Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Travel Awards
Biophysical Society
Who can apply: Membership is required but there is no waiting period: student membership is USD 25, so you can join and apply in the same week, provided 2027 dues are paid by 1 October 2026. Undergraduate, graduate and early-career tracks each have their own form. You must be the presenting author on a poster or platform abstract… What is funded: Travel awards to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, with separate application tracks for undergraduate students, graduate students and scientists within 10 professional years of the terminal degree. Awards scale with travel distance to a maximum of USD 750. Four Low-Income Country Travel Awards additionally carry… Deadline: 1 October 2026. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: 2027 Annual Meeting.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: Biophysical Society, official page.
Who can apply
- Membership is required but there is no waiting period: student membership is USD 25, so you can join and apply in the same week, provided 2027 dues are paid by 1 October 2026. Undergraduate, graduate and early-career tracks each have their own form. You must be the presenting author on a poster or platform abstract and must not have held a Society travel award for the prior year. A signed letter of recommendation on departmental letterhead is required for the undergraduate and graduate tracks. No nationality restriction is stated.
Stage dates
Earliest binding date. Both the abstract and the paid 2027 membership dues must be in by 1 October 2026; without both the travel award application is not eligible.1 October 2026
A letter of recommendation sent by email must arrive by 5 October 2026, 11:59 pm US Eastern.5 October 2026
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.
