The deadline for the grant application is Feb. 17, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET.
Eligibility
For the Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women, the eligibility requirements are as follows:- Identify as a woman scientist.
- Hold a doctoral degree.
- Have no more than 5 years of cumulative postdoctoral experience.
- Perform postdoctoral work in microbiology at an U.S institution.  
- Be an 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ postdoc member. 
Apply
The deadline for the Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women is Feb. 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Please use the application portal to submit your application. The application portal will close on the deadline.
Application Outline
The Application Should Include:
- A candidate’s statement, no more than 2 paragraphs, single-spaced (2,000-character max) that addresses the following components:
- Please describe your career and/or research goals including any experiences or accomplishments that have shaped your career and/or research goals.
- Describe the gaps toward achieving your career and/or research goals and how the proposed activity will facilitate your career development.  
- Explaination of candidate's involvement with 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ within the last 3-5 years in 2,000 characters max, including the following activities:
- Attendance to 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ sponsored meetings.
- Submission of manuscripts to 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ journals.
- Involvement in 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ’s volunteer opportunities.
- Any other 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ activities not listed above. 
- A CV that includes:
- All publications with candidate's name bolded.
- A list of all oral and poster presentations.
- List of all awards.  
- A PDF document addressing these answers:
- Name of your proposed meeting/course/laboratory.
- Location of your proposed meeting/course/laboratory.
- Date(s) of your proposed meeting/course/laboratory.
- Links on your proposed activity if it’s a meeting/course.
- A letter from the visiting lab PI if you are proposing to visit a lab.
- A table outlining your budget that includes costs for airfare/train, accommodations, meals and ground transportation.
- A bulleted list of other funding options that you have.
- One recommendation form from candidate's postdoc advisor. The recommendation form must address:
- The candidate’s accomplishments in research and outside of the research lab.
- How the proposed activity will make a difference in the candidate’s career—what are the candidate’s career goals, and how will the activity help them reach their career goals?
- Whether the postdoc advisor can provide additional funds to support the candidate in the proposed activity. If yes, please explain what additional funds you can provide to support the candidate in the proposed activity.
The selection committee will announce awardees by late-March 2025.
Learn More
Contact: Shilpa Gadwal
sgadwal@asmusa.org