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Travel
Awards
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Students
Worldwide
Financial support is available to help defray registration
fees and transportation costs for a limited number of students
from any country who have submitted an abstract for an oral
or poster presentation. To be eligible a student must currently
be enrolled in a graduate program. Recipients will have their
registration fee waived and will receive up to US$300 for
travel. Criteria
for receiving travel awards will include financial need and
quality and relevance of the submitted abstract.
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The Witch Tree - Photo: MN Sea Grant
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Students and Professionals from Developing Countries
Financial support is available to help defray registration
fees and transportation costs for a limited number of students
and professionals from developing countries who have submitted
an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Recipients
will have their registration fee waived and will receive either
a round-trip economy class airline ticket or up to US$1000
for travel. Criteria for selection will include financial
need and quality and relevance of the submitted abstract.
Developing countries are those that do not appear on this
list.
Applications
Submit applications via email to 2003@
conservationbiology.org. The deadline for award applications
is 17 March 2003. Applications should have the subject header
"SCB Travel Awards" and contain the following information.
1. Your name
2. Abstract title
3. Institutional affiliation and address
4. Professional status (student, postdoctoral fellow, professional).
Students must list the degree they are seeking and program
in which they are enrolled.
5. Point of departure
6. Cost of international round-trip economy class travel,
with currency clearly specified
7. All other forms and amounts of support sought and received
for attending the meeting
Disbursement of funds will be decided by the 2003 SCB organizing
committee, and award recipients will be notified by 24 March
2003. Award recipients will be required to provide copies
of itineraries and airline or other tickets, and proof of
student status, if applicable, before funds will be dispersed.
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