Awards and Financial Support
Attendee Financial Assistance
Student and SRL Jr. Travel Awards
ISAC has established a fund for Students and Junior Shared Resource Lab (SRL) staff whose abstracts have been approved for either oral or poster presentation at the CYTO Congress and who require financial assistance to attend. Interested students and staff are required to submit an abstract and be accepted for presentation at the conference.
Eligibility and Guidelines:
Junior Shared Resource Labs (SRL) staff:
Five or fewer years of SRL staff experience and without management responsibilities are eligible to apply for this award. You must be a member of ISAC. An SRL junior staff member may receive this award up to three times. Curriculum vitae or resume and a letter of reference from a SRL director/manager (who must be an ISAC member) must be included with the SRL Junior Staff Travel Award Application.
Students:
ISAC members enrolled in a full time undergraduate or graduate program are eligible. You must be a member of ISAC. Curriculum vitae and proof of enrollment must be included with the Student Travel Award Application.
- Abstract submission is mandatory for the Travel Award.
- The required application material, including your abstract, must be submitted on the abstract submission site by the abstract submission deadline.
- Notification to award applicants will be sent immediately following abstract acceptance.
The value of the Travel Award is at the discretion of ISAC. It is the responsibility of each approved applicant to cover any additional cost for attendance at the CYTO Congress not covered by this travel award.
CYTO Family Care Assistance
CYTO Family Care assistance for up to $500 per family is available for in-person CYTO Meeting attendees. The purpose of this assistance is to provide families with flexible financial assistance that can be applied towards extra expenses incurred for dependent care during the meeting. Meetings and conferences play a significant role in the professional development of young and experienced scholars alike. Attending CYTO allows cytometry professionals to enhance their research, forge new relationships with others, share knowledge, and help inspire the next generation of students to pursue a career in cytometry. The goal is to reduce attendance-related barriers and increase participation within our diverse community.
Abstract Awards
You must submit an abstract and be accepted for presentation at CYTO 2024 to be eligible.
Outstanding Poster Award
The Outstanding Poster Award is a competitive award given to one or more poster presenters at each CYTO Congress. You must attend the CYTO meeting and present a poster to be eligible.
President’s Award for Excellence
The President's Award for Excellence is presented to one or more outstanding members of the Society in the early stages of their career. To be eligible for this award, a candidate must be a member of the Society, out of post-doctoral training for no more than five years, have made presentations at national and international meetings, have published in refereed journals, and attend CYTO, the Society’s Annual Congress. In addition, the candidate must submit and be accepted to present an oral abstract at the annual CYTO meeting of the same year as application for the award.
Exceptional Student Award
The Exceptional Student Award recognizes continuing outstanding performance by a student with scholarly contributions to the field and to the Society. To be eligible for this award, a candidate must be a member of the Society, be a pre-doctoral or pre-masters’ student, and follow a field of study in any physical or natural science with a goal of working in cytometry. In addition, the candidate must submit and be accepted to present an oral abstract at the annual CYTO meeting of the same year as application for the award.