Students must meet the following criteria:

• Be an ASM member.
• Be a master's and/or doctoral graduate student.
• Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, DACA eligible or international student.
• Be from an underrepresented group (e.g. racial and ethnic backgrounds, individuals with disabilities and disadvantaged backgrounds). 
• Demonstrate an interest in the microbial sciences and seek mentorship in navigating their career trajectory.
• Commit to a 2-year collaboration with mentoring relationships of current and incoming cohorts.

Student applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for presentation at ASM Microbe. Funding will only be provided to individuals who have an accepted abstract to present at ASM Microbe. 

We encourage all international students, who wish to attend ASM Microbe to apply early for visa-status (if applicable). Please know that the FLMF will not incur the cost of visa applications.

• Graduate

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident
• International or Other Visa Status
• Undocumented

The ASM Future Leaders Mentorship Fellowship (FLMF) is a 2-year online program that matches master’s and doctoral students in the microbial sciences with experts (mentors) across varied career sectors. This program will facilitate mutual leadership growth and learning, help participants build their mentoring portfolios, provide networking opportunities with ASM members and non-students alike and increase social capital between fellows and mentors.

Find out more information on how to apply here: https://asm.org/fellowships/asm-future-leaders-mentorship-fellowship

If you have any questions or concerns, contact: fellowships@asmusa.org