AAI Career Awards is sponsored by American Association of Immunologists (AAI). Recognizes outstanding research and career achievements in immunology, with awards presented at the annual IMMUNOLOGY meeting.

The American Association of Immunologists - AAI Early Career Faculty Grant Awards \ Travel Awards \ AAI Early Career Faculty Grant Applications open until December 16, 2025 Applications are now closed. AAI Early Career Faculty Grant Download 2023 Reimbursement POLICY & Form AAI is pleased to offer travel grants to early career investigators to assist them in attending the AAI annual meeting.

Grantees will receive $1,250 to defray expenses associated with attending the AAI annual meeting. Monetary awards will be paid by ACH or wire transfer to recipients following the AAI annual meeting, provided that the following conditions are met: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory. U.S.-based awardees must submit a completed W9 form to receive the award check.

Awardees will be provided instructions for submitting their forms through a secure portal. Awardees must make their reservations through the official AAI hotel reservation system onPeak and stay at one of the AAI-designated hotels to receive their award checks. This grant may not be combined with other awards or grants for the AAI annual meeting.

To be eligible, an applicant must meet all of these requirements: Be a Regular or Associate AAI member paid through the end of 2026 at the time of application submission. Hold an appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent. Postdoctoral fellows, other trainees, and senior faculty (associate professor and above) are not eligible.

Applicants are not required to be an author on an abstract; however, preference will be given to those who are. Please submit your award application by logging into your AAI member account at https://members. aai.

org . Select “Awards” from the left-hand menu, and then click on “Make Nomination” for the relevant award. Only self-nominations will be accepted, so please fill out your information on the application form.

All documents should be uploaded as a single combined PDF file no larger than 5 MB .

Please include the following in the application package: A cover letter clearly designating “AAI Early Career Faculty Grant” and including the following information: Full name (first, middle initial, last) Current mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address Title(s), ID number(s), and topic category of abstract(s) submitted to IMMUNOLOGY2026™, or state “NO ABSTRACT SUBMITTED” Applicant’s curriculum vitae, including current funding and past AAI awards (NIH Biosketch style) A completed Funding Confirmation Form (PDF) signed by Department Chair or Dean A copy of the abstract(s) submitted to IMMUNOLOGY2026™ including the abstract submission ID number(s), abstract topic category, title(s), complete author list(s) in order, and body text (if applicable) Complete application packages must be received by December 16, 2025.

Packages that are not complete will not be considered. AAI will not accept materials sent separately, through regular mail, or by email. Final award decisions are at the discretion of AAI.

Note: Once your nomination is submitted, it will not be visible in your member profile. You will receive notification of acceptance or decline by the end of February.

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