Do you know undergraduates recently involved in toxicology research? Please encourage them to submit an abstract for the 2014 SOT Annual Meeting. This year SOT has travel funding for up to ten undergraduate students presenting abstracts. As the deadline for abstracts has been extended to October 16, the application deadline for the Pfizer Undergraduate Travel Award has also been extended to October 16.
Do you know undergraduates who should learn more about toxicology? SOT also provides travel support for students who are in the early part of their undergraduate experience and may not have had an opportunity to learn about careers in toxicology. Funded students participate in the Undergraduate Education Program from Saturday through Monday. This program provides an introduction to toxicology, information on careers, getting into grad school, and a chance to meet with academic and internship program directors. A student is eligible if he or she 1) is a member of a group underrepresented in the sciences (for example, African American, Hispanic, Native American) or 2) attends a school that receives a low amount of federal science, technology, engineering, and math funding. Sophomores and juniors receive preference for selection.
Complimentary Annual Meeting registration is available for undergraduate students, who are also encouraged to register as an SOT Undergraduate Student Affiliate to participate in a special ToXchange community and to receive communications about SOT programs. Because the Undergraduate Education Program Awards do not require an abstract submission, the deadline remains October 9.
Information and applications for undergraduate travel awards are found at Resources for Undergraduate Students.