To educate and empower professionals to advance the science and practice of health and human performance.
The grant program focuses on supporting students and professionals in the field of sports medicine and exercise science by providing research and travel awards. One specific example is the Jim and Linda Pivarnik Women’s Health, Sport & Physical Activity Travel Award, which assists members with travel expenses for presenting scholarly work on women's health, sport, and physical activity at the ACSM Annual Meeting. The program encourages research focused on women, clinical care of women, or work primarily about women, through financial support from donations to the Women’s Health, Sport & Physical Activity Fund.