NOW ACCEPTING TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATIONS
DEADLINE: JANUARY 18, 2026

TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION

About the Award

The travel award is intended to offset the costs of attending the API Summit, enabling trainees to increase their involvement in the pathology informatics community. 

Applicants must be trainees in an official training program. The trainee's supervisor must be willing to document the trainee's status in writing to be eligible for the award (see application guidelines below). All applicants will be considered regardless of age, race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or religion. Trainees may include:  

• Residents in a training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• Fellows in Pathology Informatics Fellowships, Clinical Informatics Fellowships, other Pathology Subspecialty Fellowships, or fellowships in related fields.
• Masters, pre-doctoral, and post-doctoral students 

Application Guidelines

Applicants are required to submit the following: 

• Name
• Address
• Phone Number
• E-Mail
• Training Institution
• Training Institution Address & Phone Number
• Type of training program
• Expected degree or certification at completion of training
• Start Date of Training (month and year)
• Anticipated Completion Date of Training (month and year)
• Name of training director
• Training Director's e-mail address

In addition to the information above, applicants must also submit the following documentation: 

• Current curriculum vitae
• A statement of fewer than 500 words from the trainee, which includes:
  • The trainee's career goals and interest in pathology informatics and information management
  • The trainee's understanding of the importance of informatics management as it relates to pathology or bioinformatics
  • Reasons why the API Summit 2026 conference support is necessary for the applicant to attend the conference
• A supporting letter must accompany all applications from the applicant's training director, department chair, or dean.  The letter must list the trainee's qualifications for the award, current training status, how he/she expects the knowledge to be utilized, and the reasons why it is important that the trainee attend the conference.
• All applicants are encouraged to submit an abstract to the conference. Submission of an abstract will be favorably viewed during consideration for the awards. Abstracts should present the trainees' research findings in the various areas of pathology informatics. Abstract submission must be done using the Pathology Informatics electronic submission mechanism. All abstracts must adhere to the submission compliance and formatting guidelines. 

TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION

Submitting Applications

Submit the information explained above, along with a recent headshot, to Beth Gibson, Conference Manager, via email at [email protected]. You will receive an email confirmation of your submission.

Selection Process

Travel Award recipients are approved by the Association for Pathology Informatics (API) Council. Factors to be considered include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Applicant's level of experience, knowledge, and understanding of the importance of information management to pathology and bioinformatics
• Recommendation of the training director, Department Chair, or Dean
• The value of attending the conference to the applicant
• Submission of an abstract and the quality of the submitted abstract
• While preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received travel awards, receipt of a prior travel award should not deter anyone from applying for the award