Awards

Peggy Cotter Travel Award Program

Current Call: 2026 Peggy Cotter Award

Prospective CNY ASM Members: Our branch has up to 3 Peggy Cotter TRAVEL AWARDS ($1650 each) available to (prospective) members! Note that our membership dues payment system has not yet been set up through the ASM national organization website. Thus, we are accepting applications on the condition that, if you are selected for the award, you will join CNY ASM once the system becomes available

Attention: Early Career Professionals – Want to Attend ASM Microbe? Applications Due Friday, February 16, 2026

ASM Peggy Cotter Travel Awards ($1,650 each)

To help cover registration, travel, accommodation, meals, and incidentals

For ASM Microbe 2026, June 4-7, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

https://asm.org/Events/ASM-Microbe/Home

WHOM

- Early Career professionals (up to 15 years beyond terminal degree)

- Includes: Clinical Laboratorians (CLS, MT, MLT, MLS), Postdoctoral Fellow, Early Career Faculty, Early-Stage Investigators, Industry Personnel, Others (as determined by Branch)

-Must be a current Member of ASM (national) AND a current Member of CNYASM (local branch)

-Students and past award recipients are not eligible.

HOW

Submit a one page maximum letter of application, including:

• Employment experience, including current employment and any relevant past employment experience.

• Education experience, including terminal degree conferral date (what was the last degree you completed, and when was it conferred?)

• Why do you want to attend ASM Microbe? How might you benefit from the experience?

• Merits: any previous/ongoing involvement in ASM (local and/or national), awards, experience, anything you wish to share with the selection committee (CNYASM officers)

• Email application letter to jegoff*at*esf.edu

• Due Monday, February 16, 2026

See additional details in the PDF below

Up to 3 local awardees will be selected by CNY ASM officers soon after the application deadline.