Division Activities: Support for Meetings

The Division of Biological Chemistry provides grants to its members to support symposia at ACS Regional meetings and for conferences in research areas of interest to the Division membership.

Grant Applications

The Division of Biological Chemistry awards grants of up to $1500 to support symposia at Regional ACS meetings and larger conferences. Members interested in applying for support from the division for a symposium or conference during 2010-2011 should submit an outline for the event as an e-mail attachment to J. Martin Bollinger (jmb21@psu.edu). The application should include the following information:

Applications for support of symposia at Regional ACS Meetings

  • Description of the symposium
  • Dates and site of Regional ACS Meeting
  • Number of one-half day sessions
  • Tentative list of speakers
  • Amount requested
  • Contact information for organizer

Applications to support National Conferences.

  • Name of conference
  • Dates and site
  • Brief description of conference
  • Tentative list of speakers
  • Amount requested
  • Contact information for organizer

These proposals will be reviewed twice a year at the Division’s Business meetings, which are generally held during the Spring and Fall ACS meetings. The deadlines for receipt of applications are March 1 and August 1 for review at the Spring and Fall ACS meetings, respectively. These awards are intended to provide our members with new forums in which to present their work, and to support focused conferences on biochemistry/chemical biology. Proposals judged not meet these objectives, such as requests for blanket support of regional ACS meetings, are unlikely to be funded.

Supported Conferences and Symposia

Please browse the PDF lists below to see what conferences and symposia were sponsored/supported by the Division.

Travel Awards to Attend the ACS 240th National Meeting in Boston

The Division will offer travel awards on a competitive basis for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the meeting and present a poster on their research. The selected awardees will be reimbursed up to $500 for travel and registration expenses. Receipts must be submitted along with a request for reimbursement after the meeting. No more than two awards will be made to one laboratory.

To apply for a Travel Award

(1) Download and complete the Travel Award Application near the bottom of this page.
(2) Attach a printed copy of your abstract.
(3) Attach a one page CV.
(4) Attach a signed letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor.
(5) Send ONE COMPLETE PDF FILE of this material as single EMAIL attachment to the Program Chair, J. Martin Bollinger.

The deadline for submission of an application for a travel award is April 19, 2010.

Application for a 2010 Travel Award

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