Objective

American Liver Foundation (ALF) is pleased to offer a competitive travel award program for postdoctoral trainees to defray the costs of attending scientific conferences. The goal of this award is to foster career development by encouraging individuals with a demonstrated interest in liver-related research to attend scientific conferences and present their research.

ALF will provide travel awards for 2026-2027 scientific conferences* related to liver research or another research conference that could benefit the applicant’s career or research projects in the liver field (e.g., Keystone Symposia, FASEB Science Research Conferences, Arias Symposium, etc.). ALF encourages cross-discipline learning and eligibility is not restricted to conferences solely focused on liver research. Please contact research@liverfoundation.org if you have questions about the eligibility of a specific conference.

Travel award recipients will be reimbursed up to $1,500 (maximum award amount) for travel, lodging, meals, and registration costs. Awardees will be required to submit documentation for expenses following the meeting for reimbursement.

*ALF does not provide Travel Awards for Digestive Disease Week and The Liver Meeting since AASLD administers its own travel award program for these conferences. Individuals interested in attending DDW or TLM should refer to AASLD’s award program webpage for further details on how to apply.

Travel Award At-A-Glance:

Travel Award At-A-Glance:

Career Level: Postdoctoral Trainees

Award Type: Travel Award

Funding amount: Up to $1,500

Application Deadline: September 25, 2026

How to Apply for a Travel Award

ProposalCentral: Travel Awards Application must be submitted in ProposalCentral.
Instructions: Download the 2026 Travel Award Application Guidelines for details on eligibility, required application materials, and instructions on how to submit materials in ProposalCentral.
Applications: Applications must be submitted by September 25, 2026.

Please contact research@liverfoundation.org if you need assistance.

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Last updated on August 31st, 2026 at 01:50 pm