Eric E. Conn Young Investigator Award

The Eric E. Conn Young Investigator Award recognizes outstanding early-career plant scientists for research and demonstrated excellence in outreach, public service, mentoring, or teaching. The award is monetary and also provides a one-year membership to the American Society of Plant Biologists. It honors contributions in plant biology and is intended for investigators at the beginning of their careers. The award is offered biennially.

Monetary award; one-year membership in the American Society of Plant Biologists.

Applicants must be members of the Society and generally not more than five years post-Ph.D. on January 1 of the year of the presentation; career breaks will be considered.

Nominations are made via the Society's nominations page (see awards.aspb.org); check the nominations page in December 2026 for details.