Conference Travel Awards

Travel awards, stipends, and grants for students, postdocs, and research associates tied to conferences and meetings.

Bioinformatics Travel Awards

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Student Poster Competition & Travel Awards
Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2027 United States

Amount: Poster prizes + travel support (amounts vary annually)

Deadline: Varies (typically ~March-April 2027)

Graduate students presenting posters

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BPS Low-Income Country Travel Awards
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting United States

Amount: Complimentary meeting registration + $3,000 in travel funds — 4 awards per meeting

Deadline: November 7, 2025 (passed for 2026) — expect mid-November 2026 for 2027 meeting

BPS members who usually attend the Annual Meeting but cannot due to a current lapse in funding (loss of grant, unemployment, etc.).

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BPS Travel Awards (career-stage specific: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postdoc, CPOW, MAC, International, Education)
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting United States

Amount: Up to $750 USD per award; multiple awards per category

Deadline: October 3, 2025 (passed for 2026) — expect October 1, 2026 abstract deadline and October 3, 2026 application deadline for 2027 meeting

Biophysical Society member (2026 dues paid by Oct 1, 2025 for 2026 meeting; for 2027 expect Oct 1, 2026); presenting author on abstract submitted by Oct 1; not having received BPS travel award in the prior year.

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Biophysical Society Travel Awards (US; see US tier for details — also covers Canadian trainees presenting at BPS)
Biophysical Society of Canada (BSC) Annual Meeting + Canadian travel to US Biophysical Society (BPS) Meeting Canada

Amount: Merit-based; typically covers registration + partial travel

Deadline: October 1 (annually) for travel to the next February BPS meeting

BPS member; presenting author on abstract submitted by Oct 1; not received BPS travel award in prior year.

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Research Services Platform Travel and Registration Support
Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program Scientific Meeting 2026 Canada

Amount: Up to CAD $5,400 in total program funding

Deadline: Linked to the 2026 abstract/grant process; meeting abstract deadline was May 15, 2026 (passed)

Trainees submitting the highest-ranked abstracts and selected for oral presentations.

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CSSS Student Travel Award
Canadian Society of Soil Science and Canadian Society of Agronomy Joint Annual Meeting 2026 Canada

Amount: CAD $700

Deadline: April 1, 2026 (passed); normally annual

Graduate students who are Canadian Society of Soil Science members; preference is given to oral or poster presenters.

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Cell Press Symposia Trainee Scholarships / Childcare Supplement (Elsevier-funded)
Cell Symposia (Cell Press / Elsevier) International / Asia-Pacific / South America / Africa

Amount: Up to $1,000 USD per award (for students, postdocs, or young investigators within 5 years); also childcare supplement

Deadline: Per event (e.g., Cell Death 2026: application deadline July 10, 2026)

Trainees and ECRs with accepted abstracts.

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CSHL Conference Travel Funds (general, partial support)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Conferences United States

Amount: Variable, partial travel support for students/postdocs

Deadline: Per meeting

Students and postdocs presenting research.

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James P. Taylor Foundation for Open Science Scholarships (Biological Data Science meeting)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Conferences United States

Amount: 6 scholarships — 3 cover registration + transportation, 3 cover registration only

Deadline: TBA per meeting; check the meeting page

Outstanding graduate students in genomics and data sciences.

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FASEB Journal Early Career Researcher Awards
FASEB Science Research Conferences (SRCs) International / Asia-Pacific / South America / Africa

Amount: Up to $500 USD (reimbursement)

Deadline: No fixed deadline — apply during registration for each SRC

Early-career researchers (graduate student, postdoc, trainee, or within 7 years of doctoral degree); submit abstract and commit to presenting.

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