Early Career Travel Grant

The Deadline for 2026 submissions has passed

Barbara M. Reed Travel Grant 

This travel grant was established by Barbara M. Reed, PhD, Retired Research Plant Physiologist at USDA/ARS and longtime SIVB member, Board Member, Associate Editor of In Vitro – Plant, and Fellow of the Society for In Vitro Biology. Dr. Reed’s research in Cryopreservation and Micropropagation of fruit and specialty crops has provided a background of information for cryopreserving diverse plant collections and for improving the growth medium using advanced computer-designed experiments.

The purpose of this travel grant is to support meeting attendance and presentation of significant research results by graduate students nearing the end of their studies and early career postdoctoral candidates/young faculty (<5 yrs after PhD) working with plant cryopreservation or micropropagation. Travel grants are especially intended for, but not limited to, those working with germplasm collections or endangered or rare plants. Recipients are evaluated on the basis of their extended abstract and other documents.

Those applying must submit:

Applications for the Barbara M. Reed Travel Grant must include the following:

  1. An Official Meeting Abstract Submission and completed registration to the SIVB Annual Meeting;
  2. A letter (4-page maximum) indicating application to the travel grant and a narrative of methods, results, and supporting figures/tables as appropriate;
  3. Research director/supervisor certification that the work was performed by the applicant;
  4. A one-page resume of professional training and publications;
  5. A letter of recommendation from a research advisor;
  6. A budget of travel expenses and other available travel funds

Applications should be sent by email to the Barbara M. Reed Travel Grant Committee via the SIVB Business Office. The deadline to submit your application for 2026 is January 30, 2026.

Recipients will be notified prior to the meeting and must present their submitted research and be present at the 2026 SIVB Business Meeting on Tuesday evening. Should you have questions, please contact the SIVB Business Office by email or by phone (410) 969-7940.