{"id":343,"date":"2017-04-11T20:32:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T20:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:53:22","slug":"diversity-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/program\/diversity-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity Travel Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:6%;--awb-padding-left:6%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.2;\"><p>2027 Natural Products Student Diversity Awards<\/p>\n<p>Deadline October 13, 2026<\/p><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:6%;--awb-padding-left:6%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>About the Student Diversity Travel Award<\/h2>\n<p>The SIMB Student Diversity Travel Award has been established to promote diversity and increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in the Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) among graduate students presenting at the International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era. Recipients of this award must be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A U.S. citizen or permanent resident<\/li>\n<li>A female and\/or an underrepresented minority (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Asian, Hispanic, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander)<\/li>\n<li>A current graduate student or a graduate student at the time the abstract was submitted<\/li>\n<li>The presenting author of an abstract accepted for presentation (poster or oral session) at the International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each winner receives a certificate, $500 to help cover travel to the meeting, and a one-year student membership in SIMB. The President of SIMB will present the awards at the meeting banquet, and the winners will be recognized at the Diversity Session. Attendance at the International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era is required for receiving this award. Should an awardee be unable to attend, the award will be presented to an alternate previously identified by the committee who also meets the criteria. Award winners are not eligible to apply for this award again.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Application Process<\/h2>\n<p>Two awards will be offered to support attending the International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era. To apply for this award, a student must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the award box during the abstract submission process to indicate that she\/he is eligible and wants to be considered for the award<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Student Status Verification Form and have it signed by the graduate advisor or the graduate program coordinator to verify citizenship, female and\/or underrepresented minority status, and graduate student status<\/li>\n<li>Submit a letter of diversity commitment indicating why he\/she should be considered for the award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A copy of the submitted abstract identifying the student as a lead presenter and the two documents identified above must be sent in PDF format.\u00a0 The application form includes additional detail and instructions.<\/p>\n<h2>Selection process<\/h2>\n<p>The Diversity Committee shall review the qualifying abstracts and supporting information for adherence to the submission requirements. Award recipients will be selected based on the scientific quality of the abstracts and their commitment to diversity; alternates will also be identified. Award recipients will be notified in advance of the Natural Products meeting but after notification of abstract acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>If no applications are received or if the applicants are judged to be unqualified by the Diversity Committee, then no award will be given.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/StudentDiversityNP2027.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Student Status Verification Form<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-align-inline-medium\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sim.confex.com\/sim\/np2027\/cfp.cgi\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Begin the Abstract Submission Process<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:6%;--awb-padding-left:6%;--awb-background-color:rgba(147,224,178,0.71);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>Past Diversity Travel Awardees<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 awb-text-cols fusion-text-columns-4\" style=\"--awb-columns:4;--awb-column-spacing:2em;--awb-column-min-width:100px;\"><p><strong>2025 &#8211; <\/strong>Abiodun Samuel Oyedele<br \/>\n<strong>2025<\/strong> &#8211; Jennifer Shyong<br \/>\n<strong>2023<\/strong> &#8211; Derrick Ousley<br \/>\n<strong>2023<\/strong> &#8211; Maribel Okiye<br \/>\n<strong>2020<\/strong> \u2013 Joshua Corpuz<br \/>\n<strong>2018<\/strong> &#8211; Ajeeth Adhikari<br \/>\n<strong>2018<\/strong> &#8211; Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":324,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-343","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9755,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343\/revisions\/9755"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}