APS Foundation supports APS student and early-career members through a variety of funding opportunities and initiatives targeted to increase awareness and support the study and practice of plant pathology.
Review application details and eligibility requirements prior to submitting your application. To be eligible for an award, active membership in APS is required both at time of application and upon receipt of award unless otherwise noted. Applications are reviewed and awardees are selected by a Foundation Review Committee.
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Experiential Funds for Professional Development - Call for Applications!
Applications accepted through May 15, 2025.
OIP Global Experience
Funds provided to plant pathologists working with scientists and extension personnel in developing countries in training and outreach efforts.
OPSR Plant Pathology Experiential
Funds provided to support professional development, learning more about career opportunities, and/or gaining technical expertise in support of current research endeavors.
Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development
Funds provided to support APS member activities that enhance the educational and professional development of MS and PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in plant pathology.
Frank L. Howard Undergraduate Fellowship
Funds provide support for APS undergraduate student member's research projects in plant pathology.
Research, Education, and Mentoring Funding
Books for the World Program
Helps scientists, educators, extension personnel, and other agriculturalists in developing countries acquire educational materials from APS PRESS. Applicants are not required to be APS members.
Lafayette Frederick Diversity in Mentoring
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.
Mathre Education Fund
Provides support to plant pathology education and outreach programs.
John and Ann Niederhauser (JANE) International Cooperation Research Fund
Supports international cooperation on a plant pathology research project between a person/institution in the U.S. and a person/institution outside the U.S. with priority given to countries with developing economies.
Student Education Scholarship
Provides support for student endeavors which further their education outside of the APS Annual Meeting.
Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship
Provides support to plant pathology graduate students for expenses related to their research, equipment, education, and skills development.
Graduate Student & Early Career Symposia Awards
I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium
Travel award to APS Graduate Student Members selected to present their research at the I.E. Melhus symposium at the APS Annual Meeting.
Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium
Travel award to
APS Early Career Members
selected to present their research at the Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium
at the APS Annual Meeting.
Travel Awards
Student Travel Awards
40 travel awards are available to current APS Graduate Student Members who are confirmed to present and plan to attend the APS Annual Meeting.
International Travel Award
Travel award(s) are available for early- to mid-career international APS members from developing countries. Applicants must have an accepted abstract to the APS Annual Meeting and have secured plans to attend the meeting in person.
The Indian Phytopathology Society Student Travel Award
Awarded to plant pathology student(s) residing in India, who are members of The Indian Phytopathology Society
(IPS), and have been accepted to present their research at Plant Health 2025 in Hawaii.
French-Monar Latin American Fund
Provides financial support to APS members that are Latin American graduate students or early career plant pathologists in a variety of ways.
Browning Plant Medicine and Health Travel Fund
Supports travel of an APS Graduate Student Member majoring in the Doctor of Plant Medicine, Doctor of Plant Health, or similar programs, who plans to attend and participate in a professional society meeting other than APS.
