•	Provides travel fellowships to minority students and faculty members at Minority Access to Research Career (MARC) and Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)-eligible institutions to attend the annual spring meeting, Experimental Biology. This four- to five-day meeting is attended by approximately 12,000 scientists annually. The meeting serves as a forum for interactions between physiologists and scientists from other areas of experimental biology.
•	Provides travel fellowships to minority students and faculty members at Minority Access to Research Career (MARC) and Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)-eligible institutions to attend the conferences of the APS. These meetings are focused on a specific physiology topic and occur in an informal setting, allowing for greater interaction between the students and scientists at the meeting. The meetings range in length from three to five days.
•	Provides travel fellowship recipients an opportunity to attend a large variety and number of symposia, workshops, tutorials, and slide and poster sessions, and to interact with leading scientists in the field of physiology.

About the Program
Since its inception in 1987, the APS-NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Program has awarded 665 travel fellowships to 470 undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students and to faculty members at minority institutions. Click here for more>>

Application Info
The APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards are open to graduate students, postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students. Click here for more>>


Awardees
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Biographies
Meet some of our many current and past Travel Fellows. Check back often as we will be adding more on a regular basis time. Click here for more>>

Program Impacts
In 2000, with support from the NIDDK, the APS began a follow-up study to determine the impact of the program. Click here for more>>

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