DTSS RIFM Trainee Travel Award
DTSS RIFM Trainee Travel Award supports student and postdoctoral researchers’ travel to the SOT Annual Meeting to share their work and recognizes excellence in dermal toxicology research.
Funder: Society of Toxicology
Due Dates: January 8, 2026 (DTSS Awards deadline) | January 1, 2027 (Application portal deadline)
Funding Amounts: $500 travel award and a recognition plaque
Summary: Supports student and postdoctoral researchers attending the SOT Annual Meeting and recognizes excellence in dermal toxicology research.
Key Information: Applicants must be current SOT members and first authors of an accepted SOT Annual Meeting abstract.
Description
The Society of Toxicology’s Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section (DTSS) offers this trainee travel award with sponsorship from the Research Institutes of Fragrance Materials (RIFM). The award supports attendance at the 2026 SOT Annual Meeting and recognizes excellence in research by students and postdoctoral trainees.
Selection emphasizes scientific merit and an outstanding demonstration of how the applicant’s work uses New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), advances exposure science, improves understanding of material composition, or contributes to dermal and skin risk assessment. The award also provides an opportunity for the recipient to share their research with DTSS members through a short presentation, with recognition at the section’s Annual Reception.
