CSS Environmental Carcinogenesis Merit Award for Postdoctoral Researchers
CSS Environmental Carcinogenesis Merit Award for Postdoctoral Researchers supports postdoctoral scientists through recognition of carcinogenesis research to help develop the field’s next generation of scientists.
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Funder: Society of Toxicology
Due Dates: August 19, 2026 (Applications open) | January 12, 2027, 11:59 PM EST (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One $1,200 cash award and a commemorative plaque
Summary: Recognizes a postdoctoral researcher’s work in carcinogenesis through an abstract-based award competition.
Key Information: Applicants must be within their first three years of postdoctoral training; CSS membership is not required.
Description
The Society of Toxicology’s Carcinogenesis Specialty Section (CSS) offers this award to recognize postdoctoral research related to carcinogenesis. Postdoctoral fellows submit their SOT research abstracts for the competition, with one researcher selected to receive a cash award and a commemorative plaque. The award is supported by the Environmental Carcinogenesis Research Fellowship Fund of the SOT Endowment.
The award places recognition of early-career research within the CSS scientific community, with the recipient announced during the section’s meeting at the SOT Annual Meeting. It is part of the section’s broader work to promote basic and applied carcinogenesis research and develop the next generation of carcinogenesis-focused scientists.
