MANA Early Career Travel Award (ECM Travel Award)

MANA Annual Conference (Metabolomics Association of North America) — 9th Annual (2027 edition); 2026 edition = 8th Annual MANA Conference Canada

Amount

Up to $1,300 (2026 cycle, as posted on the MANA conference awards page). Historical: $500 in 2019.

Alternative reports:

Up to $1,300 USD — 9 awards annually (3 postdocs + 3 grad students + 3 core-facility personnel)
Up to $1,300 (based on 2025-2026 pattern)
Up to $1,300 CAD/USD per awardee
Up to $1,300 per awardee
Up to USD $1,300 each
Up to $1,300

Eligibility

Early-career MANA members whose current metabolomics research displays a high level of distinction. Historically defined as within 10 years of a terminal degree at the time of the conference, and a presenting author on a submitted abstract. Applicant must be a MANA member. MANA Board of Directors, Conference Local and Scientific Organizing Committee members, and award judges are NOT eligible; Awards Committee and ECM Council members may apply but are recused from judging.

Deadline

Poster deadline (e.g., June 15, 2026 for MANA 2026 — expect mid-June 2027 for next cycle)

Alternative reports:

June 9, 2025 (passed) — typically ~3 months before conference for future cycles
2026 call closed; monitor the annual awards page for the next cycle
Application closed for 2026; typically ~3 months before conference
June 15, 2026 (closed for 2026 — watch for similar in 2027)
TBD 2027 (2026 pattern: June 9, 2026 — passed for 2026)
Typically ~3 months before conference (TBD 2027)

Application Requirements

Competitive application judged on research excellence, abstract quality and a personal statement. Submit to the MANA Awards Committee: a submitted conference abstract (applicant as presenting author), plus a brief description (300 words or less) of academic achievements, future career perspectives, and financial need to attend the conference. Applications are emailed with the award name and applicant name in the subject line.

Contact / Links

awards@metabolomicsna.org
https://www.metabolomicsna.org/mana-awards-grants

Notes

Allowed one travel award per year. Cannot receive the award at two consecutive society conferences in a row (e.g., MANA 2023 and MANA 2024). Sponsored by the MANA ECM Committee.

Conference Information

Dates: 2027: TBD 2027 (2026 pattern: September 8-11, 2026)

Location: 2027: TBD (MANA is actively seeking hosts; conferences are typically held in the Fall, rotating across Canada/USA/Mexico). 2026: Davis, California, USA (UC Davis; host Dr. Oliver Fiehn)

Research match: Direct core match. MANA is the North American metabolomics society (members from Canada, Mexico, USA) and Wishart is a MANA member; MANA is an International Affiliate of the Metabolomics Society. Conference scope covers NMR- and MS-based metabolomics, computational metabolomics/software and data exchange, precision medicine, microbiome, and metabolomics service cores — matching Wishart's NMR metabolomics (MagMet, Chenomx), database/tool work (HMDB, MiMeDB, CFM-ID), and precision-medicine interests. MANA runs a dedicated NMR & Metabolomics Cores Interest Group and a Software and Data Exchange Interest Group.

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