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Abstracts & Awards

Travel Grants

The Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society offers Travel Grants to outstanding doctorate graduate students and post-docs to offset travel expenses to the OTS Annual Meeting.

Eligibility:

  • Be a current member of OTS

  • Be a current graduate student or post-doc

  • Be the first author of an abstract to be presented as a poster or short talk at the annual meeting

  • Submit an abstract of high scientific merit

  • Prior winners may be eligible with demonstrated financial need​

Required application materials:

  • Abstract submitted for poster presentation at current year’s Annual Meeting

  • Current CV

  • Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s advisor

Recipients receive:

  • For travel within the same continent = $1,000 USD

  • For travel from outside the continent = $1,500 USD

  • For those with demonstrated financial need, reduced or waived registration fees may be available

How to apply:

  • Step 1 – Register for the Annual Meeting

  • Step 2 – Submit an abstract for either a short talk or poster via the link sent in your annual meeting registration confirmation email

  • Step 3 – Apply for a Travel Grant via the link sent in your abstract submission confirmation email

Deadline to apply: July 15, 2025 - Applications are closed now

Questions or did not receive the link? Contact awards@oligotherapeutics.org

Short Talk abstracts:

Submissions are closed

Short talk abstract selections notifications – August 15, 2025

Poster abstracts submission deadline

Submission Deadline: Applications are closed

Poster abstract selections notifications - August 31, 2025

How to Submit:

ALL participants submitting an abstract or applying for a travel grant MUST register to the 2025 Annual Meeting

  • The Abstract submission portal access for short talks and poster presentations will be provided in the registration confirmation email.

  • Awards Applications must be made through the Awards and Grants online portal.

Short Talks

  • Short Talk Presenters are expected to attend the meeting and make their presentation in-person in Budapest;

  • Short Talks Abstracts submitters can also which are NOT selected, will be offered a Poster Presentation. 

  • (In this case, no second submission will be needed. The submission process will include a question on whether submitters are interested in a poster if not selected.)

Poster Fire Sessions

When submitting your abstract for a Short Talk and/or Poster Presentation, you can also indicate your preference to be considered for the Poster-Fire Sessions. The Annual Meeting will have two Poster-Fire Presentation—a dynamic format that includes:

  • A 3-minute timed presentation (of your abstract)

  • Up to 3 slides summarizing your research, key findings, or arguments

Simply indicate your preference when submitting your abstract.

Posters

In-Person Poster Presentations will include:

  • Full size printed poster to be displayed on the poster boards during the 4 days of the Annual Meeting (poster to be provided by the submitters)

  • PDF poster file display on the virtual platform (poster gallery)

  • Optional 3 min video presentation to be included on the virtual platform (poster gallery)

Virtual Posters will include: 

  • PDF poster file display on the virtual platform (poster gallery)

  • Optional 3 min video presentation to be included on the virtual platform (poster gallery)

Important Notice on Abstract Integrity:

All submitted abstracts must be the original work of the authors. Submissions found to be generated by AI or lacking scientific integrity will be rejected without review, and may result in exclusion from future conferences.

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​Questions? Contact us at Oligomeeting@oligotherapeutics.org

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