Be an ASBMR member paid through the end of 2024
• Be the first and presenting author of the abstract submitted
• Have at least one (1) dependent

The ASBMR Family Care Travel Grant is open to all career levels. Recipients receiving any other ASBMR-funded travel or young investigator travel support for the Annual Meeting are also eligible to receive a Family Care Travel Grant assuming they meet the program’s eligibility criteria. 

The grant is intended to offset any of the following expenses so that the recipient may attend the annual meeting:

• Dependent care expenses (incurred at home or in the annual meeting city)
• Expenses incurred in bringing a caregiver and/or dependent(s) to the annual meeting city
• Travel of a relative or caregiver to the recipient’s home to care for a dependent(s)
• Travel of the recipient’s dependent(s) to the location of a relative or caregiver
• Only one (1) Family Care Grant per family is permitted

Questions about travel grants? Please contact the ASBMR Business Office at abstracts@asbmr.org or +1 (202) 367-1161.