AAI Travel Awards & Grants

AAI is supporting travel grants to undergraduate faculty members to assist them in attending the AAI annual meeting. These grants will provide up to two travel awards; one for an undergraduate faculty member, and one for an undergraduate student of the recipient’s selection. Recipients will be reimbursed for expenses associated with attending the meeting (registration, travel and housing). A grant of up to $1,250 is awarded to the undergraduate faculty member, and a grant of up to $1,000 is awarded to the selected undergraduate student (registration for an undergraduate student is complimentary).

This award recognizes the professional promise of an early career investigator (assistant professor or equivalent) by assisting the award recipient with travel to the AAI annual meeting to present his or her research. Selection is based on career progress and submission of an outstanding abstract selected for oral presentation in a Block Symposium at the meeting. The award recipient must attend the AAI Business Meeting and Awards Presentation held during the annual meeting where he/she will be recognized and presented with his/her award. Support of up to $1,500 will be provided for meeting registration and travel. This award is supported through an endowment from Henry J. Showell and Pfizer, Inc.

This award recognizes up to 6 promising trainees in the field of immunology. Selection is based on career promise and presentation of an outstanding first-author abstract selected for presentation in a Block Symposium. Awardees will receive a $1,000 cash prize and reimbursement for meeting expenses. This award is supported through a generous grant from Life Technologies Corporation.

AAI is pleased to offer travel grants up to $1,250 to young investigators to assist them in attending the AAI annual meeting. Applicants must hold the position of assistant professor or equivalent and be a first-author or co-author on a submitted abstract to IMMUNOLOGY 2012™. Recipients will be reimbursed for registration and travel expenses.

Established to honor the memory of AAI member Dr. Cynthia Chambers, this award is intended to advance the career of a junior scientist who attends the AAI annual meeting and presents an outstanding abstract specifically in the area of cancer biology. The award recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award and a certificate during the AAI Business Meeting and Awards Presentation at the annual meeting. This award is generously supported through a grant from eBioscience, Inc.

In Memoriam: Dr. Chambers

Established to honor the memory of AAI member Dr. Joseph Lustgarten, this award is intended to advance the career of a mid-career scientist who attends the AAI annual meeting and presents an outstanding abstract specifically in the area of immune regulation. The award recipient will be recognized and presented with the award at the annual AAI Business Meeting and Awards Presentation at IMMUNOLOGY 2012™. Support of up to $1,250 will be provided for meeting registration and travel. This award is generously supported through a grant from eBioscience, Inc.

AAI is pleased to offer travel grants to assist mid-career investigators in attending the AAI annual meeting. Applicants must hold an appointment of associate professor or equivalent, have limited support for travel (total funding not to exceed $300,000 per year), and be a first or last author on one or more abstracts submitted to the annual meeting. Each grant will provide two travel awards of up to $1,250 each: one to the PI or laboratory director and another to a member of his or her lab, chosen by the PI or laboratory director. Recipients will be reimbursed for registration and travel expenses.

Supported through the FASEB Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program and a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), NIH, this award provides travel support to eligible AAI members to attend the AAI annual meeting. Two types of awards are available (see application instructions, linked below), providing support of up to $1650 for registration and meeting-related travel expenses. Award recipients are invited to attend the annual AAI Business Meeting and Awards Presentation, where they will be recognized.

This award provides $500 to AAI Trainee Members (students and postdoctoral fellows) whose first-author abstract submitted to the AAI annual meeting is selected for oral presentation in a Block Symposium. Attendance at the meeting is mandatory and the first author must make the abstract presentation.

This form must accompany award applications from trainees.

AAI Trainee Certification Form