MSS Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Research Awards
MSS Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Research Awards support graduate students and postdoctoral trainees through prizes recognizing metals toxicology research and opportunities to share their work.
Funder: Society of Toxicology
Due Dates: August 14, 2026 (Applications open) | December 15, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $500 first place, $300 second place, and $200 third place in each of two trainee categories, plus recognition plaques
Summary: Recognizes graduate students and postdoctoral trainees for metals toxicology research presented in connection with the SOT Annual Meeting.
Key Information: Applicants must be SOT members or provide evidence of a membership application and plan to attend the SOT Annual Meeting.
Description
The Society of Toxicology’s Metals Specialty Section (MSS) offers these awards to recognize current graduate students and postdoctoral trainees conducting research in metals toxicology. The program provides separate first-, second-, and third-place awards for graduate student and postdoctoral research associated with the SOT Annual Meeting.
Supported by the Metals Specialty Section Student Research Award Fund of the SOT Endowment, the awards combine monetary prizes and recognition plaques with an opportunity to share research with the metals toxicology community. Awards are presented at the MSS reception, where first-place recipients present a brief summary of their work to MSS members.
