WIT Vera W. Hudson and Elizabeth K. Weisburger Scholarship Fund Student Award
WIT Vera W. Hudson and Elizabeth K. Weisburger Scholarship Fund Student Award supports PhD students' education, research, and scientific conference travel to advance their work in toxicology.
Funder: Society of Toxicology
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Application deadline, 11:59 PM EST)
Funding Amounts: Monetary award for education, research-related expenses, and scientific conference travel, plus a certificate or plaque
Summary: Supports full-time toxicology PhD students demonstrating academic and scientific achievement, leadership, and service.
Key Information: Applicants must have advanced to PhD candidacy and hold current or pending SOT student membership by the deadline.
Description
The Society of Toxicology (SOT), through its Women in Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group, offers this scholarship to graduate students pursuing full-time PhD study in toxicology. It recognizes outstanding academic and scientific achievement, leadership, and service, with particular attention to the relevance of dissertation research to toxicology and its contributions to the field. Award funds support education and research-related expenses, including travel to scientific conferences.
The scholarship is supported by the Vera W. Hudson and Elizabeth K. Weisburger Scholarship Fund of the SOT Endowment, established in October 2007. Weisburger, a pioneer in cancer biology and toxicology, created the fund in memory of Hudson, a National Library of Medicine biologist and information specialist who helped develop toxicology information resources. The fund supports graduate studies in toxicology, with preference to women.
