This page contains information and application procedure for the following student awards:
- Graduate Student Travel Awards ($1,000, deadline is January 15 - scroll down for online application)
- Undergraduate Student Travel Awards ($500, deadline is January 15 - scroll down for online application)
- Undergraduate Poster Competition ($300 - scroll down for more information)
Student travel stipends for the annual conference ($300 for student workers and $200 for non-workers) are found here Annual Conference / Student Stipends.
Graduate Student Travel Awards ($1,000)
Deadline is January 15 (Now Closed)
The ASMS Graduate Student Award recognizes graduate students whose academic achievements and current mass spectrometry research display a high level of excellence and distinction. Up to twenty awards for up to $1,000 each will be conferred annually. The Award is intended to support ASMS conference travel. Conference attendance is required. Only one applicant per research group may apply. Note: In selected cases, awards may be used for travel to attend a non-ASMS conference to present mass spectrometry research in a topic area not covered at the ASMS conference. See online application for details.
The awards for the ASMS Conference will be presented at the conference. Each award includes $1,000, free conference registration, and a matted certificate.
Eligibility to Apply
- Applicant must be an ASMS student member who is in the 2nd year or more of a PhD degree program at the time of the conference and presenting author on an abstract submitted online for the ASMS annual conference (or non-ASMS conference, if applicable).
- An individual may receive no more than one ASMS travel award per calendar year, including travel awards for Asilomar Conference, Fall Workshop, and Sanibel Conference. Past Graduate Student Travel Award winners (this award) may not reapply in future years.
- Limited to one applicant per research group.
Online application for Graduate Student Travel Award (Now Closed)
You will need the following to upload with online application. Only one student per research group may apply.
- 1-2 page (including figures) description of your graduate student research
- For ASMS annual conference travel, a copy of the submitted abstract on which applicant is presenting author. You will also be asked to enter the six-digit code for your submitted abstract. Annual conference abstract submission must be completed before award application.
- Letter of recommendation from your advisor. You can upload this or if your advisor wishes to send directly they should email letter to info@asms.org with your last name in subject line.
Undergraduate Student Travel Awards ($500)
Deadline is January 15 (Now Closed)
The ASMS Undergraduate Student Travel Award recognizes up undergraduate students whose academic achievements and interest in mass spectrometry research display a high level of excellence and distinction. Up to ten awards of $500 each will be conferred annually. The Award is intended to support ASMS conference travel. Conference attendance is required. Only one applicant per research group may apply.
The awards will be presented at the conference. Each award includes $500, free conference registration and a matted certificate. Applicants may also participate in the conference poster competition for undergraduate students.
Eligibility to Apply
- Applicant must be enrolled full time in an undergraduate degree program or within one month of graduation at the time of the conference and presenting author on an abstract submitted online for the ASMS annual conference.
- An individual may receive no more than one ASMS travel award per calendar year. Past winners of this award are not eligible to reapply in future years.
- Limited to one applicant per research group.
Online application for Undergraduate Student Travel Award (Now Closed)
You will need the following to upload with online application. Only one student per research group may apply.
Past Recipients
Graduate Student Travel
2016: Zachery Gregorich (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Nathan Hendricks (University of California, Riverside), Stephen Sciuto (The University of Toronto), Johanna Hofman (Max Planck Society), Xibei Dang (Florida State University), Candice Ulmer (University of Florida), Brent Kuenzi (University of South Florida), Yejing Weng (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Anumita Saha-Shah (Indiana University), Ramsunder Iyer (University of Tennessee)
2015: Benjamin Diner (Princeton University), Albert Konijnenberg (University of Antwerp), Xin Liu (University of Notre Dame), Mandy Phelps (University of North Texas), Nicholas Riley (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Vincent Sica (University of North Carolina-Greensboro), Chih-Chiang Tsou (University of Michigan)
Undergraduate Student Travel
2016: Willem Duckworth (Clarkson University), Carlo Eikani (Saint Mary's College of California), Matthew Kazaleh (University of Florida), Yekaterina Kori (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Rachel Martini (University of Michigan), Evan Perez (Duquesne University)
2015: Quintin Ferraris (Kean University), Joshua Fischer (Wayne State University), James Keating (University of Michigan), James Matilla (James Madison University), Danielle McDougall (University of Florida), Haley Miller (Bowdoin College), Sydney Morris (George Washington University), Alexandra Plaviak (Duquesne University), Cheylene Tanimoto (Stanford University), Nick van Huizen (Erasmus MC)