Deadline: June 15, 2019
The Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology announces the 2019-20 Eugene and Millicent Goldschmidt Graduate Student Award for female graduate students studying microorganisms in their thesis research. There will be a minimum of two awards given for the 2019-2020 academic year. Award amounts will be $9,000 for doctoral students and $4,500 for master’s students.
Scholarship applicants must be:
- Female, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and not a previous recipient of the award
- Member of the American Society for Microbiology and Texas Branch – American Society for Microbiology (Applicants can join both the national ASM and Texas Branch ASM via a link at: http://www.asm.org/index.php/membership/join-asm.html)
- Show potential for a career in microbiology
- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program,not defended their thesis at the time of application, and not expecting to graduate prior to May, 2020.
- Per ASM definitions, the term “microorganisms” includes bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi
Application package must include:
- Letter of application, electronic reprints of publications (if applicable), and CV from the candidate
- Description of current thesis research (up to 2 pages), career plans (1/2 page), and plans for use of the award funds to enhance your research and career (general budget overview, 1 page)
- At least two letters of support must be sent separately from the application directly to
Dr. Madhusudan Choudhary, President-elect of the ASM Texas Branch at mxc017@SHSU.EDU. One of these letters must be from the applicant’s current thesis advisor.
Award Conditions:
The recipient will receive her award in two installments and will be required to submit a six-month progress report and final report to the Texas Branch ASM President. Receipt of the second installment is contingent upon receipt of a satisfactory progress report. In addition, the recipient will be required to make a scientific presentation of her work at one of the Texas Branch ASM Meetings within a year of receiving the award.
Application Process:
Applications must be sent electronically as PDF files to Dr. Madhusudan Choudhary, President-elect of the ASM Texas Branch, at mxc017@SHSU.EDU.
26 Mar 2019
2019 Spring Meeting Program and Abstract Book
The 2019 Spring Meeting Program and Abstract Book are posted below.
The ASM Peggy Cotter Travel Award Program for Early Career Branch Members provides funds for outstanding early career* Branch members to attend ASM Microbe in 2019.
*Definition of Early Career: For the purposes of this award, “early career” includes
a. Postdoctoral fellows (up to 10-years beyond terminal degree)
b. CLS-MLT-MLS Bench Techs (up to 10-years beyond terminal degree)
c. Early Career Faculty (up to 10-years beyond terminal degree)
d. Early Stage Investigators (ESI’s) (up to 10-years beyond terminal degree)
e. Other – as determined by Branch, but only individuals who are up to 10-years beyond terminal degree
f. NOTE – Students are NOT eligible for this award.
Amount and Number of Awards:
• Up to 3 awards per Branch
• Each award is $1650
Deadline to apply: February 15, 2019
Return Completed Application to: Lee Hughes, President, TxASM, lhughes@unt.edu.
SEE FULL PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
14 Dec 2018
Save The Date! 2019 Spring Meeting
Please save the date for the 2019 Spring Meeting! Registration and full details will be available soon.
Dates: March 28-30, 2019
Location: T Bar M, New Braunfels, TX
27 Aug 2018
2018-2019 Faculty Education and Mentoring Awards
Deadline: September 28, 2018
The Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology announces two faculty awards. One award of $1,000 in the area of excellence in education and one award of $1,000 in the area of excellence in mentoring will be given during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Application Process
Applications must be sent electronically as PDF files to Dr. Lee Hughes, President of the ASM Texas Branch at Lee.Hughes@unt.edu.
Application package must include:
Mentoring Award:
- Letter of nomination, plus at least one (but no more than 3) letters of support from previous or current mentees.
- CV of nominee, including statement describing mentoring activities and listing information about previous mentees (e.g. degrees earned, current location, etc.), limit 5 pages.
Teaching Award:
- Letter of nomination
- CV and letter from nominee, including description of teaching experiences and statement of teaching philosophy
- Examples of professional development materials (e.g. syllabi, assignments, etc.), limit 3 pages.
* All nominees should be a faculty member of a Texas Institution for Higher Learning and involved in Microbiology research or teaching. National ASM and branch membership also required.
13 Aug 2018
2018 Fall Meeting Registration Open
Registration is now open.
Deadline: September 15, 2018
The Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology announces the 2018-19 Eugene and Millicent Goldschmidt Graduate Student Award for female graduate students studying microorganisms in their thesis research. There will be two awards of $9,000 given during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Scholarship applicants must be:
- Female, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and not a previous recipient of the award
- Member of the American Society for Microbiology and Texas Branch – American Society for Microbiology (Applicants can join both the national ASM and Texas Branch ASM via a link at: http://www.asm.org/index.php/membership/join-asm.html)
- Show potential for a career in microbiology
- Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program and not defended their thesis at the time of award announcement in April 2018.
- Per ASM definitions, the term “microorganisms” includes bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi
Application package must include:
- Letter of application, electronic reprints of publications (if applicable), and CV from the candidate
- Description of current thesis research, career plans, and plans for use of the award funds to enhance your research and career
- At least two letters of support must be sent separately from the application directly to
Dr. Lee Hughes, President of the ASM Texas Branch at Lee.Hughes@unt.edu. One of these letters must be from the applicant’s current thesis advisor.
Award Conditions:
The recipient will receive her award in two installments and will be required to submit a six-month progress report and final report to the Texas Branch ASM President. Receipt of the second installment is contingent upon receipt of a satisfactory progress report. In addition, the recipient will be required to make a scientific presentation of her work at one of the Texas Branch ASM Meetings within a year of receiving the award.
Application Process:
Applications must be sent electronically as PDF files to Dr. Lee Hughes, President of the ASM Texas Branch at Lee.Hughes@unt.edu
09 Jul 2018
2018 Fall Meeting – Save the Date!
The 2018 fall meeting for the Texas Branch American Society for Microbiology is scheduled for November 8-10, 2018. It will be hosted at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC).
