Travel Grants

ATTN: TRAVEL GRANT APPLICANTS: You must submit an abstract AND a travel grant application with each submitted abstract. You may submit more than one abstract, each with a travel grant application; however, each selected recipient will only receive one travel grant, even if multiple abstracts are accepted.

No grant will be awarded to any person if the award would be contrary to any United States law, including but not limited to trade embargoes administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Travel Grant Deadline

Travel Grant Applications (Students/Residents/Fellows) | September 30, 2018

The deadline to submit Travel Grant Applications for the 2018 ASLMS Annual Conference has passed and we are currently in the review process. Thank you.

ASLMS Educational Grant

CRITERIA

• Available Funds: Up to $1,000 (USD) for select recipients. Number of grants varies each year.
• Eligibility: Available to ASLMS members who represent at least one status from the list below and are within a maximum of 7 years from start-date of post-doctorate training:
  • Undergraduate Student
  • Medical Student
  • Intern
  • Enrolled in a current residency program
  • Fellow-in-Training doing patient-oriented research
  • Graduate student or post-doctoral trainee currently involved full-time in biomedical laser research.
• Required Items: While applicants may submit multiple abstracts, each with a separate educational grant application, selected recipients are limited to one grant. A complete educational grant application will include:
  • Applicant must have current ASLMS membership, or in applicant status
  • Abstract must be submitted for consideration at the upcoming Annual Conference
  • Educational Grant Application
  • Letter from a direct supervisor that verifies status and eligibility
    • Send letters to abstracts@aslms.org.
• Deadline: Membership, abstracts, applications, and verification letters must be submitted by the INITIAL abstract deadline (see deadlines above)
• Recipient Selection: Submitted abstracts must be accepted for oral presentation within one of the general sessions or ePoster Town Hall. Abstracts will be reviewed based on quality criteria and ranked by a designated sub-committee.
  • Those selected selected as educational grant recipients must complete their assigned oral presentation at the ASLMS Annual Conference.
  • Recipients must also submit a manuscript of their research activities to the Editorial Office of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, to be considered for publication, by the next Annual Conference abstract deadline (October 1, following conference).
• Notification: Applicants will be notified via email of your abstract and grant status no later than January, proceeding the conference.

Peggy Nowell, RN Educational Grant

Criteria

• Available Funds: 1 grant up to $1,000 (USD) for select recipients.
• Eligibility: Available to ASLMS members who are certified or degreed in the Nursing/Allied Health Field or working toward a degree in the field of Nursing/Allied Health.
• Required Items: While applicants may submit multiple abstracts or case studies, each with a separate educational grant application, selected recipients are limited to one grant. A complete educational grant application will include:
  • Applicant must have current ASLMS membership, or in applicant status
  • Abstract or case study must be submitted for consideration to the Nursing/Allied Health category at the upcoming Annual Conference
  • Educational Grant Application
• Deadline: Membership, abstracts, and applications must be submitted by the INITIAL abstract deadline (see deadlines above)
• Recipient Selection: Submitted abstracts or case studies must be accepted for oral presentation within the Nursing/Allied Health session. Abstracts and case studies will be reviewed based on quality criteria and ranked by the Nursing/Allied Health Division Representative.
  • Those selected selected as educational grant recipients must complete their assigned oral presentation at the ASLMS Annual Conference.
• Notification: Applicants will be notified via email of your abstract/case study and grant status no later than January, proceeding the conference.