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Resource-Limited Country Travel Awards help defray the costs of ASHG Annual Meeting participation for up to 30 individuals residing in resource-limited countries categorized by the World Bank as having low-income or lower-middle-income economies (see the list of eligible countries). ASHG provides up to 10 awards and in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute... Read More

ASHG honors excellence in research conducted by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (including genetic counseling trainees) through merit-based awards that recognize highly competitive abstracts submitted and presented at the ASHG Annual Meeting. Currently, the total value of ASHG’s Trainee Research Excellence Award is approximately $70,000 annually. Formerly known as the Charles J. Epstein Trainee Research Awards.... Read More

2024 HGSI applications have closed. Applications for the 2023-25 program will open late April 2023. ASHG, in partnership with NHGRI, Biogen, GSK, Roche, and Merck & Co is pleased to provide the Human Genetics Scholars Initiative, a program launched in April 2019 to help advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the field. The program will: Identify,... Read More

Applications for the 2025-2026 cohort will open on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Stay tuned for updates! We are committed to helping our members champion human genetics and genomics research, and advocate for policies that support research and advance the field. Members can engage with our advocacy efforts through the ASHG Advocates network and the  Advocacy... Read More

Katharine Nichole Holm, PhD,  joined ASHG as the ASHG/NHGRI Genetics & Public Policy Fellow in August. ASHG and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) co-sponsor the Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship to give early-career professionals the opportunity to explore a career in science policy. We spoke with Dr. Holm to learn more about how... Read More