Donate to the Genetics Society of America

GSA depends on your charitable contributions to support several important programs, especially those which support the participation of early-career researchers in the professional community supported by GSA.

• GSA New Initiatives – Supports new projects under development, like public engagement initiatives, efforts to support diversity and inclusion, the Early Career Scientist Leadership and Professional Development Program, and childcare offerings at conferences.

• GSA General Fund – Used wherever it's needed most, including:

  • GSA poster awards – Recognizes students presenting outstanding posters at GSA conferences

  • GSA professional development programs – professional development workshops at GSA conferences, the GENETICS Peer Review Training Program, funding for local Career Development Symposia, the GeneticsCareers.org jobs board, and more.

  • GSA advocacy activities – Supports GSA efforts to advocate on behalf the genetics community with policymakers and funding agencies.

• DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics – Supports DeLill Nasser Awards for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees to attend any national and international meeting or enroll in laboratory courses

   

• GSA Undergraduate Travel Awards – Supports the participation of undergraduate members of the Society to present their research at GSA conferences

The Society also maintain dedicated funds which support award programs specific to individual communities:

• Victoria Finnerty Memorial Fund for Undergraduate Travel Awards – Supports the Victoria Finnerty Award, which provides funding for undergraduates to present their research at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference

• James F. Crow Early Career Researcher Award – Supports the James F. Crow Early Career Researcher Award, which honors a GSA member student or recent PhD in population, evolutionary, or quantitative genetics research

GSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. No goods or service are provided in exchange for your financial donation.