ICAAC Infectious Diseases Fellows Grant Program
Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer
In 2005, ASM expanded opportunities for Infectious Disease Fellows and created the ICAAC ID Fellows Grant Program. This program offers ID Fellows a unique opportunity to attend ICAAC and participate in an experience specifically tailored to their educational development needs. This select group of Fellows will have the opportunity to hear a keynote talk targeted to them, participate in mentored poster walks, receive overviews of recommended sessions for attendance, interact with ICAAC Program Committee members, and be given personalized attention including daily discussions to help them maximize their educational experience. Costs covered by this program include: airfare, transportation to and from the convention center, hotel stay for the meeting dates, daily breakfasts and other amenities.

Continuing the program for 2010, a subcommittee of the ICAAC Program Committee will select up to seventy-five (75) ID Fellows both from U.S. Infectious Disease Fellowship Programs and up to twenty-five (25) ID Fellows from International Infectious Disease Fellowship Programs. Recipients will be contacted following their acceptance by ASM staff to assist in making their travel arrangements. All Fellows participating in this program will be housed in the same hotel and will receive an itinerary of events for the week.

Submission of an abstract to the 50th ICAAC is required. Preference will be given to candidates who have abstracts accepted for presentation. 

Criteria:

• ASM Membership at time of 50th ICAAC Meeting;
• Submission of an abstract for the 50th ICAAC, which is accepted for presentation.
• A PhD, PharmD or MD enrolled in an ID Fellowship at the time of application or meeting;
• Cover letter from the applicant, including their contact information and professional interests, accompanied by a letter of nomination from the individual’s ID Fellowship Program Director on letterhead, including confirmation of ID Fellowship status;
• Letter of nomination, cover letter, and copy of abstract(s), if applicable, are due June 28, 2010, to:

  ICAAC Infectious Diseases Fellows Grant Program
  American Society for Microbiology Meetings Department
  1752 N Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20036-2904 USA

ASM Infectious Disease (ID) Fellow Travel Grants
The ICAAC Program Committee will award a limited amount of travel grants worth at least $600 to support the travel of ID Fellows to the 50th ICAAC. Recipients whose abstracts are accepted for presentation will receive $1000 and be honored as "George McCracken Infectious Disease Fellow."

Criteria:

• ASM membership at time of meeting;
• A PhD or MD enrolled in an ID Fellowship Program at time of
  application;
• Cover letter from the applicant, including their contact information, accompanied by letter of nomination from the individual's mentor on letterhead, including confirmation of ID Fellowship status (limited to two nominees from each training program);
• Submission of an abstract for the 50th ICAAC.
• Letter of nomination, copy of the abstract, and submission control number are due June 28, 2010, to:

ID Fellows Travel Grant
50th ICAAC - ASM Meetings Dept.
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2904 U.S.A.

Note: Letters to recipients will be sent in mid-July. Please provide accurate contact information.

ASM Student and Post Doctoral Fellow Travel Grant
Students who submit abstracts can request travel support funds. Travel grants are selected by the Program Committee on the basis of the scientific quality of the submitted abstracts. Preference is given to students who have not received a travel grant in the past two years, and the Committee strives to award only one travel grant per laboratory. Any request for a Student Travel Grant that does not meet the criteria below will not be considered by the Committee. ICAAC travel grants are $500 for North American residents and $750 for International residents. As these grants are meant only to help defray travel costs for attending ICAAC, students may need to obtain additional funding from other sources.

Criteria:

• ASM membership at time of application.
• Undergraduate or pre-doctoral student; PhD or MD within two years of graduation at the time of the meeting; or an MD in a residency or fellowship program within six years of receipt of the MD degree at the time of the meeting.
• Cover letter from the applicant, including their contact information, accompanied by letter of nomination from a faculty member on department letterhead, stating that the applicant is expected to be active in the training or degree program at the time of the meeting. If the applicant will have attained their terminal degree at the time of the meeting, the date of graduation must be included in this letter.
• Submission of an abstract for the 50th ICAAC, which is accepted for presentation.
• Letter of nomination, copy of the abstract, and submission control number are due by June 28, 2010, to:
  
  ASM Student Travel Grant
  50th ICAAC - ASM Meetings Dept.
  1752 N Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20036-2904 U.S.A.

Note: Letters to recipients will be sent in mid-July. Please provide accurate contact information.

ASM Scientific Achievement Awards

The sanofi-aventis ICAAC Award

The ICAAC Young Investigator Awards

ASM offers several prestigious awards recognizing scientific excellence and presented at the 50th ICAAC. The sanofi-aventis ICAAC Award and ICAAC Young Investigator Awards are administered by the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group of the ASM. Nominations must be received by April 1, 2010. Please see awards websites' for complete nomination and eligibility requirements.

Program Committee Awards
Sponsored and determined by the ICAAC Program Committee, these awards were established to encourage and recognize research excellence, through outstanding abstract preparation. All abstracts submitted by May 7, 2010 will be considered. Selected abstracts will reflect quality research, conducted with exhaustive data analysis, and of major importance to the field. The six awards in the following interdisciplinary areas consist of a cash prize of $2,500 and a framed certificate.

1. Pathogenesis of Microbial Diseases
2. Epidemiology of Infection
3. Therapy and Prevention of Microbial Diseases
4. Clinical Microbiology and Diagnostics
5. Resistance: Mechanisms and Consequences
6. Immunology of Infection