KTAA Young Soo Choi Student Scholarship Award
KTAA Young Soo Choi Student Scholarship Award supports Korean students with financial need by funding graduate training in toxicology to help them pursue careers in the field.
Funder: Society of Toxicology
Due Dates: August 17, 2026 (Applications open) | December 31, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Lump-sum scholarship for graduate training in toxicology, plus a plaque
Summary: Supports Korean students with financial need pursuing graduate training and careers in toxicology.
Key Information: Nominees must have an abstract based on their own research accepted for presentation at the SOT Annual Meeting.
Description
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) offers this scholarship through the Young Soo Choi Student Scholarship Award Fund, aligned with the Korean Toxicologists Association in America (KTAA), an SOT Special Interest Group. The award provides educational support for graduate training in toxicology, helping Korean students who demonstrate financial need and are committed to careers in the field. Undergraduate and graduate students may be nominated.
The scholarship honors Dr. Young Soo Choi, who was born in Korea, completed her graduate education in the United States, and had a distinguished career at the US Food and Drug Administration. Her gift established the fund in July 2008, and the first scholarship was awarded in 2010.
