39 North Agtech Travel Awards Application

Welcome to the 39 North Agtech Travel Awards Application

Thank you for your interest in the 39 North AgTech Travel Awards.

This program supports individuals from across the greater St. Louis agtech ecosystem who are sharing their work at conferences and professional meetings. Through $500 travel reimbursements, we aim to reduce financial barriers to presenting, encourage professional growth, and increase the visibility of the innovation happening throughout our region.

Whether you're a student, researcher, technician, entrepreneur, educator, scientist, engineer, or business professional, we welcome applications from anyone whose work contributes to agriculture, plant science, food systems, or the broader agtech ecosystem.

Recipients of the award become ambassadors for the St. Louis agtech community. In return for this support, recipients will acknowledge 39 North in their presentation materials, share a brief recap of their experience after the conference or meeting, and provide photos so we can celebrate the impact of our community together.

The application should take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. We look forward to learning more about you and the work you're doing to advance agriculture.

These applications are awarded on a rolling basis. Applications may be submitted in 2026, but all travel, meetings, and reimbursable expenses must occur in 2027.

Eligible Expenses
Travel Award funds may be used to reimburse reasonable, conference-related travel expenses, including airfare or other transportation, lodging, conference registration, ground transportation, mileage, and parking.

Reimbursements are intended to support standard business travel. First-class or premium travel, meals, alcohol, entertainment, personal expenses, and other non-essential upgrades are not eligible for reimbursement.

All expenses must be directly related to the approved conference or professional meeting and supported by receipts.

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1. Applicant Information (Required.)

Name

Email Address

Organization

Job Title / Role

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2. What best describes your primary area of work? (Required.)

Research, Science & Engineering

Business, Commercial & Strategy

Operations, Manufacturing & Technical Services

Education, Policy, Government & Nonprofit

Founder / Entrepreneur

Other (please specify)

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3. How many years of professional experience do you have? (Exclude time spent as an undergraduate or graduate student) (Required.)

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4. In 150 words or less, tell us about your current role and the work you do. We'd love to understand what you work on and what excites you about it. (Required.)

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5. In 250 words or less, describe how your work contributes to agriculture, plant science, food systems, or the broader agtech ecosystem. (Required.)

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6. In 250 words or less, tell us why presenting at this conference or meeting matters. What do you hope attendees will learn? Who are you hoping to connect with? How do you think this opportunity will benefit you, your organization, or the broader St. Louis agtech community? (Required.)

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7. Please enter information about the conference (Required.)

Conference or Meeting Name

Event Website

City, State (or Country)

Event Dates

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8. What will you be presenting (check all that apply) (Required.)

Poster

Oral Presentation

Lighting Talk

Workshop

Panel Discussion

Keynote

Startup Pitch

Demonstration / Exhibitor Booth

Other (please specify)

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9. What is the status of your presentation (Required.)

Accepted

Pending Review

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10. Have you presented at any professional conference or meeting before? (Required.)

This will be my first conference presentation

I've presented 1-3 times before

I've presented 4-10 times before

I've presented 10+ times

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11. Please provide the name and email address of your supervisor, manager, principal investigator, or another appropriate organizational contact. If you receive a 39 North Agtech Travel Award, we may reach out to confirm that your organization is aware of and supports your participation. (Required.)

Name

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12. If selected, I understand that I will:

Use the 39 North logo and acknowledge support from the 39 North Agtech Travel Awards in my presentation materials where appropriate.

Submit a short (approximately 250-word) recap after the conference, which includes one key takeaway from my experience.

Provide a few photos from the conference.

Allow 39 North to share my story, photos, and recap in future communications.

(Required.)

I agree

I disagree

39 North Agtech Travel Awards Application

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* 1. Applicant Information (Required.)

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* 2. What best describes your primary area of work? (Required.)

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* 3. How many years of professional experience do you have? (Exclude time spent as an undergraduate or graduate student) (Required.)

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* 4. In 150 words or less, tell us about your current role and the work you do. We'd love to understand what you work on and what excites you about it. (Required.)

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* 5. In 250 words or less, describe how your work contributes to agriculture, plant science, food systems, or the broader agtech ecosystem. (Required.)

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* 6. In 250 words or less, tell us why presenting at this conference or meeting matters. What do you hope attendees will learn? Who are you hoping to connect with? How do you think this opportunity will benefit you, your organization, or the broader St. Louis agtech community? (Required.)

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* 7. Please enter information about the conference (Required.)

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* 8. What will you be presenting (check all that apply) (Required.)

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* 9. What is the status of your presentation (Required.)

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* 10. Have you presented at any professional conference or meeting before? (Required.)

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* 13. Is there anything else you'd like the review committee to know?

1. Applicant Information (Required.)

2. What best describes your primary area of work? (Required.)

3. How many years of professional experience do you have? (Exclude time spent as an undergraduate or graduate student) (Required.)

4. In 150 words or less, tell us about your current role and the work you do. We'd love to understand what you work on and what excites you about it. (Required.)

5. In 250 words or less, describe how your work contributes to agriculture, plant science, food systems, or the broader agtech ecosystem. (Required.)

6. In 250 words or less, tell us why presenting at this conference or meeting matters. What do you hope attendees will learn? Who are you hoping to connect with? How do you think this opportunity will benefit you, your organization, or the broader St. Louis agtech community? (Required.)

7. Please enter information about the conference (Required.)

8. What will you be presenting (check all that apply) (Required.)

9. What is the status of your presentation (Required.)

10. Have you presented at any professional conference or meeting before? (Required.)

13. Is there anything else you'd like the review committee to know?