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ASN Young Latin American Scholars Travel Award
The American Society for Neurochemistry is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for young neuroscientists from Latin American countries. These awards provide $2,000 for travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry. The award winner will also visit, for a period not shorter than one additional week, an established neuroscience laboratory in North America. The ASN hopes that these awards will teach young scientists new techniques, foster mentoring relationships, and encourage the conceptualization and implementation of new approaches to neurobiological problems.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Awards are restricted to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty no more than 35 years of age at the time of application.
- Applicants must be first (presenting) author of a submitted abstract.
- Applicants may not have received a YLA Award from ASN previously.
- No more than two applicants from any laboratory may apply.
TO APPLY:
Step One: After you submit your abstract, you will have access to the online application system. The travel award application can be found in the "submission dropdown menu".
Step Two: The online system will collect general information and request that you upload, in PDF format the following documents: (How to convert MS Word Documents to PDF Documents?)
- A cover letter containing a statement about your career goals and the purpose of your visit to a particular neuroscience laboratory in North America.
- A signed letter of support from a senior scientist who is familiar with the applicant’s research.
- A letter from the Host Laboratory accepting the visit of the applicant.
- A full curriculum vitae.
(Sample CV)
Step Three: Submit online and then view the accuracy of your application. You will be able to edit it until the application process closes.
If there are any questions about the application process, please email them to ASNYLA@asneurochem.org
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION MATERIALS IS NOVEMBER 30th, 2009
CAENLA Seeks Host Laboratories for Young Latin American Scholars Travel Awardees
ASN’s (CAENLA) has offered a Young Latin American Scholars (YLAS) award since 2003. This year, CAENLA is requesting invitations from North American laboratories interested in hosting YLAS awardees from Latin America for one or two week research internships after the meeting.
Download the invitation here.
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