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NAVBO TRAINEE TRAVEL AND POSTER AWARDS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2025 

Travel Awards -
NAVBO will present Travel Awards based on the review of submitted abstracts. Abstracts are due August 4.

Criteria:

  • You must be a trainee member of NAVBO (upload your CV with your abstract submission)
  • You must submit an abstract to Vascular Biology 2025 - Follow this link to the submission form
  • You must indicate on the abstract submission form that you want to be considered for a NAVBO Trainee Travel Award and complete the necessary questions including uploading your CV.
  • Only students (medical, graduate and undergraduate), post doctoral fellows and the equivalent are eligible. You must still be in this position at the time of the meeting (October 19-23, 2025)

Recipients will be notified prior to the meeting and will be presented with their award certificate at the Opening Session of the meeting on October 19. 

Please note - although several trainees from a single lab can submit an application, only one per lab will be awarded.

Outstanding Poster Awards -
NAVBO will present Outstanding Poster Awards based on the quality of the poster presentation

Criteria:

  • You must be a trainee member of NAVBO (upload your CV with your abstract submission)
  • Only students (medical, graduate and undergraduate), post doctoral fellows and the equivalent are eligible. You must still be in this position at the time of the meeting (October 19-23, 2025)
  • You must submit an abstract to Vascular Biology 2025
  • Once you are notified that your abstract will be presented as a poster, indicate that you would like to be considered for an Outstanding Poster Award by submitting your poster (a link to this submission form will be included in the email with additional instructions) 
  • Travel Award recipients are not eligible for Poster Awards

Each poster presenter participating in this poster competition will be interviewed by at least two judges.  Judges will view posters online prior to the meeting and talk with presenters during the presenters' required hour.  Awards will be based on both the appearance and content of the poster as well as the conversation with the judges.  Judges will not identify themselves as judges.

Recipients will be announced on the final morning of the meeting prior to the last session on October 24.

 

We are no longer accepting scholarship applications for Vasculata 2024.  We will begin accepting applications for scholarships for Vasculata 2025 in January 2025.  

Vasculata Scholarships are available for students and postdocs attending Vasculata who may need additional funding in order to attend.  Scholarships will be granted to those whose institutions do not have funding to support registration and/or travel to the meeting.

Applications will be accepted online only through the submission form below and accepted through May 1 - this deadline will be strictly adhered to - thank you.

Applications must include the following:

1) Responses to the four questions below. 

  • Please provide a summary of your project in layman's terms. Describe in 300 words, the disease or basic scientific question that you are investigating, the hypothesis, methods used, results and conclusions.
  • Where do you, the applicant, see yourself in five years?  Describe in 100 words. your professional goals and plans.
  • What is the main reason that we should select you for this scholarship? Describe in 100 words, any circumstances which the committee should be informed of to make their decision. 
  • How will you spend the money? Describe in 100 words, how you will use the scholarship money.  Be as specific as possible. Use is limited to registration, housing, and transportation (both airfare and ground transportation)

2) A letter from the applicant's supervisor/PI that

  • verifies your status within the lab/department (Be specific--3rd year graduate student; post doc in lab for two years, etc.)
  • confirms that there are little to no funds available for you to attend Vasculata

3.) Applicant's CV

ALL documents should be in pdf format.

Be sure you have all supporting documents on hand before completing the form.    You will not be able to save and return to the form.

Submit your application for a Vasculata Scholarship

Advancing Young Voices

We would like to expose more young scientists to the field of vascular biology and bring more trainees into this collaborative community.  Therefore, we are extending this offer of free membership to students who may be at a financial disadvantage and would benefit from this opportunity.  

In order to be considered for this offer, please complete this online form.  You will need to upload your CV (or resume) and a letter from your supervisor a.) confirming your status as a student and b.) verifying that your institution does not have the funds to support society membership.  Only students (graduate, medical and undergraduates) can apply.  This program does not include postdocs.  

NAVBO Sponsored Trainee Travel Awards to Small Non-NAVBO Conferences

Starting in January 2026, NAVBO will fund NAVBO trainee members to attend small conferences of the member's choice, rather than NAVBO restricting it to certain conferences. 

Preliminary criteria:

  • Funds will only go towards attendance at a regional or small conference (200 participants or less), not national conferences.*
  • Applicant must have submitted an abstract to the eligible meeting.
  • Applicant and the applicant’s PI must be current NAVBO members in good standing.

*Eligible conferences will be at the discretion of NAVBO. Examples include Gordon Research Conferences, regional society meetings, and local conferences. If you have questions about what qualifies, please reach out to info@navbo.org.

Please note: these funds will be given on a reimbursement basis. Receipts will be required after the meeting to receive the scholarship funds.

Please stay tuned. More details coming soon!