AACT Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award
AACT Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award supports Chinese doctoral students with education, research, and travel expenses to advance toxicology training and recognize academic achievement, leadership, and service.
Funder: Society of Toxicology
Due Dates: August 12, 2026 (Applications open) | December 20, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Three awards annually, each with a $500 cash stipend and a plaque
Summary: Supports Chinese doctoral students in toxicology with tuition, education, research, and travel expenses while recognizing academic achievement and leadership.
Key Information: Applicants must have advanced to PhD candidacy and have an accepted abstract for the award-year SOT Annual Meeting.
Description
The Society of Toxicology’s AACT Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award supports full-time doctoral training in toxicology and recognizes scholastic achievement, leadership, and service in the field or community. It provides scholarships to Chinese students for tuition and other education- and research-related expenses, including travel. The program emphasizes the relevance of applicants’ thesis research to toxicology.
The award is supported by the Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award Fund, part of the SOT Endowment. Established through an initial gift from Dr. Frank C. Lu, a Charter member of SOT, the fund honors his wife, Jean Lu. It is aligned with the American Association of Chinese in Toxicology (AACT), an SOT Special Interest Group.
