Colgate-Palmolive Award for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods

Eligibility

Colgate-Palmolive Award for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods, with an application deadline in October, offers numerous awards of $3750 each.

Description

The purpose of the Colgate-Palmolive Award for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods is to enhance graduate student research training using in vitro methods or alternative techniques to replace the use of animals in toxicological research. The training may include but is not limited to use of in vitro, computer modeling, and structure-activity relationships. Graduate students may propose to develop expertise in relevant methodologies (1) at a laboratory away from their home institution, (2) at a laboratory at their home institution that would not be available to them otherwise, or (3) at approved workshops, symposia or continuing education programs where hands-on training will be received. The training should help toxicology graduate students enhance their thesis or dissertation research. Applicants must be enrolled in PhD or MS study in the discipline of toxicology and be a student member or pending student member of the Society at the application deadline. Applicants must submit a research description that should contain; a clear and concise description of the thesis or dissertation research, divided into the following subsections: (1) objectives, (2) work have already accomplished, (3) work planned for the future, and (4) relevance of the graduate work to toxicology. Applicants must also submit a letter of support from their research advisor or mentor and a letter of support from the director of the hosting laboratory or documentation of the content of the workshop, symposium, or continuing education program; in the latter case, the research mentor letter should address the itinerary and goals of the activity. Please visit the award's website or contact the Society of Toxicology for more information.