AAI Trainee Poster Award
The AAI Trainee Poster Award honors early-career immunologists for exceptional research abstracts with complimentary registration to the AAI annual meeting.
Funder: American Association of Immunologists
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026: Trainee membership dues paid deadline | December 2026: First-author abstract submission deadline
Funding Amounts: Complimentary registration to the AAI annual meeting for awardees; no direct cash award.
Summary: Recognizes outstanding poster abstracts by AAI Trainee members at the annual meeting with complimentary registration.
Key Information: Award generally cannot be combined with other AAI meeting awards or grants.
Description
The AAI Trainee Poster Award is designed to recognize and encourage promising early-career immunologists by awarding complimentary meeting registration to AAI Trainee members whose first-author abstracts are selected for poster sessions at the AAI annual meeting and judged exceptional by reviewers. Selection is based on the originality and significance of the research presented. The award highlights outstanding poster presentations and supports the professional development of undergraduate students, graduate students, young professionals, and postdoctoral fellows in immunology.
