ASN YOUNG INVESTIGATOR
TRAVEL GRANTS
The American Society for Neurochemistry is pleased to announce the availability of $500 travel grants for young investigators to attend the ASN 37th Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Graduate students in their final year of study or scientists who received a Ph.D. or M.D. within the past 6 years.
- Applicants must reside in the Western Hemisphere, but need not be members of the ASN.
- Applicants must be first (presenting) author of a submitted abstract.
- Applicants must not have received a Young Investigator Education Enhancement (YIEE) Award from the ASN previously.
- The number of applicants from any one laboratory is limited to two.
APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED:
(Note: Five copies of each must be provided)
- A cover letter containing:
- A brief statement of career goals.
- Name of dissertation supervisor or research director
- A statement as to whether or not you have received an ASN YIEE (travel) Award previously.
- An explanation of your need for a travel grant to attend the meeting and current source of graduate school or postdoctoral financial support.
- A brief curriculum vitae or biographical sketch including, at a minimum, origin and date of award of undergraduate and graduate degrees, and a list of publications and/or title of dissertation.
- Text of submitted abstract to ASN 37th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR
- A letter from your supervisor or research director confirming the need for a travel grant. In the case of graduate students, the letter should also indicate that the applicant is expected to complete all requirements for the doctoral degree within one year
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION MATERIALS - November 18, 2005
MAIL TO:
Richard Quarles
NINDS, NIH
5625 Fishers Lane, Rm. 4S-30, MSC 9407
Bethesda, MD 20892
(Courier/express mail - use Rockville, MD 20852 for last line)
Tel: 301-496-6647 / Fax: 301-496-8244
e.mail: quarlesr@ninds.nih.gov
Link to Downloadable Word Document: ASN 2006 Young Investigator Travel Grants
