Ten Diversity Travel Awards of $500 funded by an NIH Meeting Grant to the University of Colorado MST Program will be awarded to underrepresented minorities, first generation college students, or students from rural backgrounds who are presenting research at the National MD/PhD Student Conference. Underrepresented minorities include African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Southeast Asian, or Pacific Islander.

Recipients of the 10 Travel Awards will be chosen on a competitive basis by a review committee. The criterion for selection will be the submitted abstract describing the student’s recent scientific work. Incoming and 1st year MD/PhD students may present research work completed as undergraduates or technicians, whereas more senior MD/PhD students should submit work based on a laboratory rotation or thesis project.

If the chosen awardee has already registered for the meeting, a reimbursement check in the amount of $500 will be processed for his or her institution. If the chosen awardee has not already registered for the conference, our organizing committee will register the student and we will defray the registration fee. A check for the remaining amount will then be processed to reimburse travel and/or hotel expenses.

1. Check the box "I would like to be considered for a Diversity Travel Award" when submitting your abstact.
2. Email us stating the following:
   • Your Name
   • Title of your abstract
   • Diversity Status (underrepresented minority, 1st time college student, and/or rural background)
   • School
   • Year in program
   • Where research was conducted
   • Name and contact information of your program administrator

Five Travel Awards of $500 each funded by The Endocrine Society will be given to students presenting research related to basic or clinical endocrinology at the National MD/PhD Student Conference. Accompanying these awards will be a one-year complimentary membership in The Endocrine Society. The intent of these awards is to encourage MD/PhD students pursuing endocrine-related research to attend and present their work at the Conference.

Recipients of the 5 travel awards will be chosen on a competitive basis by a review committee. The criterion for selection will be the submitted abstract describing the student’s recent scientific work. Incoming and 1st year MD/PhD students may present research work completed as undergraduates or technicians, whereas more senior MD/PhD students should submit work based on a laboratory rotation or thesis project.

The review committee will release names of award winners to The Endocrine Society following their selection. The Endocrine Society will then contact the award winners for reimbursement in the amount of $500.

1. Check the box "I would like to be considered for The Endocrine Society Travel Award" when submitting your abstact.
2. Email us stating the following:
   • Your Name
   • Title of your abstract
   • Description of how your work promotes the mission of The Endocrine Society (75 word maximum)
   • School
   • Year in program
   • Where research was conducted
   • Name and contact information of your program administrator

Melvin Denis was an MD/PhD student at the University of Utah who regularly attended the National MD/PhD Student Conference. He was a vivacious, outgoing, hardworking student who made a memorable impact on those around him. Melvin was awarded a Diversity Travel Award to attend the 2004 conference and as always made a valuable contribution to the conference. We lost Melvin on December 12th 2004 to an avalanche in the backcountry of Utah, which he loved to frequent. In his honor we have established this special diversity travel award in his name. This award will recognize a student who represents some of the qualities important to Melvin, such as a dedicated passion for science and a commitment to diversity in the sciences. The student selected for this award will be chosen from those applying for the diversity travel awards. The recipient of this award will be chosen to share their work in an oral presentation and recognized at the conference.