2026 AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant Round 2
The AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant supports early-career medical physicists to attend non-medical physics scientific meetings, fostering interdisciplinary insights to advance medical physics research.
Funder: American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,500 for in-person attendance or $500 for virtual attendance; reimbursement basis.
Summary: Supports students and trainees to attend non-medical physics scientific meetings to inspire new directions in medical physics research.
Key Information: $250 of the award is contingent on an in-person presentation at the next AAPM Annual Meeting.
Description
The Expanding Horizons Travel Grant program from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is designed to encourage graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career residents to broaden their scientific exposure by attending meetings outside the traditional field of medical physics. The intent is to introduce innovative topics and perspectives that could inform and advance current or future research in medical physics. Funding is provided as reimbursement for travel, registration, and related expenses to attend a qualifying scientific meeting.
