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The SOT Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections confer many awards throughout the year to recognize the achievements of toxicologists, particularly graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Awards with deadlines through November 30, 2025, are listed in this blog. For full details and contact information for each award, visit the “SOT Awards” web page on the SOT website. 

Awards supported by the SOT Endowment Fund are noted with an asterisk (*). 

October 3, 2025 

National Capital Area Regional Chapter 
NCAC-SOT Fall Symposium Trainee Abstract Award 

Ohio Valley Regional Chapter 
OVSOT Early-Stage Investigator Platform Presentation Award
OVSOT Fall Meeting Abstract Submission 

October 4, 2025 

Northland Regional Chapter 
NLSOT Dr. Hillary M. Carpenter, III NLSOT Merit Award 

October 6, 2025 

Postdoctoral Assembly
Best Postdoctoral Publication Awards 

October 9, 2025 

Society of Toxicology
Achievement Award
Arnold J. Lehman Award
Bristol Myers Squibb Graduate Student Research Training Award to Promote Diversity in Toxicology
Colgate-Palmolive Award for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods
Colgate-Palmolive Grant for Alternative Research
Colgate-Palmolive Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in In Vitro Toxicology 
Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award
Education Award 
Enhancement of Animal Welfare Award
Founders Award (for Outstanding Leadership in Toxicology)*
Graduate Student Travel Support 
Honorary Membership 
Leading Edge in Basic Science Award 
Merit Award
Pfizer Graduate Fellowship Award 
Public Communications Award
Rekha Mehendale Undergraduate Educator Award* 
Toxicological Sciences Paper of the Year Award 
Toxicologist Mentoring Award
Translational Impact Award 

Association of Scientists of Indian Origin
ASIO Toxikon, A Preclinical Toxicology Organization; and Dr. Dharm Singh Association of Scientists of Indian Origin International Travel Award* 

October 15, 2025 

Education and Experiential Opportunities Committee
SOT Undergraduate Research Award

Initiatives for Development and Engagement Committee 
Perry J. Gehring Diversity Student Travel Award*
Undergraduate Development Program Advisor Travel Award
Undergraduate Development Program Student Travel Award 

October 17, 2025 

Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter  
MASOT Conney W. Berger Jr., PhD, DABT, Memorial Graduate Student Award
MASOT Student Achievement Award 
MASOT Student Poster Awards  

October 31, 2025 

Association of Scientists of Indian Origin
ASIO Best Paper Award 

Education and Experiential Opportunities Committee
Experiential Opportunities Career Development Award 

Society of Toxicology and International Union of Toxicology
SOT/SOT Endowment Fund/IUTOX Travel Award* 

November 12, 2025 

Mixtures Specialty Section
MixSS Jane Ellen Simmons SOT Travel Award 

November 13, 2025 

Mechanisms Specialty Section
Mech SS Carl C. Smith Graduate Student Award* 

 November 15, 2025 

Association of Scientists of Indian Origin
ASIO Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
ASIO Senior Toxicologist Award 

Regulatory and Safety Evaluation
RSESS Best Paper of the Year Award
RSESS Elsevier Award: Three-Minute Thesis (TMT)
RSESS Graduate Student Excellence Award
RSESS Postdoc Excellence Award 

November 18, 2025 

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology
RDTSS New-Career Scientist Award
RDTSS The Stephen B. Harris Mid-Career Scientist Award 

November 20, 2025 

Neurotoxicology Specialty Section
NTSS Toshio Narahashi Neurotoxicology SS Trainee Conference Endowment Award*