The CMB Travel Award is available throughout the year, and students may apply at any time. This award will cover up to $500 in expenses.
Eligibility:
- Current CMB Students who present a poster or talk at a scientific conference or will travel to another lab to collaborate or learn new technique
- Students are eligible to receive the award every other year
The Travel Award application consists of a cover sheet, an abstract, and a statement from the student’s Thesis Advisor confirming travel plans and supporting the application. Once the application is submitted, the Travel Awards Committee will review the application within two weeks of receiving all application materials.
More details are included on the Travel Award Form.
Research travel grants for $600-$1500 are also available through the Graduate School.
2024-2025 Travel Awardees
Dennis Bolshakov, Class of 2022, Coyle Lab
CMB Travel Award- Cell Bio 24, San Diego, California
Caterra Leavens, Class of 2023, Odorico Lab
CMB Travel Award- The 5th Annual Stem Cell Derived Islet Conference, Boston, Massachusetts
Silas Miller, Class of 2021, Raman Lab
CMB Travel Award- Multi-Drug Efflux Systems Gordon Research Conference, Lucca, Italy
Dennis Minton, Class of 2019, Konopka Lab
CMB Travel Award- Orthopaedic Research Society 2025 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona
Grant Nickles, Class of 2020, Keller Lab
CMB Travel Award- 5th International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development, San Diego, California
Jingjing Zhou, Class of 2021, Xu Lab
CMB Travel Award- American Association for Cancer Research, Chicago, Illinois