The Janice Bahr Junior Scientist Travel Fund is a self-nominated award and was established in 2017 to recognize a Regular Member of the Society, an active Assistant Professor or position of similar rank on the tenure-track.

Requirements:

  • Individual must be a regular member of SSR
    • Provide proof of appointment as an Assistant Professor or position of similar rank and be less than 5 years into a tenure track/ similar appointment
    • Be employed by a U.S or international academic institution

Application Components:

  1. Statement of Purpose – Please submit a statement (2-page maximum) describing your professional accomplishments that qualify you as a competitive applicant for the award. Specifically detail your accomplishments in the areas of research, education, and service.
  2. Recommendation Letters
  3. Curriculum Vitae

View previous Janice Bahr Junior Scientist Travel Award recipients below:

2026: Farners Amargant I Riera
2025: Camilla H. K. Hughes
2024: Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang, Ph.D.
2023: Diana Monsivais, Ph.D.
2022: Joe (Huanyu) Qiao, Ph.D.
2021: Jean-Ju L. Chung, Ph.D.
2019: Annie Newell-Fugate, PhD, DVM
2018: Zeilann Craig and Beth Snyder

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