Several dozen funds from the APS Foundation’s portfolio provide financial support to APS members through the following awards and fellowships. These opportunities support students and student programs, the development of young scientists, the society's international activities, early career fellowships and workshops, and programs of special interest to the contributor.
Books for the World AwardHelps scientists, educators, extension personnel, and other agriculturalists in developing countries acquire educational materials from APS PRESS.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
Browning Plant Medicine and Health Travel AwardSupports travel of a student in a Doctor of Plant Medicine, Doctor of Plant Health, and similar programs to attend a professional society meeting in any of the plant health and plant protection disciplines.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
Frank L. Howard Undergraduate Fellowship Provides support to undergraduate research projects in plant pathology.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
French-Monar Latin American Award Provides support for a Latin American plant pathologist to attend an annual meeting of APS, publish in journals, or pay for APS membership.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
Mathre Education Endowment AwardProvides support to plant pathology education and outreach programs.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
Student Educational Award Provides support for student endeavors which further their education outside of the APS Annual Meeting.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship Provides support to plant pathology graduate students for expenses related to their research, equipment, education, and skills development.APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Travel Award Provides support for early- to mid-career international APS members to participate in an APS Annual Meeting.THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED
John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment Award (JANE) Supports international cooperation on a project between a person/institution in the U.S. and a person/institution outside of the U.S.THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED
Plant Pathology Experiential AwardsSupports both a department and an individual graduate student or post doctorate on-site visit to a nonacademic organization for the purpose of promoting career and research development experiences.THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED
I. E. Melhus AwardsSupport graduate student participants selected to present their research at a symposium at the APS Annual Meeting.THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED
Schroth Faces of the Future AwardsSupport the "Faces of the Future" symposium at the APS Annual Meeting by acknowledging up-and-coming individuals in specific areas of plant pathology.THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED
Lucy Hastings de Gutierrez Award Provides a cash prize for the APS Excellence Award in Teaching.ADMINISTERED BY APS AWARDS AND HONORS COMMITTEE
Noel T. Keen Award Provides a cash prize for the APS Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology.ADMINISTERED BY APS AWARDS AND HONORS COMMITTEE
APS Public Policy Fellowship Supports the unique opportunity for an APS member to spend several months working at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy each year.ADMINISTERED BY THE APS PUBLIC POLICY BOARD
Named Student Travel AwardsProvides support to students who submit an abstract attending for and plan to attend the APS Annual Meeting (this year it will be applied to ICPP2018). APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED