There is no charge for Fellows In Training/Residents to register for the conference. A letter is required from the director of your program.
FIT Travel Grant Application
International Asthma Conference at Nemacolin
2025 Annual Meeting
November 14-16, 2025 ● Farmington, PA
The Conference Directors invite Fellows-in-Training in accredited training programs in North America to submit an application for a Travel Grant to attend our 2025 20th Annual Meeting. Only four abstracts will be selected. If chosen to present you will have an opportunity to present your research on an international stage.
Fellows-in-training can compete for the $500 "Maci Lee Prize for Excellence in Asthma Research" AND All Training program directors can attend the meeting virtually for a discounted registration fee of ONLY $250.
Additionally, all fellows-in-training can still attend the meeting onsite or virtually FOR FREE.
To apply for a Travel Grant, please click on the link below.
TRAVEL GRANTS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. If an abstract is accepted for presentation and the Fellow-in-Training is the author presenting the work, he/she will receive two complementary nights of accommodation ($1400 value) and reimbursement for travel expenses up to $500.
2. The $500 “Maci Lee Prize for Excellence in Asthma Research” will be awarded for the best oral abstract presentation and the runner-up will receive a prize of $250. On-site oral presentation of the abstract is preferred, but virtual presentation is an option (in which case only a $500 prize will be awarded).
3. If an abstract is submitted, but not accepted for presentation, the Fellow-in-Training can still attend the conference with waived registration fees.
4. All fellows in training can attend the conference for free with a letter from their program director.
WE REQUEST THAT YOU…
1. Attend social programs and scientific meeting sessions while in attendance. Although you are welcome to attend the entire conference.
2. Register online for the meeting so that we can prepare a registration packet and badge for you.
3. Make your own travel and hotel reservations.
Thanks to a generous gift from Maci Lee's family, the prize will be awarded annually. Maci Lee inspired the formation of Maci's TEAMS non-profit (https://macisteams.org/), which co-sponsors the annual meeting (https://www.asthma-nemacolin.com/). Maci suffered from side effects of inhaled corticosteroids to treat asthma (Dangers of under-treatment and over-treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma - PubMed). CME is provided by West Virginia University.
Deadline for receipt of application: September 3rd, 2025
An incomplete application will not be processed.
* Applicant must be a Fellow-in-Training in an approved training program in Allergy and Immunology, Pulmonology, or Otolaryngology in North America.
Please contact Jessica Bolton via phone 412-736-8912 or by e-mail at jbolton@macisteams.org for FIT information.