The NRSP8 Trainee Travel Award helps early-career animal scientists attend the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG), held each January in San Diego. It is sponsored by NRSP-8, the “Building Applied Genomic Capacity for Animal Industries” project.
Awardees present their research at PAG and attend its NRSP8 workshop. Up to 8 awards are offered for PAG 34 (January 8–12, 2027); that round has closed. Its deadline was not published, while the PAG 33 round closed on October 17, 2025.
Benefits & funding
- Up to US$2,500 toward travel expenses.
- Complimentary PAG registration.
- Attending the NRSP8 workshop at PAG is required of every awardee.
Eligibility
- PhD students or postdoctoral fellows in animal or veterinary sciences (e.g. genetics/genomics, breeding, bioinformatics, physiology, nutrition, reproduction).
- Must be enrolled at a US institution; no nationality rule is stated.
- The primary mentor must be an NRSP8 member.
- One award per trainee in each 5-year cycle.
- First-time PAG attendees are strongly encouraged, not required.
Application process
- 1Register for PAG and submit a poster or workshop abstract.
- 2Prepare a 500-word scientific abstract and a 500-word personal statement on your goals, how the trip serves your training and NRSP8’s aims, and whether this is your first PAG.
- 3Submit the online application with your primary mentor’s name and email.
- 4The NRSP8 Leadership Team reviews applications.
Program timeline
PAG 33 application deadline (PAG 34 date not published)
October 17, 2025
PAG 34, San Diego
January 8–12, 2027
Winners announced at the closing banquet
January 12, 2027