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Bullet awards, policy · Dec 03, 2025

AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship

AIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship in the spring-summer of 2026 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field.
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Bullet awards · Dec 04, 2024

Nominate for the IDEA2L Leadership Award

Nominate for the AIBS Inspiring Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accepting, Accessible and Learning (IDEA2L) Leadership Award. The award recognizes commendable leadership in advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, acceptance, accessibility, and learning in the biological sciences community.
Bullet awards, policy · Nov 05, 2024

Call for Applications: 2025 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy.

Bullet awards, policy · Feb 15, 2024

AIBS Names 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leaders

AIBS is pleased to announce that Alex Rich and Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio have been selected to receive the 2024 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award.
Bullet awards, policy · Feb 01, 2024

AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship

AIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship in the summer of 2024 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field.
Bullet awards, policy · Nov 06, 2023

Call for Applications: 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy.