Description
The Undergraduate Development Program (UDP) Advisor Travel Award provides the opportunity for faculty advisors to attend the Undergraduate Development Program from March 13–15, 2027, at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. During this program, the selected advisors and students learn more about toxicology, career opportunities related to this science, and engage with academic program directors. Overall, the goal of the program is to recruit promising undergraduate science majors interested in research careers and who would especially benefit from this opportunity to graduate school in the biomedical sciences, especially toxicology. The purpose of supporting advisors to participate in this program is so that they will become more familiar with toxicology as a career option for their students and encourage students to attend graduate school in biomedical sciences. We recognize that recruiting individuals with a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds enhances creativity and drives innovation across our Society and scientific field.
The UDP Advisor Travel Award offers recipients the unique opportunity to experience our student programming firsthand. Throughout the program, participants engage in presentations and a case study that span the breadth of toxicology while gaining valuable insight into graduate school programs and research career paths.
To facilitate lasting professional connections, advisors and students are integrated into mentor groups led by senior toxicologists and trainee mentors. The experience includes an exclusive advisor-only session on Sunday, followed by full participation in Monday’s Annual Meeting events including the Opening Plenary session and the In Vitro Lecture and Luncheon for Students. The program concludes on Monday with a keynote career presentation from a senior leader in the field.
Support for transportation, lodging, meals, and registration is provided to advisor and student awardees.
Selection of advisors is independent of the selection of students. View Undergraduate Development Program Student Travel Award for student application information.
Eligibility Criteria for Advisor Award:
- Must serve in a significant role as an advisor or mentor to undergraduate students
- May not have received the award in the previous two years
- Cannot be an active or pending SOT member
- Preference for advisors at undergraduate institutions that do not confer doctoral degrees in Toxicology
Directions for Completion of Advisor Application:
- Upload a copy of your curriculum vitae to the online application (up to 3 pages).
- Request that a supervisor, faculty mentor, or dean provide a letter of reference in support of your award application. This letter should describe the applicant’s history of mentoring students in the classroom and in research. The applicant can send an email to their nominator through the application form to request that they upload a reference letter. Nominators must upload a letter of reference for the application to be considered complete by October 19 at 11:59 pm ET.
Advisor Application Review Criteria:
- Role of applicant, with preference for science faculty
- Advisor accomplishments in, and potential for, mentoring of undergraduate students
- Number of student applicants to this program from your institution across multiple years or potential for future applicants
- Evidence of the advisor’s scholarly activity
Questions? Contact SOT Headquarters.
Undergraduate Development Program Advisor Travel Award
Description
The Undergraduate Development Program (UDP) Advisor Travel Award provides the opportunity for faculty advisors to attend the Undergraduate Development Program from March 13–15, 2027, at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. During this program, the selected advisors and students learn more about toxicology, career opportunities related to this science, and engage with academic program directors. Overall, the goal of the program is to recruit promising undergraduate science majors interested in research careers and who would especially benefit from this opportunity to graduate school in the biomedical sciences, especially toxicology. The purpose of supporting advisors to participate in this program is so that they will become more familiar with toxicology as a career option for their students and encourage students to attend graduate school in biomedical sciences. We recognize that recruiting individuals with a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds enhances creativity and drives innovation across our Society and scientific field.
The UDP Advisor Travel Award offers recipients the unique opportunity to experience our student programming firsthand. Throughout the program, participants engage in presentations and a case study that span the breadth of toxicology while gaining valuable insight into graduate school programs and research career paths.
To facilitate lasting professional connections, advisors and students are integrated into mentor groups led by senior toxicologists and trainee mentors. The experience includes an exclusive advisor-only session on Sunday, followed by full participation in Monday’s Annual Meeting events including the Opening Plenary session and the In Vitro Lecture and Luncheon for Students. The program concludes on Monday with a keynote career presentation from a senior leader in the field.
Support for transportation, lodging, meals, and registration is provided to advisor and student awardees.
Selection of advisors is independent of the selection of students. View Undergraduate Development Program Student Travel Award for student application information.
Eligibility Criteria for Advisor Award:
- Must serve in a significant role as an advisor or mentor to undergraduate students
- May not have received the award in the previous two years
- Cannot be an active or pending SOT member
- Preference for advisors at undergraduate institutions that do not confer doctoral degrees in Toxicology
Directions for Completion of Advisor Application:
- Upload a copy of your curriculum vitae to the online application (up to 3 pages).
- Request that a supervisor, faculty mentor, or dean provide a letter of reference in support of your award application. This letter should describe the applicant’s history of mentoring students in the classroom and in research. The applicant can send an email to their nominator through the application form to request that they upload a reference letter. Nominators must upload a letter of reference for the application to be considered complete by October 19 at 11:59 pm ET.
Advisor Application Review Criteria:
- Role of applicant, with preference for science faculty
- Advisor accomplishments in, and potential for, mentoring of undergraduate students
- Number of student applicants to this program from your institution across multiple years or potential for future applicants
- Evidence of the advisor’s scholarly activity
Questions? Contact SOT Headquarters.