Funding Per Year By Donor
| Year | Country | NIH | OHBM | John Wiley |
Total |
| 2008 | Australia (Melbourne) | $100,000 | $50,000 | TBD | $150,000 |
| 2007 | USA (Chicago) | $100,000 | $10,000 | $2,000 | $112,000 |
| 2006 | Italy (Florence) | $100,000 | $50,000 | $2,000 | $152,000 |
| 2005 | Canada (Toronto) | $100,000 | $10,000 | $2,000 | $112,000 |
| 2004 | Hungary (Budapest) | $50,000 | $10,000 | $2,000 | $62,000 |
| 2003 | USA (New York) | $50,000 | $0 | $2,000 | $52,000 |
| 2002 | Japan (Kyoto) | $40,000 | $10,000 | $2,000 | $52,000 |
| 2001 | England (Brighton) | $40,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2000 | USA (San Antonio) | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 |
Abstracts submitted with a trainee as first author are rank ordered, using the abstract review scores. The trainees with the top 150 scored abstracts are offered $1000 awards to partially defray the costs of attending the meeting. When actual expenses are less than $1000, and the accumulated remaining funds exceed $1000, additional awards are presented.
Eligible trainees include medical and graduate students, residents, and post-doctoral fellows within 2 years of completing their Ph.D. or residency. See Instructions to Trainees and Sponsors for more information.
Number of Applications and Awards, 2000-2006
| Year | Applicants | Accepted | Orals | Posters* | Countries Represented |
| 2006 | 558 | 187 | 41 | 219 | 21 |
| 2005 | 334 | 147 | 9 | 167 | 18 |
| 2004 | 257 | 106 | 11 | 114 | 18 |
| 2003 | 291 | 108 | 22 | 130 | 18 |
| 2002 | 198 | 105 | 31 | 126 | 18 |
| 2001 | 333 | 106 | 30 | 119 | 19 |
| 2000 | 178 | 100 | 32 | 116 | 19 |
*Some students presented more than one poster.
See Prior Awardees for specific recipients in each of the above years.