Each year, the Association of Clinical Scientists will award up to four $500 travel grants (two each in the two categories described below) to individuals under the age of 45 based on the quality of their submitted abstract. The Association’s Awards Committee reviews all of the abstracts and determines the recipients of these four awards.
Young Investigators
This program is designed to encourage young investigators to consider a career in academic laboratory medicine. The travel award’s purpose is to offset some of the costs associated with attending our annual meeting. Residents, fellows, and students in a doctoral program in health sciences, participating in research with a member of ACS, or sponsored by an ACS member are eligible. Students in programs leading to non-doctoral degrees conducting research with an ACS member may be considered upon written request from the ACS sponsor to the chair of the Young Investigator Awards Program. The award winner will be recognized at the meeting, give a podium presentation, and receive a $500 award to be used to defray the cost for the subsequent Association meeting with waived registration fee.
Early Career Professional in Pathology or Clinical Sciences
This program is designed to encourage professionals early in their career to attend our annual meeting, share their research, and network with our senior membership. Clinical scientists or pathologists within the first five years of practice, subsequent to their training, are eligible for this award. The award winner will be recognized at the meeting, give a podium presentation, and receive a $500 award to be used to defray the cost for the subsequent Association meeting with waived registration fee.