Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority (CSURM) Fellowship

Amount

Need-based financial assistance; exact award value and covered-cost mix are determined by GRC and are not published on the meeting page

Alternative reports:

• Full registration support for one first-time attendee per conference
• Registration fee waiver (up to ~$1,810) + partial travel support
• Registration coverage plus travel stipend

Eligibility

Applicant must be attending a GRC for the first time and must illustrate how it would advance their career goals, contributions, or access to opportunities in their field.

Deadline

Selected by the conference chairs no later than two months before the meeting; financial assistance is available beginning in 2026 for 2027 meetings

Alternative reports:

• Apply with the meeting application by January 31, 2027; earlier application is advised because the meeting can fill
• Open rolling — apply early (first-come, first-served). GRS abstract: Nov 22, 2026. Application: Jan 30, 2027.
• Support is limited and available on a first-come first-served basis — apply early

Application Requirements

First submit an online application to the GRC you wish to attend; the acknowledgement email contains a link to the CSURM fellowship application.

Contact / Links

• https://www.grc.org/about/funding-programs-and-initiatives/
• https://www.grc.org/metabolomics-and-human-health-conference/2027/

Notes

Final approval is contingent on acceptance to the conference by the chair. The fellowship application is not shared with the conference chair and does not affect the participation decision.

Conference Information

Dates: 2027 (exact dates on the GRC programme page); GRC application deadline January 31, 2027, GRS application deadline January 30, 2027

Location: Lucca (Barga), Italy

Research match: The single closest topical match in this entire list — analytical technologies, computational and systems biology approaches, microbiome-metabolome interactions, nutrition and metabolism, chronic disease, clinical interventions, and One Health / environmental exposure perspectives.

Conference links:

• https://www.grc.org/metabolomics-and-human-health-conference/2027/