MANA Awards
MANA is proud to offer awards and grants to MANA members for attendance at MANA 2026.
The Awards Committee aims to offer awards to a broad range of applicants. Candidates may compete for multiple awards. Awards are based on fulfilling eligibility criteria. See specific award details here. MANA will seek a balance of support across research groups, institutions, and awardee demographic diversity. The Awards Committee holds the right to decline the offer of an award if the applicant pool does not meet expectations and eligibility requirements.
Eligibility of MANA committee members is as follows:
The MANA Board of Directors, MANA Conference Local and Scientific Organizing Committees, and award judges are not eligible for awards.
Awards committee members and ECM council members are permitted to apply for awards, but will be recused from judging and excluded from awards applicant documents.
Please submit your application in accordance with the application guidelines and requirements for each award. If you have any questions, please contact us at awards@metabolomicsna.org.
2026 Application-based awards:
Apply for these awards using the links provided in the drop-down sections for each award.
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Award amount: up to $500 reimbursement per awardee
Number of awards: 2
Deadline: August 1, 2026
Application: Please use the link here
Description: MANA ECM is committed to promoting equitable access to MANA 2026 for MANA members with child and/or adult dependent care responsibilities. To facilitate this goal, MANA ECM is offering a Dependent Care Grant to defray the cost of dependent care services for eligible applicants attending MANA 2026. This grant is intended to support the MANA 2026 conference in Davis, CA, September 8-11, 2026, and attendance is required. Each grant includes $500 and a certificate; only a limited number of grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The ECM committee sponsors this award.
Eligibility:
Must be a MANA member (all members are welcome to apply)
Attendance is required to the Attendance is required at the MANA 2026 conference in Davis, CA, September 8-11, 2026
Who qualifies as a dependent?
A dependent is defined as 1) a minor 12 years of age or younger who resides with the applicant and for whom the applicant provides primary support, or 2) a person regardless of age who spends at least eight hours per day in the applicant’s home and for whom the applicant has care responsibilities.
Eligible expenses that can be covered up to a maximum of $500:
Airfare for a caregiver (e.g., family member, au pair, nanny, sitter) to fly to the conference location to assist with dependent care.
Airfare for dependent traveling to the conference. Note: dependent does not need to attend the conference in order to receive the grant.
Costs for dependent care at the conference (e.g., onsite babysitting, daycare or elder care service local to the conference venue)
Costs for additional dependent care at home incurred due to member’s absence during the conference (e.g., caregiver’s labor, before and after school or extended day programs, late pick-up fees, daycare centers, custodial child care / elder care, or expenses for care of elderly or other family members that the applicant usually provides)
The cost of shipping breastmilk for a child at home while the member travels for the conference.
Other reasonable expenses will be considered. Please reach out directly if you have an expense that does not fit into these categories but you would like to be considered. Email us at awards@metabolomicsna.org
Application process:
MANA members are limited to one (1) dependent care grant per family per conference
To apply, complete and submit the online application form before the deadline: August 1, 2026
Reimbursement Requests:
The grant funds will be awarded after the conference is completed.
While receipts are not required upon submission of the application, they must be submitted to the MANA Treasurer within one month of the end of the conference. If you have proof of cost beforehand please submit them with the application. All expenses must be justified with proof of cost (receipts, attestment document, etc.).
Open to all MANA Members:
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Award amount: $1,000
Number of awards: 1
Deadline: Closed
Application: Closed
Description: The MANA Early Career Rising Star Award is a competitive award for the most accomplished Early Career Members. We encourage members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty, pushed the boundaries of metabolomics, or whose early career efforts have resulted in sustained, substantial, and noteworthy contributions to the field to apply for the MANA Early Career Rising Star Award. The winner will be selected to give an oral presentation at the conference.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
Be an Early Career Member (within 10 years of highest earned degree)
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present oral presentation at the MANA 2026 conference
Eligible to receive this award one time
Evaluation approach: To be considered by the MANA Award Committee, please submit a single compiled PDF, titled ‘applicant name and award title’using the application link above:
Provide a copy of your conference abstract
Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
A brief description of your accomplishments and the impact of your work (250-word maximum)
Letter of recommendation
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Award amount: $1,000
Number of awards: 1
Deadline: Closed
Application: Closed
Description: The Mark P. Styczynski Award in Computational Metabolomics is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who has demonstrated significant accomplishment in computational metabolomics. We encourage members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty and innovation in computational metabolomics, or whose early career efforts have resulted in sustained, substantial, and noteworthy contributions to the field, to apply for the Mark P. Styczynski Award. The winner will be selected to give a talk at the conference.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
Be within ten years of a terminal degree
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present at the MANA 2026 conference
Eligible to receive this award one time
Evaluation approach: To be considered by the MANA Award Committee, please submit a single compiled PDF, titled applicant name and award titleusing the application link above:
Provide a copy of your conference abstract
Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
A brief description of your accomplishments and the impact of your work (250-word maximum)
Letter of recommendation
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Award amount: up to $1,300
Number of awards: 3 postdocs, 3 grad students, 3 core facility personnel
Deadline: Closed
Application: Closed
Description: The MANA Early Career Travel Award recognizes early-career members whose current metabolomics research displays a high level of distinction. The ECM Travel Award is a competitive award based on research excellence, abstract quality, and a personal statement. The awards will be selected through a rigorous review process by the Awards Committee. This award is sponsored by the ECM committee.
Eligibility criteria:
MANA member within ten years of a terminal degree
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Be the presenting author on a submitted abstract
Research must be completed at an institution in North America
Allowed one travel award per year. Cannot receive an award at two consecutive society conferences in a row (e.g., MANA 2024 and MANA 2025)
Evaluation approach: To be considered by the MANA Award Committee, please submit:
Application Form: Please use the link here
Provide a copy of the submitted abstract
Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
Please provide a brief (300 words or less) description of your academic achievements, future career perspectives, and financial need to attend MANA 2026.
Early Career Awards:
Apply for these awards with the abstract submission portal. The portal will include a check box for applicants to select each presentation-based award.
2026 Presentation-based awards:
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Conference registration and abstract submission are required for award consideration.
Award amount: $200
Number of awards: 2
Deadline: Closed
Description: The Lightning Talk Award is a competitive award for Early Career Members who succinctly and effectively describe the essence and impact of their scientific research within a short talk. Talks are a total of 5 minutes (4-minute talk with 1 min Q&A). Presenters are determined by abstract quality, judged by the conference scientific organizing committee.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
Be an Early Career Member (within 10 years of highest earned degree)
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation
Those receiving an oral presentation will not be eligible for a Lightning Talk
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present a Lightning Talk at the MANA 2026 conference
Those receiving this award will not be eligible for a poster award
Cannot receive an award in two consecutive years
Evaluation approach:
Abstract review by the MANA SOC committee
Rigorous presentation review by MANA conference judges
Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks
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Conference registration and abstract submission are required for award consideration.
Award amount: $100
Number of awards: 3 postdocs
Deadline: Closed
Description: The Best Poster Award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who clearly and enthusiastically describes the scientific merit of their research. Awards are based on effective visual and oral presentation, quality of research, and depth of understanding.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
Be an Early Career Member (within 10 years of highest earned degree)
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present a Poster at the MANA 2026 conference
Cannot receive an award in two consecutive years
Those receiving a Metabolomics Service Cores Best Presentation Awards- Poster will not be eligible for this award
Evaluation approach:
Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks
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Conference registration and abstract submission are required for award consideration.
Award amount: $100
Number of awards: 3 graduate students
Deadline: Closed
Description: The Best Poster Award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who clearly and enthusiastically describes the scientific merit of their research. Awards are based on effective visual and oral presentation, quality of research, and depth of understanding.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
Be an Early Career Member (within 10 years of highest earned degree)
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present a Poster at the MANA 2026 conference
Evaluation approach:
Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks
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Conference registration and abstract submission are required for award consideration.
Award amount: $100
Number of awards: 1 undergraduate student
Deadline: Closed
Description: The Best Poster Award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who clearly and enthusiastically describes the scientific merit of their research. Awards are based on effective visual and oral presentation, quality of research, and depth of understanding.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
Be an Early Career Member (within 10 years of highest earned degree)
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present a Poster at the MANA 2026 conference
Evaluation approach:
Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks
Early Career Awards:
Metabolomics Core Facility Awards:
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Conference registration and abstract submission are required for award consideration.
Award amount: $500
Number of awards: 2 (1 poster, 1 oral)
Deadline: Closed
Description: This award is available to MANA members who hold a position in a service core and will present (poster or oral) at MANA 2026 under one of the scientific themes of the conference.
Eligibility criteria for nomination: The applicant must
Hold a current position in a metabolomics service core facility in North America
Hold a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree
Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Attend the MANA 2026 conference
Present at the MANA 2026 conference.
Those receiving a Metabolomics Service Cores Best Presentation Awards- Poster will not be eligible for other conference poster awards
Cannot receive an award in two consecutive years
Evaluation approach: To be considered for this award, please:
Specify your intention to compete for this award during conference registration.
The winner will be announced during the conference awards ceremony.
Call for Sponsors
MANA heavily relies on support from our institutional, individual, and corporate members. Please contact us if you would like to sponsor further awards and travel grants.
Eligibility and Information
Candidates may compete for multiple awards.
MANA will seek a balance of support across research groups, institutions and awardee demographic diversity. The Awards Committee holds the right to decline the offer of an award if the applicant pool does not meet expectations and eligibility requirements.
The Awards Committee shall intend to offer awards across a breadth of applicants, unless it is deemed clearly obvious that a sole awardee is deserving of multiple awards.
Members of the MANA Annual Conference Scientific Organizing Committee are not eligible for awards.