º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Awards
º£½ÇÖ±²¥ offers 3 travel awards for º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE, Nov. 19-21, 2026 in Seattle, Wash. Each travel award has a separate application.
Application Opening Date | Wednesday, May 13
Application Deadline | Wednesday, July 15 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Notification Date | Friday, July 24
Applicants should wait to register for the conference until after the notification date. º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Awards are considered taxable income, and recipients will receive appropriate United States IRS tax filing documents at the end of the tax year. Awardees must register in º£½ÇÖ±²¥’s accounts payable portal, Tipalti, to receive tax documents.
For questions regarding the º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Awards, contact Ronica Rodela, Senior Specialist, Education.
The following individuals are not eligible to apply for an º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Award:
Application Opening Date | Wednesday, May 13
Application Deadline | Wednesday, July 15 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Notification Date | Friday, July 24
Applicants should wait to register for the conference until after the notification date. º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Awards are considered taxable income, and recipients will receive appropriate United States IRS tax filing documents at the end of the tax year. Awardees must register in º£½ÇÖ±²¥’s accounts payable portal, Tipalti, to receive tax documents.
For questions regarding the º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Awards, contact Ronica Rodela, Senior Specialist, Education.
New This Year!
- º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Awardees will receive 1 complimentary student registration to (co-located with º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE).
- All travel award applications require a separate º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE proposal submission (mini-workshop, biology education research poster, roundtable discussion or microbrew).
- º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Award is open to both returning and first-time attendees.
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Travel Award |
Textbook Travel Award |
Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Award |
| Awards | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Career Stage | Faculty, early-career scientist or postdoctoral | Faculty, early-career scientist or postdoctoral | Faculty, early to mid-career scientist or postdoctoral |
| Teaching Experience | ≤5 years | ≤3 years | ≤10 years |
| Currently Teaching | Undergraduate Biological Sciences | Undergraduate Microbiology | Undergraduate Microbiology, Biology or Related Life Sciences |
| º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Proposal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| First-time Attendee | ✓ | ||
| Recommendation Letter | ✓ | ||
| º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Member | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Travel Award Package | Registration and/or Housing (shared room) | Registration, Housing (single room) and $250 travel stipend | Registration, Housing (single room) and $500 travel stipend |
| Complimentary ABRCMS Student Registration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
The following individuals are not eligible to apply for an º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Award:
- Individuals that have received an º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE travel award within the past 5 years.
- Individuals that have received scholarship or fellowship funding for º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE conference and related travel expenses from other funding sources.
- Individuals that have relatives of members of the award selection committee, or of º£½ÇÖ±²¥ officers, directors or substantial contributors.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Award
º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE is pleased to offer a limited number of travel awards to º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE attendees who are currently teaching biological sciences to undergraduates at 2- or 4-year U.S. educational institution. The º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Award covers registration and/or up to 3 nights at an º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE hotel, as designated by º£½ÇÖ±²¥ staff. The award package will be determined by the strength of the application and financial need.
Eligibility
Prospective º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Travel Award applicants must satisfy the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.
- Current 2026 º£½ÇÖ±²¥ member in good standing, at any level except basic.
- Faculty member, early-career scientist or postdoctoral scientist.
- Presenting author or coauthor of an accepted proposal at º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE 2026 (mini-workshop, biology education research poster, roundtable discussion or microbrew).
- Began teaching within the past 5 years at 2- or 4-year U.S. educational institution.
- Currently teaching (part-time or full-time) a course in undergraduate biological sciences.
Award Package
- º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE registration.
- Housing (shared room) at 1 of the conference hotels assigned by º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE staff from Thursday, Nov. 19–Sunday, Nov. 22.
Application
The travel award application includes the following:
- Teaching/outreach experience and professional development activities.
- Scholarly activities (presentations, grants, awards, etc.).
- Teaching philosophy statement.
- Motivation to attend.
- Description of other funding sources.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Textbook Travel Award
º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE is pleased to offer the prestigious º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Textbook Travel Award to a first-time º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE attendee who is currently teaching microbiology and developing a scholarly teaching practice to undergraduates at 2- or 4-year U.S. educational institution. This Textbook Travel Award covers registration, 3 nights at an º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE hotel, as designated by º£½ÇÖ±²¥ staff and a $250 travel stipend. The 2026 º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Textbook awardee will be acknowledged at the conference and highlighted through conference materials.
Eligibility
Prospective Textbook Travel Award applicants must satisfy the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.
- Current 2026 º£½ÇÖ±²¥ member in good standing, at any level except basic.
- First-time º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE attendee.
- Faculty member, early-career scientist or postdoctoral scientist.
- Began teaching within the past 3 years at a 2- or 4-year U.S. educational institution.
- Currently teaching a course in undergraduate microbiology or participating in frequent outreach activities related to microbiology.
- Presenting author or coauthor of an accepted proposal at º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE 2026 (mini-workshop, biology education research poster, roundtable discussion, or microbrew).
- Must have evidence of developing a scholarly teaching practice.
Award Package
- º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE registration.
- Housing (single room) at 1 of the conference hotels assigned by º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE staff from Thursday, Nov. 19–Sunday, Nov. 22.
- $250 Travel Stipend (provided after the conference).
Application
The Textbook Travel Award application includes the following: 
Funding for the Textbook Travel Award derives from a special endowment created in 2008 by several textbook authors committed to faculty development and º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE. The authors sponsoring this endowment include:
- Evidence of scholarly teaching practice(s) and how º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE will help you in your journey.
- Teaching/outreach experience and professional development activities.
- Scholarly activities (presentations, grants, awards, etc.).
- Teaching philosophy statement.
- Motivation to attend.
- Description of other funding sources.
- Letter of recommendation–Department chair or dean must address your commitment to education and the institution's commitment to your attendance at º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE 2026.
Funding for the Textbook Travel Award derives from a special endowment created in 2008 by several textbook authors committed to faculty development and º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE. The authors sponsoring this endowment include:
- Denise Anderson at University of Washington, Wash.
- Robert Bauman at Amarillo College, Texas
- Barry Chess at Pasadena City College, Calif.
- Marjorie Cowan at Miami University, Ohio
- Jeffrey Pommerville at Glendale Community College, Ariz.
- Sarah Salm at SUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, N.Y.
- Kathleen Talaro at Pasadena City College, Calif.
- Christopher Woolverton at Kent State University, Ohio.
Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Award
º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE is pleased to offer the Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Award to an early to mid-career life sciences educator employed at an accredited 2- or 4-year U.S. educational institution. The Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Award covers registration, three nights at an º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE hotel, as designated by º£½ÇÖ±²¥ staff, and a $500 travel stipend. The Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Awardee will be acknowledged at the conference and highlighted through conference materials.
*Award package cannot exceed $2,000; package may differ each year depending on location.
Eligibility
Prospective Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Award applicants must satisfy the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.
- Current 2026 º£½ÇÖ±²¥ member in good standing, at any level except basic.
- Faculty member, early to mid-career scientist or postdoctoral scientist.
- Presenting author or coauthor of an accepted proposal at º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE 2026 (mini-workshop, biology education research poster, roundtable discussion or microbrew).
- Must have less than 10 years’ full-time teaching undergraduate microbiology, biology or related life sciences courses at an accredited 2- or 4-year U.S. educational institution.
Award Package
- º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE registration.
- Housing (single room) at 1 of the conference hotels assigned by º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE staff from Thursday, Nov. 19–Sunday, Nov. 22.
- $500 travel stipend (provided after the conference).
*Award package cannot exceed $2,000; package may differ each year depending on location.
Application
The Dr. Sybil A. Wellstood Travel Award application includes the following: 
- Teaching/outreach experience and professional development activities.
- Scholarly activities (presentations, grants, awards, etc.).
- Teaching philosophy statement.  
- Motivation to attend. 
- Description of other funding sources.
- º£½ÇÖ±²¥CUE Proposal. *