Thanks to generous donations to the AMP Leadership Fund, each year up to five non-U.S. laboratory professionals who would not otherwise have access to AMP services and activities due to limited financial resources in the applicant’s local environment may apply to receive one year of AMP membership at no charge. Successful applicants receive AMP regular membership for one calendar year and online access to The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
If you are not an international member but have international colleagues who may be interested, please forward this information to them.
Deadline:
The deadline to submit all required materials for an International Membership Grant is May 5, 2014.
International Membership Grants Eligibility and Application Requirements
Eligibility:
Laboratory scientists from countries outside of the United States who are currently involved in clinical molecular diagnostics are encouraged to apply. Current or past AMP members are not eligible, however, previous IMG recipients may apply for a second year grant.
Please note: If you are awarded a grant, you will be required at the end of the grant to communicate to the Membership Affairs Committee how your AMP membership has assisted you and others in your area.
Application Requirements:
1. An application letter that includes the following 6 items:
- Contact information, including name, email address, mailing address, phone and fax numbers. Please be certain to indicate the best way to contact you.
- A statement indicating why you desire to be a member of AMP and how membership will help you or your institution in your work as a clinical laboratory professional with a focus on molecular pathology.
- A list of professional memberships.
- A list of activities with local laboratory associations.
- Describe resources such as from your institution or other grants that may be available for you to pay AMP membership dues. If no other support is available to you to pay AMP membership dues, please state this.
- Ways in which you can share your AMP benefits with local and national colleagues, such as teaching responsibilities.
2. Your resume (or curriculum vitae)
3. Two (2) letters of support from those in laboratory medicine, healthcare administration, or other official capacity. Letters from active AMP members are strongly recommended.
Deadline:
The deadline to submit all required materials for the International Membership Grant is May 5, 2014.
E-mail the application requirements to: ampawards@amp.org
Questions? Please contact Kathleen Carmody
For more information on the AMP international grant program please visit:
http://www.amp.org/awards_
grants_honors/international_ membership_grants.cfm