The Gunther Laukien Prize carries a monetary award of $20,000 funded by Bruker and is intended to recognize cutting-edge experimental NMR research with a high probability of enabling beneficial new applications. Nomination deadline is October 31.

The Varian Young Investigator Award carries a cash prize of $5,000 funded by former colleagues of Russell Varian and is to be granted to a person in the first 12 years after their Ph.D. This is a general guideline and exceptions will be considered. This award is presented at the ENC in odd-numbered years.  Nomination deadline is January 1, 2023.

Postdocs and Graduate Student Awards 

All awards and funding below require an application. For all, the applicant must submit an abstract for presentation at the conference (separate from the award / funding application). Deadline to apply for all awards and funding below is January 13, 2023.

The Anil Kumar Travel Award of $1,000 for ENC conference travel recognizes a postdoctoral fellow or late stage graduate student whose research and submitted abstract of the applicant shows work with significant involvement in the development and applications of advanced NMR techniques or methods. 

The Melanie Rosay Young Academic Support Program honors two awardees with $1,000 each for ENC conference support. These awards recognize graduate students or postdoctoral fellows whose research and submitted abstract show work in the development and application of advanced DNP-NMR techniques or methods. 

The Manrao-Rastogi Travel Awards honors four awardees with $500 each for ENC conference travel support. Open to any student or postdoc studying in India with an accepted abstract for the conference. 

The Shimon Vega Travel Award honors a single awardee with $1,000. Open to any student or postdoctoral fellow researching in the fields of solid state NMR and/or DNP.  

The Student Travel Stipends are available to full-time students. Stipend funds vary but are typically a minimum of $300 for North American-based students and $500 for international plus free conference registration.