Welcome to ASMGAP
The Graduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities website is your entry to professional skills development in grantsmanship, scientific presentations, scientific publishing, teaching and mentoring, scientific ethics, career planning, and networking.

It serves as a portal to the Society’s programs on graduate and postdoctoral opportunities and provides an excellent starting point for those interested in educational and career opportunities in microbiological sciences. Specifically, the website provides a variety of services to enhance the professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists.

The website is sponsored by the Education Board, American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The Board is indebted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund for supporting ASM Graduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities.      

Do you want to ……
• Learn tips on preparing a competitive grant application?
• Explore funding opportunities?
• Explore career pathways?
Check out the ASM Kadner Institute

Do you want to…
• Improve your skills at introducing yourself to colleagues and others?
• Learn how to prepare an award winning poster presentation?
• Learn techniques for delivering an outstanding oral presentation?
Check out the ASM Presentation Institute

Learn how to…
• Improve your skills in writing and submitting manuscripts.
• Evaluate whether or not your research is ready for publication.
• Organize your data into a manuscript publishable in a peer-review 

   journal.
• Cite references and resources accurately.
• Identify venues to publish your work and select the right journal for

   submission.
• Respond to reviewer criticisms.
• Address issues regarding ownership of data, authorship.
Check out the ASM Publishing Institute

Identify…
• Educational and training opportunities for enhancing your research training in the microbiological sciences.
Check out Fellowship Programs and Resources