Numerous funds from the APS Foundation’s portfolio provide financial support to APS members through the following grants and fellowships. These opportunities support students and student programs, the development of young scientists, the society's international activities, early career fellowships, and programs of special interest to the contributor.
Fund Descriptions
Grantees
Review details and eligibility requirements for each fund prior to submitting your application. Membership in APS is required unless noted otherwise.
Experiential
- OPSR Plant Pathology Experiential (applications due March 30)
In collaboration with the APS Foundation, the APS Office of Private Sector and Relations (OPSR) offers two experiential offerings to APS members: individual (annually) and departmental (every two years). This fund supports professional development, learning more about career opportunities and/or gaining technical expertise in support of current research endeavors.
- OIP Global Experience (applications due March 30)
In collaboration with the APS Foundation, the APS Office of International Program (OIP) Global Experience fund helps APS members who are plant pathologists working with scientists and extension personnel in developing countries in training and outreach efforts.
- Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development (submission period is closed)
Fund provides support of activities that enhance the educational and professional development of APS members how are either MS and PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in Plant Pathology.
Research, Education, and Mentoring
- Lafayette Frederick Diversity in Mentoring (applications due March 30)
Goal is to increase the number of practicing plant pathologists from underrepresented groups, particularly those from historically black colleges and universities, 1890 land-grant institutions, Tribal colleges and universities (1994 land-grant institutions), and minority serving institutions.
- Student Education Scholarship (applications due March 30)
Provides support for student endeavors which further their education outside of the APS Annual Meeting.
- Books for the World (submission period is closed)
Helps scientists, educators, extension personnel, and other agriculturalists in developing countries acquire educational materials from APS PRESS.
- Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship (submission period is closed)
Provides support to plant pathology graduate students for expenses related to their research, equipment, education, and skills development.
Annual Meeting Invited Symposia and Travel Grants
- I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium (submission period is closed)
Supports APS Graduate Student Members selected to present their research at the I.E. Melhus symposium at the APS Annual Meeting. Membership in APS is required.
- Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium (submission period is closed)
Supports the Faces of the Future symposium at the APS Annual Meeting by acknowledging up-and-coming APS Early Career members in specific areas of plant pathology. Membership in APS is required.
Annual Meeting Travel Grants
- Student Travel Grants ((submission period is closed)
Provides travel support for APS Graduate Student members who are attending and presenting at an APS Annual Meeting. Membership in APS is required.
- International Travel Grant (submission period is closed)
Provides travel support for early- to mid-career international APS members who are presenting and attending the APS Annual Meeting. Membership in APS is required.
- The Indian Phytopathology Society Student Travel Grant
Supports travel to plant pathology students residing in India, who are members of The Indian Phytopathology Society
(IPS), to attend the APS Annual Meeting or other APS sanctioned meeting if deemed appropriate by IPS and APS Foundation Board.
Travel Grants (non-APS annual meeting)
- Browning Plant Medicine and Health Travel Grant (submission period is closed)
Supports travel of an APS Student member 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.
- French-Monar Latin American Grant (submission period is closed)
Provides financial support to APS members that are Latin American graduate students or early career plant pathologists in a variety of ways.
The following are managed by committees outside of the APS Foundation:
Questions?
Contact the APS Foundation Board.